At least, Aashka Goradia scores extra points for originality. Believe it or not, she has fractured her hand by sitting on it. Says a sheepish Aashka, "I was at home trying to sit on my sofa while talking on the phone. I accidentally sat on my own hand. Initially the hand was numb for a second and I was horrified to see it swell up. I couldn't believe my ears when the doctor said that my bones were fractured. I am still in great pain and also running a temperature." That's a truly rear episode, if we've ever heard one!
The actress is not supposed to move her hand for the next 20 days. Adds Aashka, "I have got a plaster on my fingers. So, these days I am only doing close-up shots. The production house has been very sweet and considerate so far." Considering there is no precedent for this sort of a seatback…
While Aashka maintains that she is not compromising on her work schedules and putting in the required hours of work despite the injury, the producers are behind schedule. Says Kinnari Mehta, the producer of the show, "We are having a lot of problems due to Aashka's injured hand. We do not have an episode bank and Aashka can't give us long hours of shooting time. We can hardly complete the scripted episodes on time. She comes in for only five hours where as we require about 12 hours of shooting time every day. The uplink charges have gone up and we are suffering monetary losses because of her."
According to the sources the actress is hardly shooting for the show. "Aashka only comes for a few hours to shoot and leaves early. Needless to say, work is suffering tremendously."
• I was at home trying to sit on my sofa while talking on the phone. I accidentally sat on my own hand. initially the hand was numb for a second and I was horrified to see it swell up — Aashka Goradia
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