MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who is currently filming Housefull 5 in Mumbai, suffered an eye injury while performing a stunt for the movie.
According to Indian media reports, the injury occurred when an object struck his eye during the scene.
“While performing a stunt, an object hit Akshay’s eye. An ophthalmologist was immediately called to the set, who treated the injury and advised him to rest. Despite the injury, the shoot continued with the other actors,” reports said.
Housefull 5 boasts a star-studded ensemble, with returning cast members Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Shreyas Talpade, Chunky Panday, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Nargis Fakhri.
New additions to the cast include Fardeen Khan, Dino Morea, Johnny Lever, Jackie Shroff, Sanjay Dutt, Nana Patekar, Sonam Bajwa, Chitrangda Singh, and Soundarya Sharma.
(Inputs from Indian news agencies)
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