Fanney Khan: Assistant director injured on the sets of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Anil Kapoor film

Assistant director gets hurt on the sets of Fanney Khan recovers after being taken to the hospital for further treatment.

It has been quite a while since Fanney Khan shoot has begun in Mumbai. However, nothing much is still known about what roles will Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan play in this upcoming musical comedy film directed by Atul Manjrekar. While Anil Kapoor’s look was revealed earlier this year, Aishwarya’s details were kept under wraps. But before we could hear anything from the makers, a reports of an accident that took place on the sets is doing the rounds.

The scene was being shot at the Flora Fountain area of Mumbai when a crew member suffered injuries as a result of an accident. The victim was plugged in to the headphones connected to her walkie-talkie. She could not hear the sound of the bike which was approaching and it crashed into her as she was crossing the road.

“In an unfortunate accident yesterday, one of the assistant directors of our film- Fanney Khan, suffered some injuries during the shoot in Mumbai when a motor cycle rider crashed into her. She was immediately given first aid  and taken to the hospital for further treatment. She is completely fine now and will soon join the crew for the shoot. The police are dealing with the errant motorcyclist as per the due process of law,” producer Prerna Arora said in a statement.

Fanney Khan is the Hindi adaptation of the Dutch film Everybody’s Famous. Aishwarya was last seen playing a bold role in Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil which also starred Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Shah Rukh Khan.

Produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the film is scheduled for a worldwide release on April 13.