The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has condemned the firing near Tiger Shroff’s car in Juhu and demanded security for the actor and his family. The statement comes after a Sunday evening attack that left Tiger’s driver injured and has put film-set safety back in the headlines.
What happened on Sunday evening
Mumbai Police said Tiger Shroff was leaving a football club in Juhu around 7 pm when unidentified persons opened fire at his vehicle. The actor escaped without gunshot wounds; his driver, Firdous, was hit in the left hand and another person was injured.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohit Garg said Tiger “narrowly escaped injury.” Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who visited the actor’s residence that night, told reporters that five rounds were fired and that Tiger had injuries on his left hand from “gunpowder and shards of glass.”
FWICE draws a red line
The workers’ body called the violence unacceptable and said this is the second such incident involving a prominent film personality, following the earlier firing incident involving filmmaker Rohit Shetty.
“Such acts of violence and intimidation are completely unacceptable.”
That was the core of the FWICE statement, which asked for a time-bound, impartial investigation and for those responsible to be brought to justice. The organisation has not speculated about a motive, and the police have not named one. Its demand stays specific: investigate fast, and make the environment safer for everyone who works in Hindi cinema.
- FWICE wants Maharashtra and Mumbai Police to treat repeated attacks as a serious safety issue.
- It has asked for a thorough, time-bound probe into the Juhu firing.
- Mumbai Police has formed 15 teams and recorded the statement of the driver, Firdous.
- Shinde assured the family of state support and said such threats will not be tolerated.
What the state is saying
After meeting the actor, Shinde told reporters that Tiger and his mother Ayesha Shroff were shaken. Photographs showed the actor with dressings and a bandage on his right arm as he met the Deputy Chief Minister.
Shinde referenced Mumbai’s gang-war past, saying the police had ended that phase in 1995 and that attempts to intimidate public figures would be put down. That framing matters: it moves the response from a single FIR to a wider law-and-order question.
Why the industry is worried
Film crews work late and in open locations. When a star’s car is fired at, the safety question extends to the people who run the set, the drivers, the spot boys and the technicians. FWICE’s demand is essentially that the industry not wait for a third name before protection is upgraded.
For fans, the immediate step is simpler: wait for the police investigation rather than speculating on motive or circulating unverified clips. The next update that matters will come from the 15 police teams and from any concrete security changes the state announces.
Source: Hindustan Times