AR Rahman calls for better safety standards on sets after son escapes major accident

AR Aameen in an Instagram post revealed that during the filming of a song three days ago, the set’s chandeliers, which were suspended by a crane, crashed to the ground and nearly crushed them.

"I am thankful to the Almighty, my parents, family, well-wishers, and my spiritual teacher that I am safe and alive today. Just three nights ago, I was shooting for a song and I trusted the team to have taken care of the engineering and safety, while I was focusing on performing in front of the camera.

"The whole truss and chandeliers that were suspended from a crane came crashing down while I was right in the middle of the spot. If it were a few inches here and there, a few seconds earlier or later, the whole rig would have fallen on our heads. My team and I are shell-shocked and unable to recover from the trauma," he had said.

Responding to the incident, Rahman released a statement to the media stating that it was a miracle that no one was injured.

"A few days back my son AR Ameen and his styling team escaped a potentially fatal disaster. Miraculously Alhamdulillah (by the Grace of God) there were no injuries after the accident at Film City, Mumbai. As we grow our industry, we need to have a movement towards world-class safety standards on Indian sets and locations," the music director said.

"We are all quite shaken and are awaiting the results of the investigation into the incident by the insurance company as well as the production company Goodfellas Studios," the 56-year-old added in the statement.

Ameen shared pictures from the damaged set and detailed the horrific incident in his post.