Padmavati set Petrol-bombed !!! - Page 5

"Around 60 crew members were living in one tent, the costumes and other material were kept in two other tents, and the fourth sheltered around 50 horses. The attackers stormed the area with sharp weapons, sticks and bottles containing petrol.

They attacked crew members, threatened to burn them alive and set on fire the tent that stored the costumes," he said.

Tambde said crew members tried to apprehend some of the attackers while they were fleeing. "However, the miscreants beat them up and vanished in the dark. Two crew members suffered minor injuries and were taken to a private hospital," he added.

The police, fire brigade and members of the local administration rushed to the plateau on hearing of the incident. The fire brigade used three water tankers to put out the blaze.

Chetan Devalekar, executive producer of Bhansali Productions Private Limited, later lodged a complaint with the Panhala police. "The shooting of the movie at the plateau had started on March 6 and was to be completed by March 18. After finishing the day's shooting on Tuesday evening, Bhansali and the team discussed the shots to be taken the next day.

We had planned to shoot a procession and a battle scene in which around 750 people were to participate. We made the necessary arrangements and left for Kolhapur," he said.