After the record-breaking success of Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar The Revenge, Ranveer Singh has begun shooting for Pralay. However, the movie has already landed in controversy after permission was granted to shoot at Mumbai’s iconic Azad Maidan, triggering a tussle.As in keeping with a report in Mumbai Mirror, the Government of Maharashtra’s Sports Department granted the makers of Pralay permission to shoot in Azad Maidan for 6 hours. This angered the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) as it disrupted the schedule of Under-14 and Under-16 interschool cricket suits. The file further claimed that because of Pralay’s shoot, the MCA was compelled to postpone the matches although it became planned in advance.

The Mumbai Mirror report also discovered that that is the primary time a film shoot has been accepted at Azad Maidan. The MCA has now expressed its displeasure over the selection by using writing a letter to the Deputy Director of Sports.

MCA Apex Council member Nadim Memon spoke to the tabloid and said, “This is the first time a movie shoot has taken vicinity at Azad Maidan. Large sets have been erected and artificial grass was laid for the shoot of Pralay. This is not a movie-capturing venue but a cricket ground in which gamers hone their competencies to development to the global level. Our ongoing tournaments have been disrupted because of the shoot. Who will take obligation for this loss? You can't commercially take advantage of a cricket floor by means of allowing a commercial movie shoot.”Nadim added, “Azad Maidan’s carrying lifestyle is being stricken by the Sports Department. Instead of supporting sports, it's far permitting industrial bookings at the floor...We are operating to nurture young cricketers and organise several interstate tournaments. But because of the film shoot, we had to postpone matches. How can the Sports Department allow this?”

According to Mumbai Mirror, the Maharashtra authorities granted permission to Light Rays, the Mumbai-based totally production house backing Pralay, to use five,000 rectangular yards of government land at Azad Maidan for the shoot. The makers had been charged a apartment charge of Rs. Forty,000 for six hours, at the fee of Rs. 800 in step with one hundred rectangular yards. Additionally, they were required to deposit Rs. 40,000 as refundable security.

However, the approval got here with several regulations. The production group changed into prohibited from bringing automobiles onto the cricket pitches, cooking, digging or carrying out any hobby that might harm the floor. The makers had been also required to comfy essential permissions from the police, site visitors branch and BMC, in conjunction with a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the MCA. They had been similarly requested to put up an undertaking on a Rs. A hundred stamp paper.