Crew member dies during the shoot of Shahid Kapoor’s Kabir Singh in Mussoorie

Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani are busy shooting for their next film, Kabir Singh in the hills of Mussoorie. However, an unfortunate incident struck the crew on Thursday when a generator operator reportedly died while the shooting of the film was on. According to reports in Hindustan Times, Ramu was checking the generators in a five-star hotel in Mussorie, where the shooting of Kabir Singh is taking place. However, his muffler got stuck in the fan of the generator, which caused his death.

He was immediately rushed to Max Hospital in Dehradun where he was put on the ventilator for a few hours before he passed away. “Ramu was checking the oil in the generator when the muffler he was wearing got caught in the fan of the generator and he got pulled in it as well. He was taken to Max Hospital in Dehradun where he was declared dead. His family members have been informed about it,” the policer officer informed Hindustan Times. 

The hotel authorities on the other hand, have denied any such incident taking place in their premises.The producers of the film, Cine1 Studios and T Series Films, have issued a joint statement, “We are deeply saddened by the loss. We are extending our deepest sympathies to the family of Mr Ram Kumar. We are offering support to the family in the immediate aftermath of this tragic event.”

Meanwhile, Kabir Singh is the remake of the Telugu blockbuster film Arjun Reddy. arlier in an interview with the same publication, Shahid had mentioned why he chose to do this film. "I usually don’t watch too many films in Telugu and it surprised me with its tonality, rawness, simplicity and the fact that it was so real and believable. The character is very fascinating for me as an actor because the emotional arc... is very original. I loved it and Vijay Deverakonda, who played Arjun, did it so well," he had said.

The film will hit the silver screens on June 21, 2019.