Shooting with less number of people will be a challenge, feels Ali Abbas
Grand action scenes and elaborate song and dance sequences is what a typical Ali Abbas Zafar film looks like. But in these times of social distancing, and a cap on the number of people allowed on a film set, the director admits that it indeed is going to be challenging for him. Zafar, who will soon start shooting for a superhero film with Katrina Kaif, says, “My films are full of people. It will be a challenge to follow social distancing, but safety is paramount. I will have to make sure that if I call 100 people on set, then all of them are sanitised and have gone through a corona test.”
Also, given the situation, every filmmaker has to rejig, rethink and re-evaluate their upcoming projects to suit the present situation, feels Zafar. “I think most shoots will move indoors, in a more controlled environment. Everyone is hoping that a vaccine would be available soon, and by next year we will be back to what used to be normal,” he muses.
The filmmaker is currently in Dehradun with his parents, and says, “The best part has been the amount of time that I got to spend with my parents, which I normally never get because of my work schedule.”