When
Maan
Gaye
Mughal-E-Azam
shoot
almost
came
to
a
stand
still...
Producer
Ratan
Jain
had
a
tough
time
with
the
Pondicherry
schedule
of
Maan
Gaye
Mughal-E-Azam.
Not
that
there
was
a
problem
with
the
film's
lead
pair
Mallika
Sherawat
and
Rahul
Bose.
In
fact
Mallika
and
Rahul
got
along
famously
as
co-stars.
It
was
the
massive
public
that
had
thronged
the
sets
to
catch
a
glimpse
of
the
sexy
Sherawat.
Jain's
repeated
pleas
to
the
people
to
keep
their
distance
fell
before
deaf
ears.
The
crowd
just
did
not
budge,
refusing
to
keep
their
hands
off
Malika
Sherawat.
"This
practically
brought
the
shooting
to
a
standstill.
Fans
kept
gheraoing
Mallika
refusing
to
leave
her
alone.
No
matter
what
we
did,
they
refused
to
leave
and
made
extra
efforts
to
come
close
and
catch
a
glimpse
of
the
actress," a
unit
member
revealed.
Producer
Ratan
Jain
confirmed
the
incident
saying,
"Yes
the
situation
had
become
slightly
desperate
and
before
it
could
go
out
of
our
hands
I
made
bandobast
of
100
security
men
immediately.
Mallika
is
the
lead
actress
of
my
film.
Hence
she
was
my
responsibility
and
it
was
my
duty
to
see
that
there
is
optimum
safety
as
a
producer.
I
hired
a
local
agency
for
her
protection."
Story first published: Saturday, May 24, 2008, 11:21 [IST]