Sets of Askhay Kumar's Kesari in Satara hit by huge fire

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Akshay Kumar starrer Kesari's set at a village in Maharashtra's Satara district hit by huge fire on Tuesday, Police said. The fire was brought under control, and nobody was hurt, a Satara Police control room official told PTI.

The shooting for the film is taking place at Pimpode Budruk village in Wai tehsil, around 30 km from Satara, he said. Asked how the fire started, police said the shoot had a scene depicting a bomb explosion and apparently some embers fell on set material in the vicinity.

The film's unit has been shooting there for the climax and final portions of the film with Akshay Kumar, who had left the spot for the day after completing the shoot, police said.

The film is being jointly produced by Dharma Productions, Cape of Good Films and Azure Entertainment. There has been no word so far from either Akshay Kumar or the filmmakers about on Tuesday's incident.

The film is a war drama inspired by the Battle of Saragarhi of 1897, where an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans. The film also stars Parineeti Chopra and is being directed by Anurag Singh.

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Edited by mid-day online desk, with inputs from PTI

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