Burnt my balcony, room: Actor Gurfateh Pirzada shares Diwali crackers aftermath

Gurfateh Pirzada said Diwali firecrackers caused a blaze that destroyed his balcony and damaged his room. His post also raised concerns over public safety and Mumbai's polluted air.Gurfateh Pirzada says Diwali crackers set his Mumbai home on fire (Photo: Instagram/Gurfateh Pirzada)New Delhi,Nov 10, 2026 13:28 ISTActor Gurfateh Pirzada has shared photographs of the damage caused by a fire at his Mumbai home during Diwali, claiming that firecrackers set his balcony ablaze and damaged most of his room. The Lust Stories 3 actor also criticised the careless use of crackers, raising concerns about fire safety and Mumbai's worsening air pollution after the festivities.Gurfateh shared pictures on his Instagram Stories of the aftermath and tagged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Mumbai Police. Clearly upset by what had happened, he questioned how people could burst firecrackers without thinking about the danger they pose to others."The sheer stupidity of the masses is astounding. Crackers burnt my entire balcony and almost my entire room. The entire city is burning and is a gas chamber," he wrote.See the pictures here: The actor's post highlighted two concerns following the Diwali celebrations: the damage caused to his home and Mumbai's air quality. While he blamed firecrackers for the blaze, he didn't share details about how the fire started or whether anyone was injured. Further information about the extent of the damage is also awaited.Gurfateh Pirzada's recent projectsGurfateh, brother of actor Mehreen Pirzada, made his acting debut with Friends in Law in 2018 and went on to appear in Netflix's Guilty (2020) and Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele (2021). He gained wider recognition with the streaming series Class in 2023, followed by Prime Video's Call Me Bae in 2024.Earlier this year, he played freedom fighter Bagha Jatin in Nikkhil Advani's period action-thriller series The Revolutionaries, which premiered on Prime Video on September 11. He was also recently seen in Lust Stories 3.- Ends