The set of Jodha Akbar has been gutted in fire.

George Mendonca (THE TIMES OF INDIA; May 8, 2021)

Navi Mumbai: A major fire broke out at art director Nitin Desai’s N D Studios at Karjat in Raigad district at around Friday noon.

A part of the set erected in 2007 for the shooting of a historical movie (Jodhaa Akbar) was gutted in the blaze.

Five fire tenders from Karjat and Khopoli fire stations doused the fire. Fortunately, there was no casualty and no one was injured.

Raigad district disaster management officials informed that four fire engines were engaged in the fire-fighting operation at the film studio. The fire was extinguished at around 4 pm.

Quick response by the fire brigade teams after the emergency fire call prevented the fire from spreading to the entire set. Prima facie, the cause of fire is reportedly due to a short circuit in the electrical unit installed at the studio.
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Raina Assainar (The Hindu; May 8, 2021)

The set of Jodhaa Akbar at N D Studios at Khalapur in Raigad district was partially damaged after a major fire broke out on Friday afternoon. No casualties were reported.

Around five fire tenders from the Khopoli Municipal Council, Karjat Municipal Council, MIDC Patalganga, and Panvel Municipal Corporation were sent to the spot.

Khalapur tehsildar Iresh Chappalwar said, “As soon as I got to know about the blaze, I called for fire tenders. The set was made of fibre and hence, dousing the fire was a challenge. The fire broke out around 12 p.m. and till 5 p.m., the firefighting operation was on.”

According to Mr. Chappalwar, there is a railway track adjoining the set and someone had set dry grass near the track on fire. “The blaze spread and engulfed one corner of the set. The estimate of the losses and the exact area that was damaged will be calculated in the panchnama,” Mr. Chappalwar said.

N D Studios is owned by art director Nitin Desai. Jodhaa Akbar starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, which was released in 2008, was shot here.

“After we receive a formal complaint, we can file an FIR. We will deploy one fire tender there for the night as a precaution as the material largely consists of plaster of Paris, fibre, plywood and iron angles, and the set is still very hot,” senior police inspector Anil Vibhute from Khalapur police station said.

Fireman Pradip Hire from Karjat Municipal Council said the challenge was to get water. “We had to drive around three km to fetch water from a Shiv Sena activist’s house. We made multiple rounds and by 5 pm, we managed to control the blaze,” he said.