Veteran actress Shabana Azmi and her husband and lyricist Javed Akhtar were involved in a car accident near Kahalpur on Mumbai-Pune Expressway today. Fortunately, he is safe now but Shabana ji and her driver were injured and taken to MGM Hospital.
As per a PTI report, the accident took place around 60km away from Mumbai. Raigad Superintendent of Police Anil Paraskar informed the news agency that the veteran actress’ car crashed into a truck. Soon she was rushed to MGM hospital in Navi Mumbai.
Apart from the netizens, Bollywood celebrities too took to their social media handles to express their care and pray for the actress’s quick recovery.
Check out the tweets:
Model and actress Gauahar Khan wrote, “Shabanaji ❤️?? praying hard ✨✨✨”
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar wrote, “Deeply upset after hearing Shabanaji was hurt in a car accident. My prayers for a speedy recovery.”
Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker tweeted, “Shabana Azmi injured in road accident on Mumbai- Pune Expressway
OMG! Praying so hard ???????? “
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta tweeted, “The Mumbai-Pune expressway has always been dangerous and there is little or no monitoring to prevent rash driving. Have seen so many terrible accidents there. Hope #ShabanaAzmi is fine. Dear @OfficeofUT please improve safety on this route urgently. It is quite a death trap.”
Here’s wishing Shabana ji a speedy recovery.