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SRK’s injury not ‘minor’, advised rest

The Bollywood superstar has suffered a number of injures throughout his high-profile career.

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King Khan should be more careful, as his repeated injuries may finally take their tol. PHOTO: FILE

MUMBAI:

Shahrukh Khan’s injury is not as minor as earlier reports stated. The superstar has suffered a shoulder fracture and his left knee’s patellar tendon is torn, and doctors have advised him complete rest.

The 48-year-old suffered the injury while shooting Farah Khan’s Happy New Year on Thursday. He was taken to a city hospital, where he was given immediate medical aid and then returned to the set.

However, a source in the know-how of the events that ensued, said Shahrukh went back to the hospital for more tests Thursday night.

“Shahrukh went through a fresh set of tests last night, post the shoot, for the injuries he incurred on the sets while shooting yesterday. His right shoulder is fractured and left knee patella is torn. Doctors have advised him to take complete rest for the next two-three weeks,” the source said on condition of anonymity.

Post his injury, which is said to have been caused by a heavy door, the actor was taken to the Dr Balabhai Nanavati Hospital.

Happy New Year director and Shah Rukh’s good friend Farah said Thursday that the star of her film was ‘stubborn’ about resuming the shoot and the ‘returning hero’ even received a standing ovation on the sets for his bravado.

Injuries are not new to Shahrukh. While working in films, he had first suffered a hairline fracture on his knee cap while shooting for Koyla in the 1990s. In the past decade, he tore a shoulder muscle, suffered a back injury and has undergone surgery too.

In 2011, the meniscus (cartilage) in his leg ruptured when it got stuck in a puddle. Shahrukh even injured himself during Ra One. Just last year, he underwent a shoulder surgery to alleviate the pain which he endured throughout the shooting of the action-packed Chennai Express.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 26^th, 2014.

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