After Amitabh Bachchan ‘couldn’t sleep for two nights’ after Aishwarya Rai’s accident on khakee sets

New Delhi:

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan married Abhishek Bachchan in 2007. Before that, the actress shared screen space with her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan in the 2004 film. Khakee. The film also starred Akshay Kumar and Tusshar Kapoor. While shooting for the film in Nashik, Aishwarya met with a horrific accident that shocked the entire cast and crew. Big B said that the stuntman was driving too fast and skidded, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into Aishwarya’s chair. He also mentioned that the speeding car surprised Aishwarya and Tushar and they were seriously injured. Soon after, Akshay Kumar pulled the car away from Aishwarya, after which she was taken to the hospital.

The incident was widely covered by the media, but his injuries were labeled as “minor”, which did not please Amitabh Bachchan. “I asked Aishwarya’s mother if she would like to take her daughter back to Mumbai. We arranged for Anil Ambani’s private jet. As there is no night landing area in Nashik, we had to take permission from Delhi to land the plane at a military base which is 45 minutes away from the hospital. The seats had to be removed from the plane. And everyone thinks it’s a small, out-of-proportion incident,” the actor said in a conversation with Rediff.

Amitabh Bachchan also recalled how he could not sleep for two nights after the accident. He said: “For two nights I couldn’t sleep. To see this happen before my eyes! His back was torn by a cactus thorn. The bone in the back of his legs is broken. He suffered serious wounds. And his injuries were reported as minor.”

In addition Khakee, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan have shared screen space in films like Mohabbatein, Kyun! Ho Gaya Na… and Hum Kisise Kum Nahin. They have also appeared together in Abhishek Bachchan’s film Bunty Aur Bablin’s song Kajra Re.

Amitabh Bachchan was last seen in Lime 2898 AD. On the other hand, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan last appeared in Ponniyin Selvan: II.