Javed Akhtar was also in car crash that left Shabana Azmi injured; emerges safe

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi was immediately rushed to hosptial after she was injured in an accident on Mumbai-Pune Express in Maharashtra's Raig district on January 18. Her husband Javed Akhtar who was also accompanying her in car did t suffer injuries and was spotted outside MGM Hospital, safe.

Updating about Shabana Azmi's health, MGM Hospital officials said, "Shabana Azmi has got mir injuries on her se. or visible injuries till w. She is right w in state of shock. Treatment going on. Condition stable."

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incident took place around 3.30 pm near Khalapur, over 60 km from Mumbai, when car in which she was traveling rammed into a truck, said Raig Superintendent of Police Anil Paraskar. She was rushed to MGM hospital in Navi Mumbai and was undergoing treatment, he said. Director Anubhav Sinha requested everyone to t use pictures from accident.

Director Hansal Mehta immediately took to his Twitter handle and wrote: "He wrote, " Mumbai-Pune expressway has always been dangerous and re is little or monitoring to prevent rash driving. Have seen so many terrible accidents re. Hope #ShabanaAzmi is fine. Dear @OfficeofUT please improve safety on this route urgently. It is quite a death trap."

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