Recently, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) appealed to all the producers in the Bollywood industry to boycott shoots in the Maldives amid the deteriorating relationship between India and the island nation. Giving it back to the recent negative remarks on PM Narendra Modi and India by ministers of the Maldives, the film industry workers’ union wants the members to ban them along with other people.
They even released an official statement which read, “In view of the growing row between India and Maldives over the derogatory statement issued by three ministers of Maldives, the FWICE which is the oldest and largest Federal body of the workers, technicians and artists working in the media and entertainment industry, strongly condemns the most irresponsible and ridiculous remarks of the ministers of Maldives passed on globally respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji. In solidarity with the nation and its wide culture, the members of the FWICE have decided to boycott Maldives for their shooting locations".
Addressing the issue, Producer Anand Pandit says, “The film industry is adaptable and flexible enough to find alternatives if needed and in recent times,We support PM Modi and the country in this decision".
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