How safe are film sets behind the camera? Industry insiders speak
India, June 28 -- Yashika Mathur
yashika.mathur@hindustantimes.com
Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Love & War has made headlines after a 42-year-old carpenter, Chandradhari Singh Yadav, died on set. Last month, 28-year-old electrician Karthikeyan died on the sets of Rajinikanth's Jailer 2. These accidents have raised questions over the implementation of safety measures on Indian films sets.
Art director Ramchal Yadav Mistri shares, "What has happened is unfortunate and shouldn't be repeated. But Bhansali does have very strict guidelines on safety on sets. From ambulance to doctors and even firefighters, everyone is there on sets."
BN Tiwari, president of Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), says, "Artistes are supposed to work for only eight hours with an overtime of four hours, but they are being made to work for 20 hours. How do you expect a human to even be in their senses when they are subjected to such exploitation?"
Rakesh Mourya, Treasurer of Film Studios Setting And Allied Mazdoor Union, tells us that many sets are reused without proper dismantling from previous projects and structural audits: "There is no PWD licensed electrician, but just an ambulance and a temporary doctor on set. So many safety incidents happen; hum bas unke compensation ke liye producers ko calls karte reh jaate hain for months. How is this ok?"...
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