Coronavirus Effect: Producers Guild sets up a relief fund for affected workers; Sonam Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Karan Johar lend support

Coronavirus outbreak in India has led to shut down of schools, colleges, malls, theatres and swimming pools by the authority to stop the spread of the novel virus. Most of the Bollywood production houses have also suspended their administrative and production work until further notice. Even celebs are staying indoors and keeping themselves self-isolated and self-quarantined. Celebrity photographer Viral Bhayani has also asked his photographers to stay home.

The Producers Guild of India has now announced that it would set up a Relief Fund for daily wage earners impacted by the complete shutdown of film, television and OTT productions owing to the COVID-19 epidemic.

They have released a statement where Siddharth Roy Kapur, president of the GUILD said, “In the light of the complete shutdown of all production related activity for the foreseeable future due to the Covid-19 outbreak, there is bound to be a significant impact on the lives and livelihoods of daily wage earners in the industry.The Producers Guild of India has decided to set up a Relief Fund to help support those affected by the shutdown. We would encourage the entire fraternity to contribute to the fund to minimize the disruption in the lives of our valued colleagues and associates in this difficult time.”

Read the full statement here.

Farhan Akhtar has also asked his friends to donate.

Need of the hour. Request all my friends in the film fraternity to donate generously. @producers_guild ?? #ReliefFund https://t.co/iWt4pDvlxk

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) March 17, 2020

Also, Sonam Kapoor and Karan Johar tweeted on the same.

My family and I will be donating. https://t.co/OdF8hwiJ7K

— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) March 17, 2020

Producers Guild of India set up a Relief Fund? https://t.co/CfGOFZ3hc7

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) March 17, 2020

Well, this is indeed a thoughtful step, isn’t it?

Meanwhile, coronavirus has claimed three lives in India and the total death toll is rising all across the globe.

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