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Veteran actress Shabana Azmi‘s car met with an accident on Mumbai Pune expressway. Reportedly the unfortunate incident took around 3.30 pm near Khalapur. Pictures of severely injured Shabana are all over the internet.

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

The couple were immediately rushed to the nearby MGM hospital located in Kalamboli.

Here are some pictures from the accident:

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The accident was quite impactful as you can see the ruins of Shabana’s car. Friends and family members of the couple are rushing to Navi Mumbai now.

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More details on the accident are awaited. We are praying for the couple’s speedy recovery.

It was only yesterday when Shabana and Javed Akhtar were celebrating the latter’s 75th birthday. B-town celebs such as Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan and Rekha had come under one roof to celebrate the veteran lyricist’s birthday.

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