Bhansali asked to pay ex-gratia to painter's kin

Film Studio Setting and Allied Mazdoor Union have demanded compensation for the family of a painter who died last week on the sets of ‘Padmavati,’ directed by filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Mumbai.

Union General Secretary Gangeshwarlal Shrivastav has said the union will issue a notice to Bhansali and seek damages to the painter's family at the earliest.

"Sanjay Leela Bhansali should give death compensation as soon as possible. We even urge Film City authorities not to allow construction of sets or shooting without safety measures," he said.

"We would want them at least to provide ambulances or provide us a place where we could necessitate this facility from our union," Shrivastav said in a statement.

"The safety rules and norms are not followed or taken care of while constructing huge sets and thus such accidents occur. We will soon send a notice to the production house," he added.

The accident happened on the sets of ‘Padmavati’ at Film City in Goregaon on December 23 afternoon. The painter, Mukesh Dakia, suffered a head injury and was declared dead at a hospital when he was taken there. The Aarey Colony police station has registered a complaint and the investigation is in progress.