Amid rising COVID figures, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday held a meeting with stakeholders from the film and television sector. Mahesh Bhatt, Ashok Pandit, Manoj Joshi, Subodh Bhave, Amol Kohle, Siddharth Roy Kapur and Amit Behl were some of the prominent personalities present for the virtual meeting.<br />'' <br />''While assuring the government of their full support for any strict and preventive measures to bring down the COVID figures, the industry leaders also appraised the Chief Minister about their issues.<br />'' <br />''Yesterday, the Chief Minister had met media personnel, gym and multiplex owners to explain why strict actions have become necessary to break the chain of COVID infections in the state.<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, the Chief Minister is currently holding an urgent cabinet meeting in the presence of the state's chief secretary and health secretary to discuss whether a lockdown should be imposed or some additional curbs be announced to ensure minimum crowding.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra had yesterday reported 49,447 new cases of coronavirus infection, its biggest single-day rise since the pandemic began last year.</span><br />