Yash Raj Films starts vaccination drive for Hindi film fraternity

MUMBAI: One of India’s largest film production houses, Yash Raj Films (YRF), has initiated a massive vaccination drive for the Hindi film fraternity, which will enable these workers to resume working.

Aditya Chopra, the owner of YRF, has opened the doors to the studios for this vaccination drive that will look to inoculate at least 4000 workers in its first phase.

YRF has pledged that it will do its best to vaccinate 30,000 registered members of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE).


The company has already vaccinated its employees in an earlier drive that happened within the YRF Studios in Mumbai.

“After inoculating all the employees at YRF, we started vaccinating the crew members of our films and we are now delighted to have started the vaccination drive for the Hindi film industry,” said Akshaye Widhani, senior VP, Yash Raj Films.

He added that the vaccination will result in the daily wage earners of the industry returning to work and provide financial stability for themselves and their families.

“The drive will have to take place in phases, given the huge number of vaccines that are required to cover the industry. In the first phase, which starts today, we would be able to inoculate at least 3500-4000 people. YRF is committed to provide a helping hand in restarting the industry that has been hit hard by the pandemic,” Widhani added.