King Khan will go on strike!

Film and television shoots in Mumbai and other parts of western India will be hit hard as one and a half lakh members of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees go on an indefinite strike from Wednesday.

The federation members include actors, technicians, cameramen, spot boys and others.

Sources in the federation say several actors including Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan have agreed not to shoot from Wednesday.

In fact there are reports that schedules abroad could also be affected. Already about 40 shoots have been cancelled in the city.

Members of this federation that’s heading the strike, which includes actors, spot boys and other technicians, are protesting against producers.

Their demands are that, wages should increase every year and should be paid regularly, daily workers like dancers, junior artists, spot boys, light handlers should be paid daily and people who are not members of the federation should not be employed.

About 22 different associations are a part of this federation.