Kaizad Gustad - Death of Nadia Khan and Subsequent Trial

Death of Nadia Khan and Subsequent Trial

On 25 May 2004, Gustad was shooting scenes for a new film called Bombay Central at a the Mahalaxmi railway station in Mumbai. Nadia Khan, a British-Pakistani from London, who had been offered a position in the crew by Gustad himself, was hit by a train and killed. It was her very first day on the set and that she had been speaking into a walkie-talkie and cueing up the actors when the train hit her. It was alleged that Gustad had attempted to cover up the true nature of her death by telling the film crew to pass it off to the authorities as a road accident, but one of the crew told the truth to the police. It was also alleged that Gustad did not have permission to shoot at the platform and the track where the incident occurred. He was subsequently arrested with his assistants Ashish Udeshi and Hadley D'Mello on the charges of manslaughter, negligence, and fabrication of evidence. He was later released on bail. On 25 May 2010, exactly six years after Khan's death, Gustad was found guilty of committing a "rash and negligent act" under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code. He was sentenced to a month in jail and fined Rs 75,000.