Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and filmmaker R Balki on Monday shot for an advertisement campaign regarding the “post lockdown responsibilities” at Kamalistan studio while taking necessary precautions. Balki said the advertisement was for the health ministry and the team took all the necessary precautions, including wearing masks and working with minimal crew.
Akshay Kumar hit headlines last week when he stepped out during lockdown to shoot for a video. The clip has been released today and it showcases the actor speaking about the importance of wearing a mask at all times, washing hands at regular intervals and maintaining social distancing. While encouraging people to go to work post lockdown, Akshay Kumar is also spreading a word of caution that has be maintained.
The director, who has collaborated with Akshay in films like Pad Man and Mission Mangal, said the crew realised the shooting can be done “quite easily” following all the guidelines. “Anil Naidu, the producer, showed us how we can do the same shoot with fewer people with maximum safety ensured. Of course, we had all the permissions of police etc. We needed to do this as this messaging was extremely important,” he added.
