The shooting of a new film starring actress Tamanna Bhatia was stopped at JJ hospital on Wednesday afternoon after the Minister of Medical Education Hasan Mushrif issued a stay order. The shooting was scheduled to take place for approximately 10 days on the hospital premises. In 2005, the state government’s health officer had advised against filming inside government hospitals.

The production house told mid-day that it had obtained all necessary permissions from the Health Ministry and a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the police station. However, it suffered significant losses after the shooting was abruptly halted by hospital authorities in the afternoon. Subsequently, the production team packed up equipment at the site and is now waiting to regain the permission.