Sidharth Malhotra met with an accident while riding a bike during the Kargil schedule of the Vikram Batra biopic
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; September 17, 2019)In August, Sidharth Malhotra flew down to Kargil to kick off a 40-day schedule of the Captain Vikram Batra biopic, Shershaah. The actor has since completed a major chunk of the shoot, including the 1999 Kargil war sequences. Now, Mirror has learnt that on Saturday, Sidharth met with an accident while riding a motorcycle on the hilly terrain.
“After the shoot, Sid and Shiv (Pandit, co-star) had ventured out for a ride when Shiv lost his balance and slipped off his bike. Sid, who was right behind him, had to apply brakes due to which his bike skidded, resulting in hand and leg injuries,” revealed a source close to the development, adding that a major accident was averted as the duo was wearing helmets and other safety gear.
Sid and Shiv were soon taken to the army hospital nearby. “Despite the accident, Sidharth continued to shoot on Sunday, as a crew of 150 people was already on board for a pivotal scene, for which a massive set-up was put together. It was a rest day for him on Monday,” the source informed, adding that the actor gets back in action today after which it will be a wrap on the schedule in the next few days.
Meanwhile, Sidharth informed that the injury will take over a week to heal. “But given the schedule and scale of the film, I didn’t have the time to recover. Accidents like these happen and cause a bit of lapse in schedules, but I think it could have been much worse. Hopefully in the next few days, I will be absolutely fine,” the actor said.
Sidharth admits that shooting in a terrain like Kargil comes with its own challenges. “It is a completely new experience because not many films have been shot here. We have explored virgin locations as we want to be extremely authentic when it comes to the war. We have shot in mountains similar to the ones where the battles were fought. The rocks were extremely sharp, and they can’t be controlled. So, there were safety concerns while we filmed action sequences and the team did everything to ensure we were comfortable,” he concluded.
—With inputs from Anil Raina
I didn’t have the time to recover-Sidharth Malhotra
