Akshay emulation fails for Shreyas; hurts back : Bollywood News

In his early years, Akshay Kumar did quite a few dare devil stunts himself. There used to be no harness, other safety devises or CGI to aid in action but

Akshay emulation fails for Shreyas; hurts back

'khiladi' kumar didn't blink an eyelid ever. This is something that inspired his Joker co-star Shreyas Talpade as well. However, results were

disastrous as he only ended up meeting with an accident.

"This happened late last week when a stunt went terribly bad for Shreyas", informs a senior unit member who saw the mishap unfolded in front of his eyes,

"The stunt required Shreyas to be hung from the height of over 30 feet and then suspended further. Film's action director as well as Shirish Kunder insisted

that he wear a harness but it was near impossible for Shreyas to do that as he was wearing a sleeveless jacket. He was fearless though and smiled while

stating that if Akshay could do such stunts himself, he too could do the same."

Many around him warned though that such a stunt could be fatal but he was in good spirits that day.

"His confidence came from the fact that he has done far bigger stunts in Golmaal 3 and Golmaal Returns", says a close associate, "He felt that

Joker involved lesser risk elements and he would be able to pull it off without much ado. He ignored the fact though that safety and prevention was

minimal here."

However, the worst fear came true for Shirish and other unit members when the stunt went wrong and Shreyas landed straight on his back. He was in extreme

pain and couldn't move for a while. Shooting was immediately halted and First Aid was called for.

When contacted, Shirish was unwilling to share many details. He confirmed the incident and added that the accident wasn't 'as serious' as it sounded. On

being asked 'how serious was it eventually', he said, "The fact that he returned to shoot very next day should answer your question. Beyond that there is

nothing for me to add."