![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is underscored by the huge bills which actors and actresses charge for films. The pregnancy of the actress also disturbs the dates of other cast involved, leading to further delays in the production of the film putting the fate of huge amounts of investments – including on workshops leading to the shooting and the looks of the actress, in a limbo. The film industry is very different from other industries in as much as while other industries can continue their business in the absence of the pregnant employee, the film production is put to a halt if an actress, in specific the lead actress becomes pregnant. ![]() These clauses have been used for a while in many other countries and have recently crept in the Indian film industry as well, with an increased number of foreign studios making films here. An NPC in film contracts prohibits an actress from getting pregnant until completion of principal photography for the film, a breach of which leads to the dismissal of the actress and/or a claim for damages. The inclusion of such a clause is attributed to the difficulty associated with shooting complicated scenes with the pregnant actress due to health concerns, the expansion of mid-riff of the actress upon pregnancy, which is seldom in accordance with the script, and the disturbance in the shooting schedule because of unavailability of the actress on the agreed dates, leading to financial losses for the producer. ![]()
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