MUMBAI: The Cine and TV Artistes’ Association (CINTAA) senior vice president and actor Manoj Joshi met with the governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari today. They discussed the issue of senior actors, above the age of 65, not being allowed to shoot. The governor assured of necessary co-operation.

In the meeting Joshi briefed the governor on CINTAA, its history, members, senior citizens who are members of CINTAA on whom their family depends for livelihood, and that they already have had no work from three months. He elaborated that the number of working seniors was not very large, but apart from that, there are continuity issues and producers cannot replace them.

"The governor gave us a patient ear. It was a good 40-minute meeting. He was very positive and assured that he would help us in the best way possible. He had received the letter we sent him," elaborates Joshi.

CINTAA had also sent letters to chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, minister Subash Desai and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis besides the governor.

"We are glad the meeting with the governor  was an eventful one and are hopeful that the outcome would be a positive one. The meeting was indeed reassuring," he concludes.