Mumbai: Varun Dhawan had a narrow escape following a major accident while shooting for a scene for his upcoming film Coolie No 1. Sources said, the heavy-duty stunt was being shot in Pune where Varun had to give a few close-ups in a car hung upside down from a cliff.
Fortunately, Varun escaped unhurt. The film also features Sara Ali Khan in the lead role and is directed by Varun’s father David Dhawan.
“After Varun filmed his shot, he realised that the car door was jammed and wouldn’t budge. Even though the stunt was rehearsed several times under the supervision of the stunt coordinators and all the safety precautions were employed by the director [David Dhawan], things unfortunately, went awry,” it quoted a source as saying.
The source added, “What followed was a few minutes of dread as the stunt coordinators tried to get him out of the vehicle. It was proving to be all the more difficult given how precariously the car was balanced on the edge. Varun kept his calm throughout the episode, and finally, escaped unhurt with the help of one of the stunt coordinators.”
Varun will be paired with Sara for the first time in the remake of the 1995 comedy film, which was also directed by David Dhawan. The film is the remake of the Govinda and Karisma Kapoor starrer of the same name. The movie will release on May 1, next year.
Varun was last seen in the recently released Kalank, while Sara last starred in Simmba.