Mosquito bytes!-

From ordinary people to T.V stars, dengue has made its presence felt everywhere. Now the latest victim being the storylines! After two of T.V's high profile brigade, Smriti Iraani and Rajshri Thakur, were diagnosed positive, the producers had to adjust new plots in the stories. Does this sound like doom for programming?

Apart from the personal loss, the production house suffers monetarily as well as on the creative front. Schedules go awry; the redrafted tracks have to be gripping enough for the shows to maintain their TRPs.

Riya V Anandwala talks to a few producers, directors, creative heads and actors who speak about the precautions undertaken and dealing with disturbed schedules!

Hiten Tejwani


I am not eating at any and every place. Where I feel eating should be avoided, I do that. Otherwise, Balaji is trustworthy, so I have not taken any major precautions.

Sharad Kelkar


We request the cleaners to keep our make-up rooms very clean. Apart from that we burn coils which help us getting rid of these bugging flies. Coming to the food aspect, nothing is safer than the home cooked food. I do have a bit on the sets; otherwise I always carry food from home.