Mumbai: Om Shanti Om stage gutted in RK Studio fire

The fire which broke out around 230 pm gutted the entire set including a stage which is said to be the biggest in the country No casualties were caused because no one was inside the set at the time of the incident PicsPradeep DhivarA major fire broke out on the sets of a dance reality show at the iconic RK Films and Studios in Chembur on Saturday afternoon gutting a revolving stage made popular in the 1980 thriller Karz No casualties or injuries were reported in the incidentAlso read Mumbai Major fire breaks out at the famous R K Studios no injuries reportedAccording to the Mumbai Fire Brigade a fire broke out on the sets of Super Dancers aired on Sony TV around 230 pm Initially the disaster control room of the BMC received a call of a minor fire at the studio However soon the fire spread rapidly destroying almost the entire set of the show said officialsSeven fire engines four water tankers and two ambulances were rushed to the spot leading to a chockablock situation in the already congested Chembur areaAlso read Mumbai Gas cylinder blast in Juhu building kills six people 11 injuredThe revolving stage is best remembered for the iconic number Om Shanti OmA source from the set said that nobody was inside when the incident took place There were some inflammable materials stored on the set which caused the fire to spread However we have managed to control it There was no loss to life or injuries to anyone said PS Rahangdale chief fire officerSources said that the fire which was confined to a 100times80 sqft area on the ground floor structure was brought under control at around 430 pm But the fire gutted the entire set Cooling operations continued till late into the eveningAlso read Mumbai Fire breaks out near Dombivli stationWhile Rahangdale said that the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained Senior Police Inspector Shashikant Mane Govandi police said that prima facie it appears that a short circuit led to the incident We have noted the incident We will file a case based on Reliance Energy and the fire brigades report Mane saidActor Rishi Kapoor son of legendary filmmaker Raj Kapoor who founded the studio in 1948 arrives at the spot of the mishap in Chembur on Saturday eveningMeanwhile the BMC is investigating if there was any negligenceRK studio was founded and setup by legendary actor filmmaker Raj Kapoor in 1948 His son actor Rishi Kapoor later took to Twitter to share updates related to the incident Sad A major fire broke out at RK Studios We have lost the iconic Stage 1 Thankfully no casualties nor injuries All your concerns appreciatedAlso read Mumbai Fire broke out at Goregaons Oberoi Mall no casualtiesDilip Pithwa general secretary of Federation of Western India Cine Employees FWICE said that this is the fifth fire incident in a studio this year We have been fighting with studios and producers to have better safety measures I only hope they take the issue more seriously he saidFilm historian JP Choksey who was close to Raj Kapoor said It is unfortunate that a huge stage at the set which also happens to be the biggest in the country has been destroyed in the fire The set had a revolving stage on which the famous Karz song Om Shanti Om was shot Several Manmohan Desai and Yash Chopra films have also been shot at the same set Some costumes of RK Studio were burnt in the fireAlso read Fire breaks out at a highrise in Nalasopara 20 rescuedJournalist Chaitanya Padukone recalled attending the 60th birthday celebration of Raj Kapoor on the same stageWith inputs by Bharti DubeyAlso view In Pictures 13 iconic places in Mumbai that no longer exist