Gurmeet Choudhary suffers back injury on set of new film

Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Actor Gurmeet Choudhary, who is currently shooting for a horror film, The Wife In Jaipur, suffered a back injury on the set on Friday.The injury happened during the shoot of an action sequence. According to a source close to the film production unit, Gurmeet was strapped to a cable for the stunt. He slipped and fell on a chair, injuring his lower back."Action scenes can be dangerous, and we take adequate measures to reduce all risks, but this was just a freak accident that you cannot really account for. Gurmeet was strapped to a cable and he just slipped. His lower back is injured and he is in quite a bit of pain," the source added.Medics were immediately called and the actor was given painkillers, the source added."The Wife In Jaipur" is billed as an urban-horror film, co-starring Sayani Dutta.
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