Kareena Kapoor nearly mobbed on set

MADIHA AZHAR

KARACHI: Being a celebrity provides stars with a certain amount of recognition. But the situation got out of control over the weekend when people caught a sight of Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Heroine’ Kareena Kapoor shooting in Mumbai.

Kapoor was shooting for her upcoming project in the suburbs, when people caught a glimpse of the Bollywood diva and started pouring in. The number gradually escalated and within an hour, some 500 people surrounded the set.

“They had found out that Kareena was shooting here. Since we only had her regular security with us, we got a bit worried. That fact that the crowd was trying to inch closer to the sets was scary, but Kareena’s security was of paramount importance,” said sources.

Considering Kapoor’s security, the filmmaker chose to stop shooting and decided to bring in additional security personnel. “Within half an hour, the guards arrived on the sets. We didn’t want to take a chance till they got there, so we didn’t allow Kareena to leave her vanity van. It was parked away from the set and was being guarded by a few crew members,” the same source later added.

Shooting resumed, once the additional security personnel took charge.