Producers Guild of India starts an initiative to vaccinate all its members from June 1

By Rashita Sahni

on May 31, 2021 12:32:46 PM

The Producers Guild of India has started an initiative to vaccinate its members, their employees and the cast and crew of their productions to help the industry get back on its feet again amidst the second wave of COVID-19. Taking to their Twitter account, PGI announced the news and informed that the vaccination drive will be launched from June 1, and the vaccination drive will be held at Mehboob Studios.

The media release read, “The Producers Guild of India (PGI), the premier association of the leading Indian film, television and digital content producers will launch tomorrow a vaccination drive for its members and associated production crews. Through these camps, thousands of production house personnel and crews will be vaccinated over the multi-day drive being held at Mehboob Studios, starting June 1, 2021."

“By now it is an established fact that mass vaccination is the only effective weapon in the long and deadly war against the Coronavirus that has ravaged the nation as also its entertainment industry. It is hoped that this camp shall contribute to the national mission of attaining universal vaccination and also facilitate safer shooting and content production," it continued.

Producers Guild of India organizes vaccination drive. pic.twitter.com/Q1KDz14Tad

— Producers Guild of India (@producers_guild) May 31, 2021

PGI’s president Siddharth Roy Kapur said in a statement, “An activity of such importance and magnitude cannot be carried out singlehandedly and we are extremely grateful for the support we have received to make this possible. In particular, from our members Excel Entertainment who played a pivotal role in securing the vaccines and Mehboob Productions who very generously offered complimentary use of the spacious Mehboob Studios. We are happy that we are able to provide this facility to our members, their employees and the cast and crew of their productions as we work to get the industry back on its feet again in the weeks ahead."

Earlier, YRF head honcho Aditya Chopra had initiated a dialogue with FWICE, promising to bear the vaccination expense of all Film City workers, after it got approved by the chief minister’s office.

(Source: Twitter)