Shabana Azmi injured in accident; shifted to Kokilaben Hospital

Actor Shabana Azmi on Saturday afternoon met with a road accident on the Mumbai-Pune expressway. Currently, she has been shifted to Kokilaben multi-specialty hospital in Mumbai for better treatment.

She was earlier admitted to the MDM Hospital in New Mumbai from the accident spot. Sources informed that she has suffered a head injury and there is slight damage to the backbone.

Theaccident occurred when the car, she was travelling in involved in an accidentwith a truck. However, her husband Javed Akhtar escaped with minor injury.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister took to Twitter following the news of Azmi's accident and wrote that he prayed for her quick recovery.

The news of @AzmiShabana Ji's injury in an accident is distressing. I pray for her quick recovery.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 18, 2020