Mumbai: An untoward incident took place on the sets of Ranveer Singh’s upcoming film ‘Dhurandhar’ in Leh, where over 100 crew members had to be hospitalised.
Initial reports suggested that poor food quality due to budget cuts caused food poisoning, resulting in hospitalisation of the crew members.
However, a report in Bollywood Bubble says that the mass food poisoning was linked to chicken contamination in that region.
Denying negligence on the part of the film’s production team, a source told Bollywood Bubble, “This is one of the biggest films in production right now. Why would there be any need for cost-cutting at all? Leh is an incredibly difficult terrain to shoot. This is a unit of over 300 people. There was a local contamination issue which led to this.”
The insider added, “It is horrible that such ridiculous rumours are floating.”
The source further said that health, hygiene, and safety have always been a priority on the film sets.
The affected crew members were rushed to Sajal Narbu Memorial (SNM) Hospital after complaining of severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and headache.
‘Dhurandhar’ is in its final leg of shooting in Leh, and is expected to be completed by mid-September.
Written, directed, and co-produced by Aditya Dhar, ‘Dhurandhar’ is a spy action thriller, produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar, and Lokesh Dhar.
The film stars Ranveer, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Akshaye Khanna, and Sara Arjun in lead roles.
The film is set to hit theatres on December 5.