Fire on Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana set; no injuries reported
A minor fire in a tent outside Prime Focus Studios was controlled quickly. FWICE calls it a warning; no injuries and shooting resumed.
A fire broke out in one of the tents outside Prime Focus Studios in Mumbai, where Nitesh Tiwari is shooting Ramayana. Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) president BN Tiwari confirmed the incident and told India Today that it was minor. No one was injured.
The blaze was brought under control before it could spread, and shooting resumed after the situation was handled. Television shows Hustle and Pati Patni Panga are also being shot in the same vicinity.
What we know so far
- The fire started in a tent outside the studio, not on the main set.
- FWICE said there were no injuries and only minor damage.
- Shooting resumed once the situation was under control.
- Tiwari said the incident followed an earlier nearby fire and a fresh safety advisory to producers.
Tiwari told India Today: “However, due to carelessness, this fire incident happened on the set. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and the damage was also minor.” He added that it should serve as a warning to film teams to take adequate precautions.
Why this matters for the production
The Ramayana adaptation has been mounted on a large scale and is being made for an international audience. Ranbir Kapoor plays Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi plays Sita, Yash plays Ravana, Sunny Deol plays Hanuman, and Ravie Dubey plays Lakshman. The first instalment, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, is scheduled for November 2026, with the second part planned for Diwali 2027. DNEG is handling the VFX.
A small fire on a production this size still matters because schedules, crew safety and expensive sets are all at stake. Tiwari noted that FWICE had already asked producers to strengthen safety measures after a fire at a nearby location a few days earlier. Another incident happening anyway is why he framed it as a warning to the wider industry.
What happens next
There is no report of a delay to Ramayana’s schedule. For fans, the news is mostly reassuring: the damage was minor, nobody was hurt, and work is back on. The larger conversation is about how Indian productions handle temporary structures, electrical equipment and fire control on crowded studio premises.
For production teams, the immediate lesson is to treat even a small fire as an early warning. Auditing temporary structures, keeping fire controls close and checking equipment before a shoot are cheap safeguards against much bigger losses. For now, the Ramayana team is back at work, and the next update to watch is whether production bodies move from advisories to stricter on-ground checks as the release date approaches.
Source: Hindustan Times
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