Film City Fire Incident: News of fire from film and serial sets keeps coming to the fore every day. Now the news of fire has come out from Mumbai’s famous Film City. On Monday evening, a sudden fire broke out in the Film City located in Goregaon East, after which there was chaos among the artists and crew present on the nearby shooting sets. The smoke of the fire reached the sets of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ and ‘Hustle Season 5’. At that time, Amitabh Bachchan was present on the sets of ‘KBC’, while Badshah was present on the sets of ‘Hustle 5’. For safety reasons everyone had to be evacuated from the set. Let us know what is the whole matter.
Fire broke out near the set of ‘Pati Patni Aur Panga 2’
According to a report, the fire broke out around 4 pm on Monday evening in the outer shed of a temporary set built for ‘Pati Patni Aur Panga 2’. The set was built behind Prime Focus Studios in Film City, Goregaon East. There was no shooting going on on the set when the fire broke out. In such a situation, there was no presence of artists or crew, due to which a major accident was averted.
Smoke reached the sets of ‘KBC’ and ‘Hustle 5’
After the fire, the smoke rising reached other shooting sets nearby. These also included the sets of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ and ‘Hustle Season 5’. After smelling smoke and burning, people present at both the places were asked to move out immediately. Keeping safety in mind, the shooting of both the shows was stopped and the crew members along with the artists were taken to a safe place away from the set.
Amitabh Bachchan also had to leave the set of KBC
The smoke of the fire also affected the sets of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. According to reports, Amitabh Bachchan was shooting there when the incident occurred. After the smoke reached the set, he too had to come out along with the entire team. Ashok Dubey, President of All India Film Employees Confederation and General Secretary of Federation of Western India Cine Employees, said that due to smoke, the shooting of ‘KBC’ was affected for about one and a half hours.
Badshah and the team of ‘Hustle 5’ also left the set
The shooting of the finale of ‘Hustle Season 5’ also had to be stopped due to this reason. It is being told that at that time rapper Badshah, Samarth Jurel and the contestants of the show were present on the set. When they smelled smoke and burning, they too were taken out from there. The fire brigade reached the spot and tried to control the fire. Some tents outside the set also caught fire and were completely burnt.
Major disaster averted due to non-shooting
According to Ashok Dubey, shooting was not going on at that time on the set where the fire broke out. He said that if shooting was going on on the sets of ‘Pati Patni Aur Panga 2’ at that time, the situation could have been quite serious. Despite the fire, there has been no report of any artist or crew member being injured. A major loss was averted by the nearby sets being evacuated in time.
FAQ
Was Badshah present on the sets of ‘Hustle 5’?
Yes, information was revealed that Badshah, Samarth Jurel and the contestants of the show were present on the set at the time of the fire.
Where did the fire break out in Film City?
The fire broke out in the outer shed of a temporary set built for ‘Pati Patni Aur Panga 2’.
Shooting of which shows was affected by the news of fire in Film City?
The smoke of the fire had reached the sets of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ and ‘Hustle Season 5’, due to which the shooting of both the shows had to be stopped.
What happened to the shooting of ‘Hustle 5’ after the fire?
The shooting of the finale of ‘Hustle 5’ has been resumed after the fire brigade brought the fire under control and the area was declared safe.