Completing shoot amid pandemic was challenging: Gurmeet

Gurmeet Choudhary is back in Mumbai along with the rest of the unit, after an outdoor stint for ‘The Wife’ in Jaipur. He shared his experience of being on the set after lockdown. “Completing the film was a
challenge during this pandemic as we weren’t shooting in Mumbai, we were shooting in Jaipur. When you are shooting outside the city, the major concern is if someone in the team contracts Covid-19 then we would need at least a 21-days quarantine and keep the shoot on hold. The cycle would keep on going if the number of cases increases,” he said.

“Our film is the first one in Bollywood to start during the pandemic and end smoothly with no (Covid-positive) cases,” added Gurmeet.

He expressed concern about the workers. “We had to be sure that even when the shoot was over, everyone needed to be negative. The entire team of 100 to 120 tested negative and after that we took the decision to return. I feel it is an achievement in itself that as a team we worked together and headed back safely,” said Gurmeet.

“Many shoots have been kept on hold and people have lost their jobs. Many have been sitting at home with- out work, or heading back to their villages. I think this is positive that a film went on floor in the Covid-19 era and it worked out smoothly,” he said.