A man dies on the sets of Anushka Sharma’s ‘Pari’

In a sad state of events, a technician lost his life on the sets of Anushka Sharma’s upcoming movie ‘Pari’. This unfortunate incident came to light today as the police officials revealed about the same. The man who was a technician apparently came in touch with live wire during the outdoor shoot of the movie in South 24 Parganas district and lost his life. The shooting was at Korolberia under Leather Complex police station, where this sad incident occurred.

The police officer said, “We are looking into the matter. The body has been sent for post-mortem and we are waiting for the report. Primarily, it seems that the person died of electrocution.” The man named Shah Alam (28) from Uttar Pradesh came in contact with a live wire in a bamboo bush at the shooting spot, post the shoot was wrapped up. The police officer added, “The scene was shot around a bamboo bush where lights were fitted to illuminate the objects and the main characters. He probably had touched one of the live wires.” He further informed that Shah was declared dead on arrival when he was taken to a nearby hospital. The shooting has been stalled temporarily. Our condolences to his family members. (Also Read: ‘Pari’ new still: The intriguing look of Anushka Sharma will leave you speechless! )

Meanwhile, some posters of ‘Pari’ were launched a while back and they looked quite spooky. Speaking about the movie, Anushka had said, “I think it’s too early to talk about the film right now. But, I am very happy with the curiosity that the film has garnered with the posters that have come out, and I like that there are many stories going on about what the film could be, which I am happy with. I want people to keep guessing till we actually tell people what it is about. But, I am happy with the response what the posters are getting.”

‘Pari’ also stars Parambrata Chatterjee and marks the directorial debut of Prosit Roy. The movie is all set for release on February 9, 2018.

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