MUMBAI: Indian Film & TV Producers Council (IFTPC) today held its twenty-ninth AGM and re-elected Sajid Nadiadwala as president for the year 2020 2021. Nitin Vaidya is the new incumbent.
Nadiadwala addressed IFTPC team for restarting the shooting by engaging the government in continuous dialogue. He also praised the media and entertainment industry for generously helping cine workers and labourers. The new president complimented the IFTPC Team for working relentlessly in providing monetary aid and supplying food items to the industry workers. Nadiawala appreciated the effort for standing as a united body in times of difficulty to help the industry. He mourned the sad demise of many industry stalwarts such as Rishi Kapoor, Irfan Khan and P.Balsubramanium.
IFTPC chairman TV wing JD Majethia in his address complimented the Maharashtra government for acting fast to restart the industry. He congratulated TV Producers for conducting the shoots very smoothly without any major mishaps. Majethia also mentioned the first-ever death Insurance of Rs 25 lakh provided to the workers had raised their confidence to attend their duties. He also said that when pessimism prevailed in the industry it was IFTPC that was confident and worked relentlessly to restart the industry.
Bollywood producer Ramesh Taurani, David Dhavan, indiantelevision.com group founder CEO & editor in chief Anil Wanwari, producer Rajan Shahi, Lalit Sharma, Bobby Arora, Sandeep Jain and Goldie Behl also attended the Indian Film & TV Producers meeting among others.