Abhishek Bachchan rushed Vivek Oberoi to the hospital when he broke his ‘leg in three places’ during Yuva shoot, Mani Ratnam had a heart attack

Vivek Oberoi, who was a part of Mani Ratnam’s Yuva, recently opened up about the time when he broke his leg during the shoot of the film. Vivek said that after his injury, his co-stars, Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan, rushed him to the hospital and director Mani Ratnam suffered a heart attack after witnessing that accident. Alongside Vivek, Ajay and Abhishek, Yuva also starred Esha Deol, Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukerji.

In a recent interview, Vivek recalled the day when he met with that “terrible motorcycle accident” that left his leg broken in three places. He shared with Zoom, “That evening when a perfectly fun day turned into pain with a terrible motorcycle accident breaking my left leg in three places. I remember my big brother Ajay and my buddy Abhishek at my side, carrying me to the hospital, being my side through the agony of broken bones tearing through my skin with blood everywhere.”

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The actor then recalled that the day got “worse” after he learnt about Mani Ratnam’s heart attack. “I came to know Mani Anna had a heart attack after witnessing my accident. Whilst both of us were recovering in the hospital, Ajay and Abhishek were with me, lifting my spirits with jokes and painkillers in a not-so-lucid state,” he recalled.

Vivek Oberoi said that it took him four months to recover and he shot for the songs “Fanaa” and “Anjana Anjani” while his leg was still healing. “After many complications, four months later, it felt like a reunion on the sets. The entire unit lifted my morale while I limped through shooting the songs Fanaa and Anjana Anjani. Sometimes I wonder how we pulled it off,” he shared.