'To protect our caretakers': Producers Guild of India and others launch 'Mission Suraksha'

The Indian film industry has come forward to lend a helping hand for the COVID-19 warriors who have been risking their lives to protect us from the deadly coronavirus infection. Earlier on Friday, an official statement was released by the Producers Guild of India, along with a non-profit citizen engagement program called Project Mumbai, and Filmmakers for Frontline Care declaring their initiative called Mission Suraksha for those who protect us, especially the women cops in Mumbai. Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter handle and shared the details of Mission Suraksha.

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