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Drunken goons thrash Alt Balaji's film crew, cops 'extort Rs 50,000'

Industry body approaches authorities after crew of a web show are assaulted by drunk men in Ghodbunder Road; when the victims approached a patrol van, the cops allegedly threatened to drag them to court

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The show's director of photography, Santosh Thundiyil, had to be administered six stitches on his head. Pics/Ashoke Pandit/Twitter

The show's director of photography, Santosh Thundiyil, had to be administered six stitches on his head. Pics/Ashoke Pandit/Twitter

Four drunk goons allegedly assaulted the crew of Alt Balaji's upcoming show Fixxer on Ghodbunder Road on Wednesday. The cast — Mahie Gill, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Shabbir Ahluwalia and Karishma Sharma — escaped, but director of photography Santosh Thundiyil required six stitches to his head, while director Soham Shah was beaten so badly he had convulsions.

AS if that weren't enough, the police patrolling the area allegedly took R50,000 from the crew instead of helping them. Recounting the horror, producer Sakett Saawhney, who was present when the incident occurred, told mid-day, "We were shooting at the Vinayaga Marine Petro Limited since 7 am and had all the necessary permissions for it. Suddenly around 4 pm, four men, who were drunk, barged in with sticks and iron rods and said, 'yeh location humara hai, aap ke coordinator ne double-cross karke kaise liya hai [this location is ours, why did your coordinator double-cross and take it].' There are several coordinators for the same location so I don't know who double-crossed whom."

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