Director Apoorva Lakhia attended the Maatrubhumi trailer launch in Mumbai using a walking stick. He revealed he suffered a leg injury during a paragliding accident. Regarding his recovery, he said, “Plaster came out after 7 weeks.” Salman Khan and other cast members also joined the event for the upcoming film.
Salman Khan, Chitrangda Singh, Ankur Bhatia, Heera Sohal, Dayashankar Pandey, Jason Tham, Abhilash Chaudhary, Vipin Bhardwaj, Samar Gill, Tenzin Bodh, Tanya Desai, Zeyn Shaw, Abhishrri Sen, director Apoorva Lakhia, music director duo Meet Bros, lyricist Shahid Mir, co-writer Chintan Shah attended the trailer launch of Maatrubhumi at a multiplex in Mumbai. They were also joined by Azai Ahluwalia and Ivarr Ahluwalia, the sons of Shabbir Ahluwalia and Kanchi Kaul, who make their debut in the film as child artists. Apoorva Lakhia caught everyone’s attention as he arrived with an L-shaped walking stick and walked with a noticeable limp, leaving attendees curious about the reason behind his injury.
Salman Khan’s Maatrubhumi trailer launch: Apoorva Lakhia arrives with a walking stick, reveals SHOCKING paragliding accident: “Plaster came out after 7 weeks”
The host began by asking Apoorva Lakhia whether he has butterflies in his stomach. He replied, “When you have Mr Salman Khan in your film, there are no butterflies. There are dinosaurs in your stomach! That itself is pressure. But I hope everyone enjoys it. It's a kind of role and character that sir has not played before. That would be interesting for everyone to watch.”
He also admitted that he has to struggle to get every film off the ground. Apoorva Lakhia confessed, “For me, I always have to start from zero. I don't know about others, but everyone has their own struggles, and I think that is the challenge of life. So, if there's no struggle, there's no fun. It inspires you to do as well as your peers and try to entertain and make a good film. That's always been my priority.”
Finally, the host asked Apoorva Lakhia why he was using a walking stick and what had happened to his leg. Apoorva Lakhia revealed, “I had a bad landing while I was paragliding. I am ‘broken’ (suffered injury) in two places. The plaster came out yesterday after seven weeks.”
Maatrubhumi releases in cinemas on December 4.