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It has rained losses in Bollywood
04th Aug 2005 09.11 IST
By Agencies

The rains that ravaged Mumbai for the past week brought Bollywood to a standstill, causing losses of approximately Rs 50 crore to the world's largest entertainment industry, 75 per cent of which was virtually closed down due to the heavy downpour.

Mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan has suffered as his two bungalows were flooded, damaging his personal belongings. He also had to go through a power cut and jamming of telephone lines.

Yash Chopra 's bungalow too had no electricity for two days.

Most stars were caught up in the chaos, spending hours stuck in their cars trying to reach home on Tuesday night and Wednesday. Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgan were stuck in traffic due to waterlogging, while actors like John Abraham and Aftab Shivdasani had to walk to their destinations in waist deep water.

At least 12 scheduled movie shoots were cancelled due to flooding in the studios, while cinema halls across the city were empty as people who struggled for mere survival, preferred staying at home.

The worst sufferers were the producers of daily soaps on different channels who generally shoot a bank of episodes every day.

Trade analysts said box office collections took a dive in view of the unprecedented heavy rains. The box office collections of films, which were released on July 29, three days after the deluge, were badly hit.

''Coupled with weak box office performances, temporary closure of many studios, cancellation of shoots and damage to lighting, costume and film equipment in studio warehouses resulted in losses,'' trade sources informed.

The western and central suburbs of Mumbai, where the entire Bollywood industry including stars, producers and studios is situated, recorded a rainfall of 945 mm in 24 hours, the highest rainfall in 100 years.

Shootings at Film City, the area set aside by the state government for the creation of movie sets and for film shoots, was halted. Three other studios, Filmistan, Filmalay and Shankaraman Studios, in the western suburbs, were closed, as no one was able to reach them due to the rains.

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