Article Updated 23 January, 2006 10:22:17 AM IST   Nadiadwala set gutted: Sabotage or accident? By Vickey Lalwani ©2006 Bollyvista.com   Feroz Nadiadwala 'Fool and Final' set at Film City's helipad was gutted in a fire at 12.45 am on Wednesday night, but it seems that there's more to it meets the eye. Two adjacent sets have been gutted. While one of them has been reduced to ashes, the second one has been affected by at least fifty percent. The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained, but one theory doing the Film City rounds is that "foul play cannot be ruled out". The sabotage theory gains credence if one considers the following facts: 1) How could the fire envelop two sets, which are sufficiently spaced from each other? How could the set catch fire after pack up? 2) There was no light burning at that time, so how could a short circuit happen? 3) The fire started from the backside of the set, which was reduced to ashes. Since the unit had packed up at least three hours before the fire broke out and there was virtually nobody present on the set, who on earth would go behind the set and light a match or a cigarette? 4) The fire brigade engines came rather late; apparently they were called late. By then, too much damage had been done. 5) How could Sunny's make-up van catch fire when it was neither present inside any of the sets nor parked in between the two? Isn't it too much of a coincidence that the set was that of Sunny's residence in the film? Feroz Nadiadwala and Ahmed Khan (the director who made his debut with the box-office dud 'Lakeer') were both unavailable for comment, when this writer called for an explanation. People present at the helipad yesterday evening said that Khan had visited the site in the morning, but had left after lunch. A member from his crew, requesting anonymity, claimed, "There was some bad planning from our side, which led to this unfortunate incident. Ab main aur kya bataun?" Nadiadwala is out of India and Farah, who was present at the site from his office and said, "He is not coming back. We spoke on the phone and he said not to worry. We don't think that anybody has played dirty." The helipad set is being quickly recreated. "We hope to start shooting soon, maybe even tomorrow." This is the same place where fire broke out on the sets of 'Devdas' and 'Black'. Overheard at the site, "'Black' and 'Devdas' were both hits. Kisine 'Fool and Final' ka full and final karna chaha, but I tell you, 'Fool and Final' will also do well." 'Fool and Final' stars Sunny Deol, Shahid Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Viveik Anand Oberoi and Ayesha Takia in main roles.   close   Print this Article http://www.bollyvista.com   http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/34/6113