Fire breaks out in sets of Prabhas starrer Adipurush, no casualities

A major fire broke out at the sets of Saif Ali Khan and Prabhas-starrer Adipurush in Mumbai on Tuesday (February 2). The fire broke out at Goregaon at around 4:10 pm, as per reports. The actors were not present on sets at the time of the incident and there have been no injuries reported so far. A firefighting operation is going on at the film sets.

News agency ANI shared a video on Twitter. The caption read, "Maharashtra: Firefighting operation underway at the studio in Goregaon, Mumbai where a fire broke out earlier today. No injuries reported so far (sic)."

A massive fire gutted the set of #Adipurush in Mumbai. Today was the muhurta shot of #Prabhas and #SaifAliKhan starter #AdipurushAarambh. The 400 cr budget 3D film is being directed by Om rout where Prabhas playing the role of #LordRama and Saif is #Lankesh. #RebelStar pic.twitter.com/znynAS37tl

— Aashish (@Ashi_IndiaToday) February 2, 2021

Adipurush, an adaptation of the epic Ramayana, went on floors today (February 2). Prabhas announced the same on social media sharing the logo of the film.

The picture also states the word Aarambh which means the beginning of their shoot. Bankrolled by Bhushan Kumar, CMD of T-Series, Adipurush will star actor Saif Ali Khan as the demon king Ravana. Prabhas plays the role of Lord Rama in the film.

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Adipurush will hit the screens on August 11, 2022. Prabhas had announced the release date of the film on Instagram in November 2020. Along with sharing a poster, he wrote, "#Adipurush in Theatres 11.08.2022 #SaifAliKhan @omraut #BhushanKumar @vfxwaala @rajeshnair29 @tseriesfilms @retrophiles1 @tseries.official #TSeries (sic)."

#WATCH I Maharashtra: Firefighting operation underway at the studio in Goregaon, Mumbai where a fire broke out earlier today. No injuries reported so far. pic.twitter.com/z8jDAV8IRu

— ANI (@ANI) February 2, 2021

Earlier, Prabhas had said in a statement, "Every role and every character come’s with its own challenges, but portraying a character like this comes with tremendous responsibility and pride. I am very excited to portray this character of our epic especially the way Om has designed it. I am sure the youth of our country will shower all their love for our film."