Mumbai:Actor Shah Rukh Khan has suffered a minor injury on the sets of movie Happy New Year and has received the required medical aid, said an official statement.
He was rushed to the Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital here.
“Shah Rukh Khan had a minor accident on the sets while shooting. He has a minor injury and has got the necessary medical aid. He is absolutely fine now,” read the official statement from the actor-filmmaker’s office.
A source at the facility confirmed to IANS that SRK was in the physiotherapy department of the hospital.
The 48-year-old was shooting for Farah Khan’s “Happy New Year” when the incident took place, said trade analyst Taran Adarsh in his tweet.
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Later updates show that Shah Rukh Khan has been discharged. He is going back to work, said his spokesperson.
“Shah Rukh got a slight cut on his forehead and he was taken to the hospital as a precaution to make sure there was no serious injury. He is going back to work now,” the actor-producer’s spokesperson told IANS.
Shah Rukh left the Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital here Thursday afternoon after he sought medical aid for the injury that he is said to have suffered during the shoot for Farah Khan’s “Happy New Year”.
His wife Gauri Khan was by his side. However, she left the hospital premises a few minutes before SRK. There was tight security outside the hospital.
A source had confirmed to IANS that SRK was in the physiotherapy department of the hospital.
(Updated at 5:30 PM)