Our country is currently facing the worst 2nd wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Amidst all this, a massive accident took place at a popular movie studio in Maharashtra.
According to media reports, a major fire broke out at the ND Film Studio located at Kajrat in Maharashtra, owned by the leading art director Nitin Desai, on Friday afternoon. As Peeping Moon reported, the fire erupted near the old sets of Hrithik Roshan- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Jodha Akbar and turned into ashes. Even after years of its release, the set, which was kept intact by the studio authorities, was a prime attraction for the studio visitors.
According to the police, the blaze erupted around 12.15 pm and no casualties have been reported so far. “Several fire-fighting vehicles from MIDC, Karjat, Khopoli, and neighboring areas were rushed to the spot, and efforts to douse the flames were on,” the police told TOI.
While the cooling operations are underway, the exact cause of the fire is yet to be discovered. However, it is suspected that the fire broke out due to a short circuit in the electrical unit.
Reportedly, some in-house editing was happening inside the set when the fire accident took place. It apparently took more than an hour to bring the fire under control.
Major portions of several Bollywood movies, including Kick, Slumdog Millionaire, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, and Bajirao Mastani, have been shot at the studio. Not only that, but Salman Khan‘s TV reality show Bigg Boss was also shot there.
