A pain in the back

A week back Ranveer Singh suffered a back injury while shooting for Vikramaditya Motwane’s ‘Lootera’ in Dalhousie. Though, the makers tried to underplay the seriousness of the accident, it was discovered that Ranveer, unable to walk post the injury, was not only moved out of the location on a stretcher, but also advised complete bed rest. Amidst reports of Motwane’s film being postponed due to the actor’s condition, Ranveer’s father said, “He has been brought back to Mumbai. He is resting at home. Frankly, I cannot tell you when he will resume shooting. First, let him recover.” Ranveer getting injured on the sets is surely not the first. Scary action sequences are slowly adding up to the list of back injuries in Bollywood. In October 2011, Hrithik suffered a fall on the sets of ‘Agneepath’. The back injury that initially seemed minor, turned out to be pretty serious. King Khan is also the king of injuries. The actor, who has broken several bones in his body (knee, arm, etc), too suffered a slip disc in his back in 2002. Akshay Kumar also injured his back on the sets of ‘Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi’. The actor still carries a special pillow to the sets of his films so that he can use it while sitting on the plastic chairs between shots. He needs to it to support his lower back.