"Film Shoots Halted, States Declare Holiday, and Legal Challenge: Ram Mandir Consecration Day Impact"
The Indian film industry will halt all film shoots on January 22 in honor of the Ram Lalla consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, with approximately 100 ongoing shoots being suspended. The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) declared the day a 'compulsory holiday', impacting TV and OTT show deadlines. The Pran Pratishta ceremony, set for January 22, will be attended by several prominent personalities, and a leading multiplex chain announced it would host the live broadcast of the ceremony across 160 cinemas in more than 70 cities in India.
