Veteran Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi injured in road accident

Indian actress and wife of famous lyricist, poet and Bollywood scriptwriter Javed Akhtar,  Shabana Azmi was critically injured in a car accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.

According to the details, Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi was traveling in the car when their car were hit by a truck from behind on the expressway.

Shabana Azmi was shifted to MGM Hospital Panvel, Maharashtra.

Police officials informed, “Shabana Azmi and her driver were injured in an accident near Khalapur on Pune-Mumbai Expressway. While they were driving from Pune to Mumbai their vehicle was hit by a truck on expressway. Javed Akhtar was also present in the car who is safe. Both the injured have been shifted to MGM Hospital.”

Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker tweeted about Shabana’s accident. She wrote, “Shabana Azmi injured in road accident on Mumbai- Pune Expressway OMG! Praying so hard.”

Shabana Azmi injured in road accident on Mumbai- Pune Expressway
OMG! Praying so hard 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 https://t.co/zV4XRo2pqH

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) January 18, 2020

filmmaker Hansal Mehta urged authorities to take action of rash driving on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and wrote ” “The Mumbai-Pune expressway has always been dangerous and there is little or no monitoring to prevent rash driving. Have seen so many terrible accidents there. Hope #ShabanaAzmi is fine. Dear @OfficeofUT please improve safety on this route urgently. It is quite a death trap.”

The Mumbai-Pune expressway has always been dangerous and there is little or no monitoring to prevent rash driving. Have seen so many terrible accidents there. Hope #ShabanaAzmi is fine. Dear @OfficeofUT please improve safety on this route urgently. It is quite a death trap.

— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) January 18, 2020

Yesterday Javed Akhtar celebrated his 75th birthday in Mumbai with his  friends and family members, many Bollywood celebrities attended his birthday.