To contain the spread of novel coronavirus, Indian film bodies including Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees, Indian Film & Television Directors` Association and Producers Guild of India on Sunday decided to put shootings of films, TV shows and web series on hold till the 31st of March. The meeting of the film bodies was also attended by the representatives of Indian Motion Pictures Producers` Association, Western India Film Producers` Association and Indian Film and TV Producers Council. According to a statement from Producers Guild of India, "The health and safety of all members is of paramount importance to the Producers Guild of India. The industry`s united decision to suspend shooting between the period March 19 to 31 is the need of the hour and we fully support it. The pandemic has led to the cancellation of various events, award functions, interviews and shooting schedules. On Saturday, actor Shahid Kapoor announced that the team of his upcoming film Jersey has decided to suspend the shoot of the film to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Yash Raj Films also delayed the release of Dibakar Banerjee-directed Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar. Akshay Kumar-starrer Sooryavanshi has been pushed indefinitely while Tillotama Shome`s film Sir has been postponed.