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In the nick of time ‘Ikyawann‘ actor Namish Taneja saved from a near fatal accident while shooting for the show. A huge kino light, which fell on the seat where he was about to sit.
TV actor Namish Taneja got electrocuted on the sets of his TV show Vidya, where he plays a character named Vivek. Taneja was hospitalized after the severe electric shock. For the unversed, Namish was shooting for a sequence in the show wherein he was being administered cardioversion — a medical procedure. However, the technicians forgot to switch off the machine, resulting in Namish suffering a massive electric shock.
Namish Taneja said,
“It happened while we were shooting in Vasai on Sunday (November 24). I was rushed to a nearby hospital, where I was admitted for about 10 hours. Later, I was shifted to another hospital. I am still in shock because I could have died,” Namish told the daily. Soon after being discharged from the hospital, the actor returned to shoot on Tuesday. The paper also reported that Namish has lodged a complaint at the Vasai police station regarding the accident.”
“Everything happened in a fraction of seconds. I would have been severely injured, but thankfully, I was saved by the grace of God.”
Namish Taneja further added,
“The generous cast and crew of my show felt I did a fantastic job in the last episode. Because of which they bombarded me with the compliments when I reached the set. They thought the accident happened because I got afflicted by the evil eye due of the compliments. They took me to the temple in order to cast off the evil eye and even put a kaala teeka on my face.”
Well we are glad you are safe Namish Taneja!
