Sonam Kapoor and co-star Abhay Deol were shooting for Aisha at Goregaon’s Filmistan studios when a fire broke out.Both the actors escaped the fire unhurt.
A source from the sets says, “The fire broke out at noon due to an electrical problem. Luckily, as the shoot was already wrapped up, there weren`t many people present on the sets. The fire brigade was immediately called and they reached the sets within a few minutes. The fire did not spread much and the place was immediately evacuated.”
Producer Rhea Kapoor confirmed the story,and said, “Due to an electric fault, there was a small fire on the sets of ‘Aisha’ which was curbed within 15 minutes. The place was evacuated and nobody was seriously hurt. There was no major damage on the sets. We will resume shooting in a couple of days.”
A source from fire brigade said,”A small did break out on the sets in Filmistan. The curtains and electrical wire on the sets were damaged. Since it is such a huge studio, four to five trucks were dispatched as precaution.”
Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol are shooting for Aisha which is inspired by Jane Austen’s Emma.
