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Updated On: 12 May, 2020 09:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Shunashir Sen
A new documentary series explores how different industries will have to make shifts to adapt to a post-lockdown world
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Migrant labourers cycle back from Delhi to their home in Patna. The documentary looks at how jobs can be restored for such people. Pic/PTI
When Robert Burns wrote in a poem in 1785 that the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray, little did he realise the sort of resonance that the line would find in today's pandemic-ridden 21st century scenario. Everyone across industries has gone back to the drawing board. Their main concern is getting back on their feet once the lockdown is lifted. But the sort of uncertainty we are faced with has given birth to questions like, how do we restructure our businesses to adapt to the changing times? What sort of measures do we take to insulate ourselves from maximum damage? And how do we prioritise safety going ahead? These are some of the issues that a new documentary series called The Great Shift deals with, in an effort to provide solutions to the global problems that we are faced with today.
Filmmaker Rahsaan Noor has conceived it, after his own plans, went for a toss once the harsh reality of the pandemic became evident. He had shifted base to Mumbai from the US last year, looking to make a foray into Hindi films. It was meant to be a co-production with a Chinese firm and things were ambling along smoothly. Noor started building relationships in the right circles in the Mumbai film industry. He worked on a script and put a team in place. The situation reached a point where they decided to start shooting for the movie in May this year. But then, the lockdown started. Production came to a screeching halt. The project hit a brick wall and the filmmaker realised that he had to come up with plan B.
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