| Ravi Chopra's Virasat has made news even before it goes on air.
At a recent shooting at Madh Island, Sanjit Bedi, who plays one of the leads had to let go of his two teeth.
There are conflicting reports about the exact nature of the mishap that lead to Sanjit's injury. Over-enthu Roy
An eyewitness from the set recounts that it was Rohit Roy who accidentally injured Bedi. "The scene required some cops to come and arrest Rohit and Sanjit.
And a fight sequence follows. During one of these fight scenes, Roy didn't realise that he had gotten too close to Sanjit and ended up injuring him. I think Rohit got over-enthusiastic, as he loves doing stunt sequences. It didn't look like he did it on purpose." Rohit: I'm not guilty
When contacted, Rohit denied his involvement in breaking Sanjit's teeth. "I didn't have anything to do with his injury. We were shooting for a fight sequence with lots of extras and fight coordinators.
The script required us to have a physical fight with the cops and the havaldars. During one such take, accidentally one of the extras who was a havaldar rammed his baton on Sanjit's face, breaking his teeth in the process."
He adds, "Since it was a rain scene and it was shot in the night, things weren't really conducive for us. There was lot of muck and the ground had become slippery. I, too, had an injury on my shoulder, but there is nothing to complain about." As an actor, he is always careful during performing stunts. "I cannot go to bed at night, peacefully, if I injure anyone. I think its bad what happened with Sanjit, but I am sure it was not on purpose." Achy-breaky teeth
Sanjit Bedi who is also shooting for Balaji's Kya Hoga Nimmo Kya wasn't forthcoming in giving details about the accident. "Yes I did break my teeth during a fight sequence in Virasat, but I don't want to get in the details about it."
When asked if Rohit was the person responsible behind his injury, he said, "It happened due to one of the guys who was playing the cops. He got too inspired by his role and went a bit too far in the act of arresting me."
On a liquid diet, Bedi has been making constant trips to the dentist. "When the injury happened, half a chip from one of the teeth near the molars had come off. But soon, I realised the tooth next to it was also damaged. In fact, I also ended up cutting my tongue in the process as the wall on my chipped off tooth was quite sharp."
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