Key Points :
– Trinamool MP Nusrat Jahan raised the issue of the losses faced by the entertainment industry considering the pandemic in the Lok sabha.
– Nusrat requested to sanction reduction packages for the industry.
– Cinema halls are shut since March 25 owing to the pandemic
Nusrat Jahan has filed a petition in Parliament seeking a financial package for the entertainment world. Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic the entertainment industry has been largely affected. Elevating the difficulty of the entertainment industries throughout the nation undergoing tremendous losses owing to the lockdown, Trinamool MP Nusrat Jahan within the Lok Sabha requested the federal government to sanction reduction packages for the industries.
“Film industry is facing a huge financial crisis. The condition of the Bengal film industry is also bad. Thousands of people lost their jobs. Request the govt to sanction relief packages for the entertainment industry and its people for their immediate revival,” the actor-turned-MP said on Wednesday.
Cinema halls in the country have been shut from March 25. The shooting was also suspended until August. Though malls have been allowed to resume their functions in Unlock 3, multiplexes were not given a go-ahead to resume operations. Single-screen theatres are also shut. Movies are released on web platforms.
Claim:A Media report has claimed that Home Ministry has ordered reopening of cinema halls across the country from 1st October with the imposition of strict regulations. #PIBFactCheck: This claim is #Fake. No decision has been taken by @HMOIndia on reopening the cinema halls yet pic.twitter.com/hc903cfXnm
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) September 14, 2020
A Media report claimed that the Home Ministry has ordered the reopening of cinema halls across the country from 1st October with the imposition of strict regulations, however, the reports turned out to be completely fake and the Centre has denied the claim and said that no decision in this regard has been taken yet.
