Amitabh Bachchan recalled how witnessing the accident deeply disturbed him, leaving him unable to sleep for two nights. He expressed his concern and frustration with how the media downplayed the seriousness of the incident. Published: October 4, 2024 8:31 AM IST By Edited by Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai have shared the screen in several films, such as and , long before she became his daughter-in-law after marrying Abhishek Bachchan.
A particularly unsettling incident occurred during the filming of , where Aishwarya was injured in a serious accident. A stuntman, driving too fast, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the chair she was sitting on. In an old interview, Amitabh Bachchan recalled how witnessing the accident deeply disturbed him, leaving him unable to sleep for two nights.
He expressed his concern and frustration with how the media downplayed the seriousness of the incident, calling it trivial, during a conversation with Rediff. “We were shooting for Rajkumar Santoshi’s Khakee on the road outside Nashik. The stuntman drove too fast, at 60, 70 kilometres per hour, and skidded.
All of us jumped out of the way. But Aishwarya and Tusshar Kapoor couldn’t move fast enough. The car slammed into her chair.
It was terrifying.” Big B spoke about the gravity of the situation and expressed his concern for Aishwarya’s well-being. He recalled the serious consequences of the accident and said, “I asked Aishwarya’s mother if she wanted to take her daught.