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Hindustan Times
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Water tank bursts on set of Ram Charan's The India House causing major flooding, crew members injured
An unexpected incident occurred on the sets of the upcoming film The India House, produced by Ram Charan, when a water tank burst during shooting near Shamshabad, Telangana. Many videos from the flooded film sets are doing the rounds on the internet. (Also read: Ram Charan's Game Changer editor Shameer Muhammed recalls 'terrible experience' working with Shankar: 'I left the film') Sources told India Today, that the sudden flooding disrupted the production and resulted in severe injuries to an assistant cameraman and a few other crew members. The flooding happened due to the bursting of a water tank on the sets. The clips circulating on the internet give a glimpse of the tragic accident. The videos show the massive scale of damage on the sets of The India House while many crew members are still trying to save whatever they can from the flooded sets. The mishap has temporarily halted filming, and the team is assessing the situation to determine the impact on the production schedule. The affected individuals have reportedly received immediate medical attention. However, the production team has yet to release an official statement regarding the accident, and any update regarding the injured crew members is still awaited. The India House is a period drama set in 1905, exploring themes of love and revolution. The film marks Ram Charan's foray into film production with his company, V Mega Pictures. The film has Nikhil Siddartha, who is known for films like the Karthikeya franchise, 18 Pages, and Spy, as the main lead. Directed by Ram Vamsi Krishna, it also stars Saiee Manjrekar and Anupam Kher in pivotal roles. Ram introduced the film in 2023 with a teaser on the occasion of VD Sarvakar's 140th birth anniversary.


India Today
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Game Changer editor slams director Shankar's work ethics: Had terrible experience
'Game Changer' editor Shameer Muhammed, in a recent interview, called out director Shankar's unprofessional work ethics. The technician claimed that he spent almost a year in Chennai and had to leave the film midway. He further added that the film was about 7-7.5 hours long and had trimmed it down to Rs 2.5-3 hours of Shameer Muhammed, while speaking to Kaumudy Movies, said that he had spent almost a year working on 'Game Changer'. "It was during the last six months that they came and said that I would have to stay with them for another month. I had a sketch here [Kerala], so I came at that time. When I was editing, the film was 7-7.5 hours long. I made it three and a half hours. After that, a new editor came in and shortened it to 2.5-3 hours," he Muhammed claimed that it was terrible working with director Shankar. He stated, "It was a terrible experience working with Shankar for me. I went there with great excitement, but things were happening in some other world there." "He would fix one date for editing, but he would turn up only after ten days. The same pattern continued for several days, and I ended up staying in Chennai for 300-350 days," he Shameer exited the project, editor Ruben was brought onboard. He said that he had already rejected a lot of movies because he was working on 'Game Changer'. "Then I left the film. It would have been a terrible mistake if I had left 'ARM' and 'Marco' for 'Game Changer'," he explained.'Game Changer' was released in theatres in January 2025 during the Sankranti holidays. The film received a lukewarm response from critics and audiences Ram Charan and Kiara Advani-starrer is a political action drama about a government official who goes against corrupt officials. The film was reportedly produced on a massive budget of Rs 400 crore, but reports suggest that it did not break even in many Watch