A 'bugged' Priyanka makes Mary Kom unit shift shoot location

Updated on Aug 19, 2013  |  07:45 PM IST |  4.7M

Sanjay Leela Bhansali would never have imagined in his wildest dreams that a bug bite would lead to the change of shoot location for his upcoming biopic on Mary Kom, starring Priyanka Chopra.

It so happened that the shoot in Manali kickstarted as soon as Priyanka Chopra arrived. All was going well until a little 'accident' occurred. A bug bit our lead actress PeeCee, which began causing rashes on her skin. Priyanka apparently was shaken by the incident and decided not to shoot at the location.

Reveals a source from the film crew, "The day we landed in Manali and started shooting, Priyanka got some skin rashes. She got so worried that she told the crew that won't shoot at that location. Bhansali sir and Omung Kumar (the debutant director of the film) tried convincing her but she put her foot down. So we had to immediately wrap the shoot and move the unit back to Mumbai where a new set was created at Filmistan studio."

"Changing locations and building a new set added to the production cost and made a huge dent in the producer's pocket but that's the price you pay for having a star." the source signs off.

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