Exclusive - “Lights Off†At 'RGV Ke Sholey' Shoot

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Apparently , when Ramu was shooting with Ajay Devgan in a bunglow at Versova , Bombay , the vigilence chairman of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees, Premsingh Thakur , landed up and demanded that the workers ’ earlier payments be cleared. A cheque of Rs.6,08,000 was issued , but with a spelling mistake which would have prevented it from being encashed . Angered , the workers , under the leadership of Thakur , switched off the lights bringing the shooting to a halt.

The executive producer of the film issued the usual denials and he may manage to pull the wool over the eyes and cameras of some media persons but the film industry is not fooled.In case of 'RGV Ke Sholay' , Adlabs is involved and it certainly isn’t facing any financial crunch! Ramu maybe,but certainly not Adlabs. Of course , this will get sorted out fast enough as not many producers can afford to shoot with angry and frustrated workers on the sets . After the shoot has been disrupted in this manner , the chances are that the workers’ money will be paid(or might have been paid by now) , but why should something like this happen on the sets of an "A" class big-budget film?

Maybe the senior actors who are demanding crores of rupees in renumeration can band together and incorporate a clause in their agreements that if ordinary workers are not paid their daily dues , they would not turn up for the shoot . That would surely work , but when has anybody in the film industry fought another’s battle?

So,maybe "Lights Off" is the best policy for the workers on the set!

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