Nadiadwala 'worried by gangster threat'

Sajid Nadiadwala has revealed that he has stepped up security after gangsters targeted his office.

The producer, whose hotly-anticipated film Housefull will be released soon, said that the attack had left him shaken and worried.

"I do have a big release coming up. Earlier, these calls used to come whenever one of us producers had a big release. I could take this to mean that my film is being perceived as big," Nadiadwala told IANS.

"It's my sense of humour that has always kept me going through every crisis. But jokes apart, I do hope this is a one-off threat and not the renewal of a very frustrating and frightening trend.

"My security both at home and in the office has been beefed up considerably. I don't feel unsafe. But yes, such an incident does weigh on your mind and hampers your work. I was busy with the mixing of Housefull when this happened. I can pretend everything is normal. But it has affected me."

He added: "It's not so much me but the ladies in my family, my mother, wife and my daughter who are 'pareshaan' (worried). I keep assuring them I am fine. Nothing will happen. I've full faith in the Maharashtra police."