Mandira Bedi, the hot contestant of Fear Factor- Khatron Ke Khiladi's Season 2, will be absent from action for a few weeks as she has fractured her ankle which will take over six weeks to heal. The fracture took place when Mandira was practicing a stunt for show's press conference which was supposed to be held at Mukesh Mills in Colaba.
Mandira's hubby Raj Kaushal blames Colors for this and says, "Only Akshay Kumar was supposed to do the stunt. The girls were informed at the last minute, so they didn't have enough time to rehearse. Rupali Ganguly and Nauheed Cyrusi opted out at the last minute. Mandira, too, should have opted out of the stunt as she wasn't confident. She was asked to jump from a height of 13 feet. She jumped and had a nasty fall. They brought out a few ice packs but there was no doctor on the sets."
He added, "The crew left Mandira unattended at Mukesh Mills. Mandira went to Breach Candy Hospital alone. An X-ray confirmed a hairline fracture which will be supported by a cast for four weeks. After the cast is removed, she will have to rest for two more weeks. Her work schedule has gone for a toss. She is committed to her play and other assignments. Isn't it important to have everything in place before asking anyone to do a stunt? We just wish everything was done in a professional way."
Kaushal wrote on his Twitter page, "I am appalled with the safety measures in our tv industry. Mandira has fractured her ankle. She was performing a stunt without any safety measures, medics, or equipment present on her Khatron ke Khiladi promotion shoot. What is even worse is that no one from the production team or channel Colors bothered to check on her. Truly disgusting."
However, the channel's spokesman feels that it is a part of the game and brushed off the entire episode as a minor incident. He said, "When the team of Fear Factor was rehearsing for the press conference, Mandira unfortunately twisted her ankle. All the safety arrangements, including layers of safety mattresses, were in place. But incidents like these cannot be ruled out. We hope Mandy recovers from this soon."
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