Retired hurt

Many actors from Salaam Zindgi fractured their hands and legs after performing strenuous stunts that were taught to them by police cadets

The young actors of Salaam Zindgi had a tough time while shooting for the show at the State Reserve Police Ground at Jogeshwari. They had to undergo a rigorous exercise program from police cadets who trained them in physical

A still from Salaam Zindgi

drills like obstacle course and long jumps. Although the actors were initially enthusiastic about doing these exercises, they were far from happy as they had fractured their hands, legs and were badly bruised when their training sessions almost ended. The injuries also hampered the show's shooting schedule.

While the protagonist Supreet Gill aka Sanju fractured her foot, her co-star Abhay Vakil aka Akash was severely injured and bruised.

Abhay says, "We only had one day to learn whatever the police cadets had learnt over a year! We had to rehearse the strenuous exercises and then shoot thereafter. I have bruises all over my body and I have hurt my hand too."
The actor admits that it isn't easy being a police officer. "We couldn't do half of the exercises that the cadets did. We couldn't shoot that day as we were badly hurt," he adds.

Vipul Roy aka Om, who fractured his toe, had to shoot with his plaster on.

Nimisha Pandey, Creative Director of the show, says, "As most of the actors on the show are new comers they were very enthusiastic about the training. We had real cadets to train the actors since we didn't want to use duplicates. We had requested the cadets to demonstrate the exercises after which the actors performed them. Since the actors had to learn everything in one day, they practiced a lot but seriously hurt themselves in the process. Although we have got some good shots, it has hampered our shooting schedule since most of them are not in a position to shoot."