After Tragic Accident, Shabana Azmi is Recovering Fast; Javed Akhtar says, “We can all Breathe a Sigh of Relief”

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi met with a heinous car accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Saturday afternoon. She was severely injured and was rushed to the nearby hospital from the accident spot, the MGM hospital in Navi Mumbai. Later, she was shifted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital.

This unfortunate incident had caused distress amongst the family members, who had been doing the rounds of the hospital to pay a visit to the actress. However, there is some good news on Shabana Azmi’s health update, as Javed Akhtar has stated that she is recovering fast, and will be home soon.

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There is good news. All tests and medical reports including the MRI are positive. No serious harm was done. We can all breathe a sigh of relief.

- Javed Akhtar told Bollywood Hungama.

Well, that’s some great news and we wish Shabana Ji a speedy recovery.

For the uninitiated, Shabana Azmi was returning from  Javed Akhtar’s birthday bash, which was held on January 17, 2020, when she met with the road accident. The incident took place around 3.30 pm near Khalapur, over 60 km from Mumbai, when the car in which she was traveling along with her husband and noted veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar, rammed into a truck and got crushed, said Raigad Superintendent of Police Anil Paraskar.

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