Akshay Kumar & Karan Johar Arrange Air Ambulance For Two Critically Injured Stuntmen

Actor Akshay Kumar, who is known for his noble deeds recently came to the rescue of two stuntmen who had injured themselves while rehearsing during a song launch.

The team was preparing for the launch of Chandigarh Mein song from his upcoming film Good Newwz.

According to a Mid-Day report, Bittoo and Hari Singh were injured during rehearsals and Akshay and producer Karan Johar quickly arranged for an air ambulance for them. Bittoo and Hari Singh work with senior action director Sham Kaushal.

Even while Akshay was not present in Chandigarh during the incident, he made all preparations to ensure that the stuntmen reached Mumbai so that they could get treated on time. Sham Kaushal told the tabloid,

¡°I sent three members of my team for the rehearsal. It was important to check if the wire work was smooth and performing the stunt was a safe proposition. As part of the stunt, Bittoo and Hari Singh were attached to the winch machine and were performing [stunts mid-air]. But during the second round of rehearsals, the machine collapsed due to a technical malfunction and the boys had a freefall from a height of nearly 10-12 feet.¡±

Sham Kaushal further stated that Akshay kept a constant check on their health. He added,

¡°Akshay paaji was at a shoot in Hyderabad, but was keeping a constant check on the boys. On Friday, he and Karan¡¯s team arranged for an air ambulance so that Bittoo could be flown down to Mumbai. Now, he has been advised two months of bed rest."

Just to jog your memory a little, he even launched an insurance scheme for stuntmen in early 2017. The policy states that in case of hospitalisation due to any physical injury or accident while doing stunts, a stuntman will be covered for Rs 6 lakh at about 4,000 hospitals through a cashless system.

The policy further adds that in case of death, there¡¯s a provision of Rs 10 lakh and the amount will be transferred to the nominee that the stuntmen opt for.

Also starring Kareena Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani, Good Newwz will release on December 27.