While filming Khakee near Nashik, Aishwarya was struck by a car when a stuntman lost control

Celebrities often face significant risks while working in the film industry, despite taking necessary precautions. A chilling reminder of this was the accident Amitabh Bachchan endured while filming Coolie,which left him ‘clinically dead’ for a time, prompting heartfelt prayers from his fans. Similarly, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan experienced a serious incident on set, albeit less severe.

While filming Khakee near Nashik, Aishwarya was struck by a car when a stuntman lost control. The vehicle collided with her chair, resulting in significant injuries. Akshay Kumar, who was also on set, immediately sprang into action to help. Amitabh Bachchan later recounted the terrifying ordeal in an interview with Rediff, revealing that he couldn’t sleep for two days afterward.

Bachchan detailed how Akshay rescued Aishwarya and how Anil Ambani stepped in,  providing his private plane to transport her to Mumbai for medical care. Due to the lack of night landing facilities in Nashik,they had to secure special permission from Delhi for a landing at a military base,necessitating the removal of aircraft seats.
Explaining the situation, Amitabh Bachchan revealed to the entertainment news site, “The car hit her and took her down a crevice and slammed into a cactus plant.Akshay Kumar pulled the car out and extricated her. We rushed her to hospital. We had to go through terrible crowd management problems.”He also mentioned that Aishwarya’s bone was lacerated with cactus thorns.  Tusshar Kapoor too was on the sets of Khakee when the incident took place.
Khakee, released in 2004, featured a star-studded cast, including Akshay Kumar,  Amitabh Bachchan, Tusshar Kapoor, and Aishwarya Rai, and went on to become a commercial success.

When Aishwarya Rai met with a car accident and Akshay Kumar-Anil Ambani saved her life

Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachchan shared the screen space in the film Khakee. The actress suffered a major accident on the sets of the film.

Celebrities take their job pretty seriously. Despite all the precautions taken, accidents do happen on film sets. Everyone remembers the terrifying accident that Amitabh Bachchan suffered on the sets of Coolie. The incident was so terrifying that Amitabh Bachchan was declared ‘clinically dead’ for sometime. His fans prayed with whole heart for his well-being. His daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan too once suffered an accident on the sets. It wasn’t as severe as that of Amitabh Bachchan, but it was pretty serious.

All about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s accident on sets of Khakee

On the sets of Khakee, in which Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai shared the screen space, the actress got hit by a car. The team was shooting near Nashik and a stuntman lost control of the car. It rammed into Aishwarya Rai’s chair and she suffered severe injuries. Akshay Kumar was also on the sets and he jumped in to save her. In one of the interviews with Rediff, Amitabh Bachchan has spoken about the accident and shared that for two days he could not sleep. He revealed that Akshay Kumar rescued Aishwarya Rai and Anil Ambani provided his private plane to transport the actress back to Mumbai to get the medical help. Big B revealed that there was no night landing facility available in Nashik thus they had to seek special permission from Delhi to land the plane at the military base. The seats of the aircraft had to be removed.

Explaining the situation, Amitabh Bachchan revealed to the entertainment news site, “The car hit her and took her down a crevice and slammed into a cactus plant. Akshay Kumar pulled the car out and extricated her. We rushed her to hospital. We had to go through terrible crowd management problems.” He also mentioned that Aishwarya’s bone was lacerated with cactus thorns. Tusshar Kapoor too was on the sets of Khakee when the incident took place.

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Khakee release in the year 2004. The film starred Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Tusshar Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in pivotal roles. The film was a commercial hit.