Akshay Kumar is always known for his punctuality and seriousness for his shoots. The actor has also been a great help to the country during this crisis period. The Khiladi Kumar is now the first actor to shoot amid coronavirus pandemic lockdown for the Department of drinking water and sanitation, with director R. Balki. In an interview with Republic TV, Anil Naidu, the producer confirmed that the ad was shot on May 25th at the Kamalistan Studio.
Anil Naidu said, “Akshay came in dressed. He drove himself. His makeup was done at home. There were 20 people in total. We had a disinfection tunnel, everyone wore a mask, there was a doctor on set to check temperatures, there was enough social distancing between people, and everything was being sanitized every now and then.”
Naidu said that the moment the letter from the Ministry came, they got in touch with the Police department and were asked questions like, how many people, precautions to be taken, etc. On being asked about the future of shoots amid the Corona virus crisis, Naidu says, “We will have to train every department to work in these conditions and this is the future and will have to work towards it. The limited crew in the future.
“There was nothing more than what was required. We were very precise about what was needed for the shoot. Even the entourage was the bare minimum, and not to be seen hanging around on the set at all,” he said.
Akshay will be next seen in Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi which was scheduled to release on March 24. The Housefull actor will also be seen in a special appearance in Aanand L Rai’s upcoming film Atrangi Re which also features Sara Ali Khan and Dhanush is lead roles. He will also feature in Raghava Lawrence directed Laxmmi Bomb with Kiara Advani which is expected to release on OTT platform soon.
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