This Thursday an untoward incident took place while the shooting of Salman Khan starrer ‘Veer’ was going on at the historic Amer Fort in Rajasthan. It so happened that an enthusiastic crowd of over 200 fans stood on the wall to watch the shooting of the film. Unable to bear the pressure exerted by hundreds of spectators some of whom were standing on it, the 20 feet long wall in the campus of the fort collapsed at around 3.10 pm while a swayamvar (wedding) scene was being shot.
15 people were injured, including two television cameramen. Salman went to the meet the injured in hospital Thursday evening.
The Jaipur bench of the court has issued notice to the state government to explain why norms related to protected historical monuments were not followed and asked it to reply by March 3. Meanwhile the shooting of the film has been kept on hold.
When asked about the accident, Vijay Galani, the film’s producer, said, “There is false news that fans died under the wall. It was only a parapet and that too at some distance from the fort. The high court has only put a hold on the shooting and demanded clarifications.”
Set around 1800 AD, ‘Veer’ is a period drama with Salman in the title role. Directed by Anil Sharma, the film has been written by Salman and his father Salim Khan.
The cast and the crew are here to shoot important action sequences across Jaipur, Bikaner and other locations in Rajasthan. They have a schedule of 50 days.
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