Jaipur:
A helicopter which was to be used for the shooting of an advertisement featuring actor Saif Ali Khan was seized by the Jaipur Police today for landing at the helipad of a hotel without clearances by the authorities.
The helicopter, belonging to Global Vectra Helicopters, OKHLA, was denied permission to land at the Shiv Vilas Palace Hotel by the city police, which said it was unsafe and dangerous to human life as there are many buildings around.
The police also arrested Rajesh Kumar, the executive producer of FUEL - the production company that was shooting the commercial, and Ajay Sharma, from a Jaipur-based entertainment company. Police say they had forged the police permission and e-mailed it to the aviation company saying the local authorities had given clearance for landing; the two men have been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Saif Ali Khan was present at the hotel at the time the helicopter was seized.
The advertisement was meant to be for the clothing brand Siyaram's. Mr Khan was supposed to play a Prince who wants to wish his mother on her birthday and then suddenly decides to wish her in person and calls for his helicopter at his palace to go and wish her.