A major fire engulfed a sets of dance reality TV show “Super Dancer Season 2” at the iconic RK Studio in Mumbai’s Chembur area Saturday evening .
At least six fire engines and five water tankers were rushed to battle the blaze that has gutted one of the main shooting venues of the studio, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Disaster Control officials said.
According to latest reports Fire has been doused completely.
P S Rahangdale, chief of the Mumbai fire brigade, said fire personnel are still struggling to contain the fire. “There is no report of anyone suffering injury in the fire so far,” he said.
Thick dark smoke enveloped the entire area as flames swept through the basement of the sprawling studio, where Raj Kapoor, his siblings and children made a number of films over the decades.
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The famous studio was initially founded and setup by the showman Raj Kapoor in 1948 and is currently operational under the supervision of Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor. A spokesperson of the Kapoors said no member of the family was at the studio at the time of the accident. He also stated that the situation is now under control.
Some of the films made under the RK banner include “Aag”, “Barsaat”, “Awaara”, “Shri 420”, “Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai”, “Mera Naam Joker”, “Bobby”, “Satyam Shivam Sundaram”, “Ram Teri Ganga Maili”, among others. The last film made under the banner was “Aa Ab Laut Chalen”.
After Raj Kapoor passed away in 1988, his elder son, Randhir, took over the studio. Later, his younger brother, Rajiv Kapoor, directed a film titled “Prem Granth”. Even Rishi Kapoor tried his hands at direction with “Aa Ab Laut Chalen”.