Actress Taapsee Pannu's 'Looop Lapeta' is most likely to become the first Indian movie to get a Covid-19 special insurance. Producers Atul Kasbekar said they are in touch with a legal firm to formulate a Covid-19 insurance for all their future projects.
He said, “We are in talks with the legal expert, Anand Desai of DSK Legal. Insuring a film so far implied guarding the product against unforeseen incidents like the illness of an actor or occurrence of natural calamities leading to delays in the schedule. Since Covid is a new development, we are working out the details of what the insurance plan should entail.”
He added, “Hypothetically, if a crew member tests positive, the entire unit will have to be quarantined, leading to the shoot being halted. If the film is covered under the insurance plan, the producers will not incur a financial loss stemming from the delay.”
The official remake of `1998 German film 'Run Lola Run', the film is about a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutsche Mark in 20 minutes to save her boyfriend's life. Announcing the film, Taapsee had written, “Right, so here’s yet another announcement from my stable. I’m on a roll. Or shall I say in a loop? Stoked to announce Sony Picture India and Ellipsis Entertainment’s crazy thriller-comedy, “Looop Lapeta”, an adaptation of the cult classic “Run Lola Run.”
