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YOUNGER AND WISER!

Our young reader, Aryna Valecha, 7, is teaching all of us the rules of social distancing in a cute video that was also aired on Doordarshan. She emphasises on cleanliness through washing hands for at least 20 seconds and sanitising hands after coming back home. She stresses on the right way to press elevator buttons with the elbow and also encourages footwear hygiene.

HATS OFF TO YOU! ALL HUMANITY ABOVE

Robot dogs to noodle hats, galleries and schools all over the world are coming up with quirky ideas to enforce social distancing. An art gallery in Paris provided hats with winged extensions to its visitors. The hats with extensions are just long enough to keep visitors one metre (three feet) apart from one another, thus following social distancing protocols.

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PETS ARE OUR BEST LOCKDOWN FRIENDS! RATHER HAVE A BEER THAN GO TO HEAVEN

Nothing like a cold beer to celebrate a milestone! Jennie Stejna, a 103year-old Polish-american great-great-grandma, survived Covid-19 and asked her caretakers for a cold beer. Staff at the Massachusetts (USA) nursing home obliged the centenarian’s request and took a photo of her enjoying the beer, which made netizens applaud the woman’s feisty fighting spirit!

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It’s a well-known fact that the Maharashtra government has given a green signal to film/tv shoots, albeit with strict guidelines. And while several filmmakers/tv producers are “working out strategies” to restart work, experts say no new movie or TV show is “likely to kick off anytime soon despite permissions”. As trade analyst, Taran Adarsh puts it: “It’s an organic thought process that filmmakers would first like to complete their pending projects.”

At the same time, insiders feel that due to Covid-19 pandemic, no one “is in the correct mindset right now” to start a fresh project altogether, adding that “a new film requires a lot of planning and a big upfront investment”, besides the fact that an entire team “needs to be aligned and excited about a thought process” with a fresh mindset. “I don’t think anyone is looking at starting a new film at this point,” says producer Bhushan Kumar, who has John Abraham-starrer Satyameva Jayate 2, among her projects, waiting to go on ors. “I am sure we will uge the situation till at ast September-october before taking a new film on the floors. By then, we hope the situation comes under control or there’s some vaccine/medicine,” adds Kumar.

The TV world’s storyline isn’t very different either, with man shows such as Patiala Babe Beyhadh 2, Nazar 2, Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein, Naagin 4 and Vidya going off air. Experts feel the shows that “survive the onslaught [of Covid-19] will have to draw the audiences all over again”. “At a time when shows are being axed and very few of them are getting the green signals to go ahead, the biggest challenge is to ensure that TRPS come in,” says TV

Internationally, California, USA, has allowed film/tv shoots from June 12 onward. Also, reports suggest that Tom Cruise will restart shooting for Mission: Impossible 7 from September onward, at a “Covid-free village”. Plus, Renny Harlin of Die Hard 2 fame is set to shoot a comedy film in Finland . “It’d be interesting to see which top star/ actor from Bollywood gets back to work first. It’s too risky. Will producers take the responsibility if things go wrong?” asks a top Bollywood actor, not wishing to be named. pr , adding that the TV industry has been “facing a financial crunch” for a year now as shows haven’t worked and so, advertisers/ revenues aren’t coming in.

As for movies, a number of new ones that are yet to go off the hook include biggies such as Takht, Shakun Batra’s next featuring Deepika Padukone, Satyameva Jayate 2, Akshay Kumar-starrer Bell Bottom, and Shah Rukh Khan’s next. Experts feel starting a new, big film may be dicey at this point as it would require a large crew, besides the fact that “overseas shoots are a strict nono”. “No one wants to take a risk of starting a new film, and then get stuck. Insurance companies are also not putting Covid-19 under their umbrella. So, the entire money will be at the producer’s risk,” says Kumar. While Shahi feels that going forward, TV world people have to be “realistic and flexible”, for Adarsh, “safety and survival comes first.”

Actor Mandana Karimi says pets have her been her saviours during this self-quarantine owing to Covid-19. period Her pets helped her preserve her being their sanity by cuddly, adorable compassionate and selves. “Amid selfisolation, these furry creatures four-legged have taught that it’s all humanity about love, compassion and connections. meaningful Their energy enthusiasm is and something need to learn we from. In return, we need to be there for and their needs,” them she says.

John Abraham-starrer Satyameva Jayate 2 is yet to go on floors; Ranveer Singh-starrer Takht hasn’t started yet; and Deepika Padukone’s next couldn’t go on floors in Sri Lanka in March due to lockdown

Ayushmann Khurrana’s film with Anubhav Sinha has been stuck due to the lockdown; and Jennifer Winget’s (below) show Beyhadh 2 has gone off air

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PHOTO: INSTAGRAM PHOTO: TWITTER In a bid to stop the spread of the Covid-19 infection, women constables of Jhansi Police have taken out a video which entails basic preventive measures for others to follow. The constables emphasise on respiratory etiquettes to be strictly followed, which include strict practice of covering one’s mouth while coughing or sneezing with a tissue and disposing them properly. Even actor Sonu Sood heaped praises on Jhansi Police for this initiative.

initiative, Under a kind a Sikh Turban4mask, is collecting foundation, from Sikh unused turbans to turn them households the needy. into masks for founder, Ram Singh Rathod, Sabha United Singh says, “Our Foundation, pride, but turban is our to when it comes saving humanity, any we can make sacrifice.”