Hyderabad, June 13: Alarmed at the number of attacks on Indian students Down Under, the Producers Council of Tollywood has asked film-makers not to shoot in Australia.
The last film shot in Australia is Oye starring Sidharth, which is yet to be released. The council informed film-makers that
the situation in Australia is “disturbing” and shooting there could prove risky. Though the council did not suggest any timeline for not shooting in Australian locations, it is felt that the industry’s decision to avoid Australia is in solidarity to the victims of racist attacks.
“Our students are being beaten up and the attacks have not stopped. If we are shooting there, there could be attacks on the film crew too,” said Mr Thammareddy Bharadwaja, president, Producers Council. “That apart, it is also a matter of self-respect. We can’t shoot there when our countrymen are being brutally attacked. There are so many other countries where songs and sequences can be shot. So I have asked film makers to avoid Australia,” Mr Bharadwaja said.
Producers said that it would send wrong signals to the Indian diaspora if Tollywood is shooting Australia when Indians are being attacked. They said that it is easy for them to avoid Australia as the number of movies being shot there is very small. “Ten years ago, a large number of songs were shot in Australia. But now most of them throng to Europe. There are hardly any movies being shot in Australia, said Mr Srinivas Reddy, film producer.
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