Shabana Azmi Accident: Bollywood Celebs Pray For Veteran Actress' Speedy Recovery

Shabana Azmi has suffered a head injury and there is slight damage to backbone however the veteran actress is now stable.

New Delhi: Veteran Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi met with a severe accident after her car rammed into a truck on Mumbai-Pune expressway on Saturday afternoon. Shabana Azmi was shifted to Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai from MGM hospital where she was initially admitted. According to doctors, she has suffered a head injury and there is slight damage to backbone. Her husband & lyricist Javed Akhtar was also traveling with her. However, he escaped with a minor injury.

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Ever since the accident news came out, various popular Bollywood celebrities including Lata Mangeshkar, Swara Bhasker and Hansal Mehta took to their social media accounts and prayed for Shabana Azmi's speedy recover who got injured in the road accident. Take a look at their tweets below; Lata Mangeshkar: Deeply upset after hearing Shabanaji was hurt in a car accident. My prayers for a speedy recovery.

Deeply upset after hearing Shabanaji was hurt in a car accident. My prayers for a speedy recovery.

— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) January 18, 2020

Hansal Mehta: 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

Shabana Azmi Accident: Farhan, Anil Kapoor & Other Celebs Visit Veteran Actress At Kokilaben Hospital! SEE PICS Swara Bhasker: Shabana Azmi injured in road accident on Mumbai- Pune Expressway. OMG! Praying so hard. (Twitter) Nora Fatehi: Praying for your speedy recovery! @AzmiShabana Very unfortunate!?? #ShabanaAzmi.

Praying for your speedy recovery! @AzmiShabana Very unfortunate!???? #ShabanaAzmi

— Nora Fatehi (@Norafatehi) January 18, 2020

Neena Gupta: Thank god we pray fr u shanana

Thank god we pray fr u shanana https://t.co/ULfIDu6SI6

— Neena Gupta (@Neenagupta001) January 18, 2020

Gauahar Khan: Shabanaji ❤️ praying hard ✨✨✨

Shabanaji ❤️???????? praying hard ✨✨✨

— Gauahar Khan (@GAUAHAR_KHAN) January 18, 2020

Rituparna Sengupta: Just heard that @AzmiShabana ji met with an accident. Praying for her speedy recovery...Get well soon Shabana ji.

Just heard that @AzmiShabana ji met with an accident. Praying for her speedy recovery...Get well soon Shabana ji????

— Rituparna Sengupta (@RituparnaSpeaks) January 18, 2020

The good news is that Shabana Azmi is stable now however she is still under medical observation. An FIR has been registered against actor Shabana Azmi's driver. The complaint has been registered by Rajesh Pandurang Shinde, the truck driver as his vehicle was hit from behind by the Azmi's car. Keep watching this space for more updates!