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Kangana Ranaut was seriously injured after being accidentally struck by a prop sword on the sets of her new film, Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi.
According to sources from the film sets the actor was shooting an action scene in Hyderabad when she was struck on her forehead. She was immediately taken to a hospital, where she is expected to remain for a week.
Kangana was immediately rushed to Apollo hospital nearby, where she was admitted in the ICU. She got 15 stitches on her forehead and will be under observation in the hospital for a few days. The examining doctor said that it was a close shave for her because the cut was too close to her bone,” a production hand said.
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The producer of the film Kamal Jain spoke to media and said, “Kangana insisted on shooting the scene herself, and not with the help of stunt doubles. Even though the scene was rehearsed numerous times, something went wrong. “Kangana had to duck when Nihar (Pandya) attacked her, but the timing went wrong and Nihar’s sword hit her forehead instead. It made a deep cut between her eyebrows. The drive to the hospital took a good 30 minutes, but she put up a brave front despite the pain and bleeding. Nihar was apologetic and felt terrible, but Kangana pacified him,” he said.
Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi, is scheduled for release in 2018. It remains to be seen if this delays the production significantly.