Indian short film ‘Family’ urges people to stay home

Family, which spreads awareness about the coronavirus outbreak, released on Sony TV recently, and has been trending ever since. The film, which talks about the importance of staying indoors in times of the pandemic, is a made-at-home short film featuring various actors from across India - Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Chiranjeevi, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Shiva Rajkumar, Sonalee Kulkarni and Diljit Dosanjh. It revolves around Amitabh Bachchan's misplaced pair of dark sunglasses, and everyone's attempts to find it. Every actor shot their part of the film at their homes, respectively.

At the end of the short film, Amitabh Bachchan called the Indian film industry a "family" and said that the fraternity would make donations to daily wage workers of the film industry, who are most affected by the lockdown in India. Prasoon Pandey has virtually directed Family, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Networks India, Kalyan Jewellers and Amitabh Bachchan.