Aanand L. Rai's film in Mumbai's filmcity. In
the movie he plays a dwarf. Earlier the film
was scheduled to be shot in Meerut and
Aanand even did the recce for the same.
However, later things changed and a
massive set, recreating the bylanes of
Meerut, was created in the bay.
Unfortunately, on Sunday, when the crew
was shooting for the film, a minor tragedy
occured on the sets. According to a tabloid,
a large portion of the ceiling collapsed on
the set, giving minor injuries to two
members from the crew. The members fell
under the rubble and were immediately
rushed to a hospital, where they were
discharged later after getting the
appropriate treatment.
A source present on the film's set informed
the tabloid, "A prop ladder fell on the
makeshift ceiling. The injured crew
members were discharged immediately
since the injuries were minor. Everybody
heaved a sigh of relief that SRK was seated
on another side of the set and was
unharmed. Shooting was stalled for two
days and will resume later this week."
When the tabloid got in touch with the
doctor, who treated the injured crew
members, he too confirmed the news. The
movie's spokesperson blamed the extremely
cloudy weather condition for the mishap
and added that it is one of the key reasons
for the shoot being stalled.
Meanwhile, though Shah Rukh Khan has
kickstarted the shoot of Aanand's film, the
leading ladies of the movie are yet to be
announced. The flick stars Katrina Kaif and
Anushka Sharma in the lead along with SRK.
However, there is no official announcement
around the same from the director yet. The
director is currently shooting for SRK's
portions from the movie and the work on
VFX has simultaneously begun.
To keep Shah Rukh's dwarf look under
wraps, the makers of the movie have also
beefed up the security with more
bodyguards on the sets.
Directed by Aanand L. Rai, the Shah Rukh
Khan starrer is expected to release on
Christmas 2018.
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