Here is some fresh trouble for the
Kapoors. The RK Studios fire destroyed a large chunk of the filmi
family’s legacy and now the fire department has issued them a show cause
notice.
According to the fire department, the fire fighting team
was also informed late. According to the Fire Department, the fire started with
a short circuit and spread because of carelessness.
RK Studios
The fire broke out on the sets of Super Dancer on
September 16. But being a Saturday there was no one in the studio.
In the unfortunate incident, a major part of RK Studios
burned down to ashes. Rishi Kapoor, had revealed the extent of the losses in an
interview.
Talking about the losses, Rishi had said that the family
has lost all the memories built through the years, "Everything was gone,
including the famous joker mask Raj Kapoor wore in Mera Naam Joker. There were
costumes from every RK film, from Awaara to Chalen. Most of the stuff was kept
neatly in trunks and some of it was even labelled,” he had revealed.
RK Studios On Fire
He further added that Kapoors had saved all the costumes
worn by RK heroines at the studio and they have lost all of it, “The costumes
worn by every RK heroine, from Nargis to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, is lost. The
jewellery worn by Padmini in Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai was also stored here
with a lot of love. There were spears, sabres, artefacts, furniture and other
regalia used for the various shoots. The Mera Naam Joker mask and clothes...
Dabboo and I couldn't believe what hit us. This is probably why they say that
one should never put all eggs in one basket. But for us, this was our father's
legacy, and it was a treasure trove," Rishi Kapoor had revealed.
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