Aamir Khan injured again

FROM the time he started working on Ghajini, Aamir Khan seems to be injury-prone. The first accident came two weeks ago after which Aamir returned to the sets despite the doctor’s advice.

 

The latest accident occurred last week when the actor was chasing the villain for the climax scene. The sequence required him and the villain to fall on the ground for which thermacole was used.

With the thermacole suddenly giving in, Aamir hurt his leg. According to reports, it’s a hamstring injury, which would take at least three weeks to heal. With this unexpected incident, the film would be halted till the actor recuperates.

According to sources close to the actor, Aamir did not want the shooting of Ghajini to suffer because of his injury.

Everyone on the sets was against the actor pushing himself, “but Aamir was insistent that we should shoot close-ups. He spoke to the director, A.R. Murgadoss, and decided to shoot the close-up sequences which wouldn’t aggravate his injury,” a source said.

However, it was a bad idea as his muscle got further strained.

“It was a chase sequence and Aamir’s leg was in an awkward position and now his hamstring muscle is torn. After the shot was okayed, for almost 40 minutes he could not get up. Initially, everyone on the sets thought Aamir was joking, but then he started screaming in pain,” the source said.

The physiotherapist was on the sets and he requested for a specialist to be called in. Aamir had to be carried to a local hospital.

He has been advised complete rest for three weeks. The shooting has been cancelled. The source said: “He will be coming to Mumbai in a day or two once the doctors allow him to travel after which he will rest at his Bandra residence.”

On his blog, Aamir said: “Just when I thought I had recovered, I have injured myself again. And this time it’s worse than the last.”

We hope he gets well soon!