Sajid Khan suffers foot fracture during shoot, undergoes surgery; Farah Khan shares update

Sajid Khan gets injured

• Sajid Khan suffered a foot fracture while filming in Mumbai, surgery went well
• Farah Khan confirmed Sajid is recovering after surgery
• Sajid Khan plans to return to directing after a long absence

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Filmmaker Sajid Khan has recently met with an accident while filming in Mumbai on Saturday. He allegedly suffered a foot fracture while working on an Ekta Kapoor production that requires surgery. The filmmaker had the surgery on Sunday.

In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, Sajid Khan’s sister, filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan, revealed that the surgery went well. She also confirmed the development.

Farah said, “The surgery is done, he is absolutely fine now.” She also reassured his fans that he is recovering well.

The director was most recently spotted in public at the Christmas party hosted by cousin Zoya Akhtar. Sajid Khan, who last directed Humshakals in 2014, is busy getting ready to return to the director's chair after a long absence.

This comes after Sajid Khan celebrated his 55th birthday on September 3. The talented director, who intends to return to filmmaking after a protracted absence, celebrated his special day with close friends and family.

Farah Khan posted a video of Sajid Khan cutting the cake while his pals sing for him on her Instagram account.

Farah Khan, who is seen shooting the video, wrote, “Happy birthday @aslisajidkhan… may your year be full of friends who love you and are always there for you. Love you."

For the unversed, Sajid made his directorial debut with the movie Darna Zaroori Hai (2005), a horror anthology. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal, and Arjun Rampal in the lead roles.

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He got to the stardom with his second film, Heyy Babyy (2007), a comedy film starring Akshay Kumar, Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, and Vidya Balan. The filmmaker continued to direct the films that became popular. He made comedies, Housefull (2010) and Housefull 2 (2012).

He is allegedly now negotiating a new project to commemorate his comeback. Sajid Khan's closest pals from the season, including Shiv Thakare, MC Stan, Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, Sumbul Touqeer Khan, and Tajikistani musician and influencer Abdu Rozik, created the well-known "Mandali" group during his time on Bigg Boss 16.