As per reports of a leading daily, a massive fire broke out during the wee hours of Wednesday morning on the sets of the upcoming comedy film Coolie No. 1 featuring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan, located at the Filmistan Studio in Goregaon. Although the cast of the film had fortunately wrapped the shoot in the evening, it is reported that around fifteen workers were present on the location at the time the set caught fire.
As per the report in the daily, the accident occurred at around 12.30 am on Wednesday and according to preliminary reports, the Sara, Varun and the rest of the team is safe and there are no casualties reported. The fire brigade was immediately called for and the situation came under control before a major loss could occur. However, the reason for the fire hasn't been figured out as yet.
Jackky Bhagnani also tweeted about the fire and expressed his gratitude towards the firefighters, Mumbai Police and the BMC officials for their immediate assistance.
We would like to thank the Firefighters ,Mumbai Police and the BMC officials for their immediate assistance, after a concerning situation on the sets of #Coolieno1 The fire was put out immediately with no casualties. I want to thank everyone for their concern and wishes
— Jackky Bhagnani (@jackkybhagnani) September 11, 2019
Speaking of Coolie No.1, the film is a remake of the film by the same name which featured Govinda and Karisma Kapoor in lead roles. Now, Varun will step into Govinda's shoe while Sara will take over Karisma's role. The film is scheduled to release on May 1, 2020. It is directed by David Dhawan and produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh. Apart from Sara and Varun, Coolie No. 1 features Paresh Rawal, Shikha Talsania, Johnny Lever, Jaaved Jaaferi and Rajpal Yadav in important roles. Before beginning the Mumbai schedule, the team shot for portions in Bangkok in August.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
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