Published 15:05 IST, January 20th 2020

Shabana Azmi hospitalised, MNS leader Raj Thackeray visits actress. Watch here

Shabana Azmi met with an accident on January 18 and was then shifted to Kokilaben Ambani hospital. MNS leader Raj Thackeray has now visited the actress.

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Veteran actor Shabana Azmi met with an accident on January 18 following which she was shifted to Kokilaben Ambani hospital in Mumbai, where she was later declared 'stable' upon examination by medical officers at MGM hospital in Panvel.

Shabana Azmi was reportedly injured as veteran actor's car appeared to have sustained significant dam, after ramming into a truck from behind on Mumbai-Pune Expressway at Khalapur toll plaza. According to reports, Javed Akhtar was also present in car at time but he was fortunately unhurt. 

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Raj Thackeray visits Shabana Azmi in hospital 

While Bollywood stars rushed to visit Shabana at hospital, Raj Thackeray, Chairperson of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) also visited hospital in order to inquire about veteran actress's health.

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As per reports, Shabana Azmi and her husband Javed Akhtar were travelling toger, while ir car rammed into a truck from behind on highway on Mumbai-Pune lane around 4.15 pm.  69-year-old actor is reportedly still undergoing some tests and treatments for quicker recovery. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also issued a statement on unfortunate accident suffered by Shabana Azmi. 

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accident took place at around 3:30 pm on Saturday, as ir Tata Safari SUV rammed into a truck, suffering significant dam. Shabana Azmi was photographed with heavy bruising on her face, while deployed airbags were also evident. 

incident took place near Khalapur, over 60 km from Mumbai, confirmed Raigad Superintendent of Police Anil Paraskar. A local police official said car driver was apparently trying to overtake ar vehicle and rammed into truck

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15:05 IST, January 20th 2020