Rani Mukherjee was shooting for Pradeep Sarkar's 'Chudiya' near the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi. Several onlookers and few local media persons demanded to meet her. When few of then moved closer to Rani, her personal security guard began hitting the people. According to a source, "The public tried to explain that they had simply come to meet Rani and would immediately leave the place as soon as they got to meet their favorite star. But the guard was in no mood to listen. Finally when Pradeep Sarkar and the unit member realized that the situation was getting out of hand, they requested Rani to apologize on behalf of her security guards."