A painter passed away on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming movie Padmavati recently. The painter was working on a set under construction in Film City, Goregaon and fell off the scaffolding when he was climbing down for the lunch break. The Public Relations (PR) machinery of Bhansali Productions swung into action saying that the accident was unfortunate and unforeseen.

While condolences and professing support for the family is one thing, the death must act as a catalyst for ensuring better safety and security measures on movie sets. The movie industry is India’s best known export. The movies churned out are mammoth productions, easily raking in crores of rupees. With this kind of money in Bollywood, it is shocking that security measures are not taken care of.