Oh No! Ranveer Singh and Deepika’s Padmavati sees a tragic death on sets

A painter falls and tragically dies on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati.

A tragic accident on the sets of Padmavati led to a painter’s death. According to a report in Mid-Day, a painter working on the tomb, adding some final touches to it, fell from a height of 5 feet on his back. Though he was immediately rushed to the hospital and had some severe head injuries, he was declared dead by the hospital. The painter, Mukesh Dakia, was painting a tomb on the sets in Film City and it was almost over. “Mukesh Dakia, a resident of Moracha Pada in Aarey Colony, fell from a height of 5 feet on his back. He sustained severe head injuries,” an official from Aarey police station told the leading publication.
He was immediately rushed to Kokilaben Hospital, but Dakia was declared dead on arrival. Police have registered a case of accidental death and are investigating the matter. As per sources on the film’s sets, work on the tomb was almost over and only the final colour touch-ups were on. DCP (Zone 12) Kiran Kumar Chavan said, “We have filed an accidental death report (ADR) and are probing the matter — how he fell from that height. If any safety negligence is found, we will deal with it strictly.” Shobha Sant, CEO, Bhansali Productions, said, “What took place was extremely unfortunate and completely unforseen. We are making every effort to help the authorities. Our support and prayers are with deceased’s family in this time of grief.”

Meanwhile, Amit Ray and Subrata Chakraborty, the Art Directors on the film, said, “Padmavati’s sets are completely equipped with the best security measures. Despite that, no one could foresee such a rare and unfortunate occurrence.” This really was an unfortunate incident that happened on the sets of Padmavati. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali film is yet another periodic drama after Bajirao Mastani and is one of his highly anticipated films. The film has been in the news ever since news about Bhansali making another periodic drama had come out. Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor will be seen in lead roles. Everyone is super excited to see these three come together for a film since all three of them have delivered mind-blowing performances in the recent past.