Overview
- A 42-year-old carpenter, Chandradhari (Singh) Yadav, died while working on the Love & War set in Mumbai on Wednesday, June 17, according to multiple union and media reports.
- Initial accounts say he suffered an alleged electric shock from faulty wiring, but the official cause remains pending the post-mortem and any formal probe.
- Bhansali Productions has offered ₹40 lakh to the family while the Federation of Western India Cine Employees is pushing for ₹50 lakh plus education support and a job for the widow.
- Shooting was paused after the accident and resumed on June 22 under new measures including mandatory safety audits before shifts, extra electrical inspections, and a temporary ban on night shoots.
- The death has renewed calls from trade bodies for mandatory set‑safety audits, limits on consecutive long shifts, possible criminal inquiries from some unions, and scrutiny of insurance and welfare funds as sources of further family support.