Bollywood Monday, June 23, 2008

Two killed in film shoot accident in Chennai

From correspondents in India, 08:32 PM IST

Two people were killed in an accident Monday during the shooting of a film in the busy Gemini area of this city in Tamil Nadu.

The crew were putting up a set of a hospital for a Trisha-Arya starrer Tamil film 'Sarvam'.

The accident occurred when the crew went up to the top floor of a partially constructed 11-storey building near the Gemini flyover. On the ninth floor, the overloaded temporary lift, they were riding, collapsed and crashed down.

One member of the crew, Udaykumar, 25, died on the spot while one person died on the way to the hospital, the police said.

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  • Thampi Tuesday, June 24, 2008

    It is to be expected that the workmen killed pn the harness must be paid a huge compensation commensurate with their youth and family needs of future, by the film industry. It wont be too much, for ex.not so much as when it had been some actors or actresses getting killed while using them.






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