Following
serial
blasts,
the
film's
shoot
was
forced
to
end
abruptly.
Vishal
Bharadwaj's
Kaminay
shoot
had
to
be
cancelled
on
Wednesday
and
Thursday
night
because
of
the
serial
blasts.
The
director
says,
"We
were
shooting
a
traffic
jam
scene
for
Kaminey
at
Horniman
Circle,
which
is
a
couple
of
minutes
away
from
Chatrapati
Shivaji
Terminus
(CST).
We
crossed
CST
at
9.45
pm
and
headed
for
the
circle.
While
the
men
were
putting
up
the
lights,
we
heard
firing
and
explosions
close
by.
We
decided
to
cancel
the
shoot
immediately
around
10.30
pm
and
head
home." According
to
Vishal,
his
leading
actor
Shahid
Kapoor
had
reached
the
shoot
by
then.
"Shahid
left
a
little
ahead
of
me.
It
was
a
war-like
situation
on
the
streets
of
Mumbai.
As
we
reached
Marine
Drive
there
were
lots
of
police
vehicles
with
guns
pointed
at
us.
It
was
terrifying!" As
Vishal
and
Shahid
crossed
Marine
Drive
and
Girgaum
Chowpatty
they
heard
firing
behind
them.
Vishal
says,
"I
could
feel
something
was
going
to
happen
at
Marine
Drive.
Later,
when
I
reached
home,
I
heard
a
couple
of
terrorists
got
killed
at
Girgaum.
Again
we
got
saved..."
Vishal
reached
home
around
2
am.
"There
were
policemen
with
guns
everywhere.
It
was
scary!
I
have
seen
check-
posts
but
not
police
aiming
guns
at
all
the
cars.
We
have
shot
such
scenes
in
films
but
watching
it
live
is
something
else
altogether.
At
one
check
naka,
they
stopped
my
car
and
started
asking
all
sorts
of
questions.
I
had
to
take
out
my
ID
card
and
one
of
the
police
officers
recognised
me
and
let
me
go," Vishal
shudders
with
relief.
We
had
a
unit
of
almost
300
people
and
50
cars
as
it
was
a
traffic
jam
sequence
with
lots
of
cars
and
everyone
was
packed
off
home.
Fortunately,
each
and
every
unit
member
reached
home
safely.
My
wife
Rekha
was
to
join
us
on
the
shoot
but
had
to
cancel
her
plans.
We
are
all
lucky
that
we
got
saved.
Story first published: Friday, November 28, 2008, 10:36 [IST]