"Mumbai's Film City is burning again."
A fire broke out on the set of Colors TV’s reality show Pati Patni Aur Panga Season 2 at Film City in Goregaon, Mumbai.
The set, which had been constructed inside Prime Focus Studio at Film City, caught fire while production was actively underway.
The incident has triggered a fierce response from the All Indian Cine Workers Association, which has demanded an FIR against the channel.
AICWA has also called for the resignation of the Film City Managing Director.
The Association is holding the management directly accountable for the dangerous conditions on the set.
The workers’ body alleged in a statement shared on X that the Pati Patni Aur Panga Season 2 set had absolutely no fire safety arrangements.
They wrote: “There were no fire safety arrangements whatsoever on the set of Pati Patni Aur Panga Season 2, which is why the fire broke out and spread.
“A large number of workers and artists were working on a set that had been left completely unprotected.”
AICWA president Suresh Shyamlal Gupta wrote directly to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
He demanded a thorough investigation and accountability from those responsible.
In his statement, Gupta said: “Not a single fire safety measure was in place on this set.
“This is not an accident; it is criminal negligence.”
He further articulated the systemic nature of the problem, calling out an industry that he believes consistently prioritises profit over safety.
He said: “Every day thousands of workers and artists put their lives at risk on these sets.
“When a fire breaks out, the people who suffer are the poor workers, not the channels and producers who profit.
“This cannot go on. Accountability must be fixed at the top, and those responsible must face the law.”
AICWA’s demands to the Chief Minister include a time-bound inquiry into how the fire started and why no safety measures were in place.
They have also called for an FIR for negligence against the channel, the producer and the production house.
The resignation of the Film City Managing Director forms the third demand.
The association argues that management knew sets were operating without basic fire safety.
AICWA urged the Maharashtra government to make fire audits, on-set fire safety personnel and firefighting equipment mandatory for every production.
The association also demanded that licences of any production failing to comply with established safety requirements be cancelled.
The statement from AICWA on X read:
“Mumbai’s Film City is burning again, and as always, no one is being held accountable.”
“Fire after fire, year after year, thousands of workers and artists are pushed into danger by channels, producers and production houses that refuse to spend on basic fire safety to save a few rupees.”
AICWA said it would continue to pursue the matter until Film City implements proper and enforceable safety measures.
