‘Kesari’ set gutted 10 days before film’s completion

TIL Desk Bollywood/ A fire broke out on the sets of Akshay Kumars film “Kesari”, destroying the whole set just ten days before the film was expected to wrap up. However, no one was injured. A source in the know of developments told that Akshay had already left for the day when the incident took place at the set in Wai, over 200 km away from here by road.

“They were shooting a crucial war scene when everyone heard a blast sound, which triggered the fire. The mishap occurred just 10 days before the team was about to wrap the film’s schedule after shooting the climax.

“The explosion was a massive one, but not a single person from the crew was injured,” the source said. It is not known yet what the makers will do now that the set has been destroyed. While the cause of the fire remains unknown, the quantum of loss they have incurred has also not yet been revealed.