New Delhi: Bollywood director Rohit Shetty was injured during the filming of his web series 'Indian Police Force' in Hyderabad on Saturday.
The director sustained an injury on his hand during the shoot at Ramoji Film City on the city outskirts.
He was admitted to Kamineni Hospital where doctors performed minor surgery. He was later discharged from the hospital.
His team issued a statement that read, “Rohit Shetty has got some minor injury on his fingers while executing an action sequence for his upcoming web series Indian Police Force last night. The injury was immediately treated. And, he resumed his shooting shortly after the incident.”
Rohit Shetty sustained the injury while shooting a car chase sequence. The production team immediately brought him to Kamineni Hospital. A team of doctors performed minor surgery, IANS quoted its source.
The shoot for the ambitious cop web show is currently underway at Ramoji Film City. A huge set is said to have been erected for the key schedule.
The shoot involved car chase sequences and other high-octane action and stunt scenes.
Sidharth Malhotra, who plays the lead character in the Amazon Prime Video show, and other key actors are participating in the shoot.
In May last year, Sidharth Malhotra had sustained a minor injury during the shoot for 'Indian Police Force' in Goa.
Both Rohit Shetty and Sidharth are making their web series debut. The show also stars Vivek Oberoi and Shilpa Shetty in key roles.
Earlier Shilpa Shetty also got injured during the shoot of the web series. She shared the news with her fan through her Instagram post. She posted a picture of herself sitting in a wheelchair. She captioned the picture with a laughing emoji: "They said. Roll camera action- 'break a leg!' I took it literally."
"Out of action for 6 weeks, but I'll be back soon stronger and better. Till then, dua mein yaad rakhiyega (remember me in your prayers)... Prayers always work."
(With IANS inputs)