BOMBAY TIMES (September 6, 2019)

It was sheer luck that saved Akshaye Khanna from a major accident during the shoot of his upcoming film, Section 375. The incident took place when a top-angle shot of the actor walking in an empty courtroom was being filmed. The camera was supposed to move with Akshaye and capture the sequence. The rehearsals went off fine, and finally, when the team started shooting the scene, something totally unexpected and shocking happened.

The camera, which was placed above and weighed around 85 kilos, fell on the floor. And, it would have fallen right on Akshaye, had the actor, for some inexplicable reason, not moved to the side. Now, that is what you call a stroke of luck!

Talking about the incident, director Ajay Bahl says, “I still shudder when I think about that day.” The courtroom drama, which aims to shed light on the rape laws in India and the Indian Penal Code, will see Akshaye and Richa Chadha play lawyers. It also stars Meera Chopra and Rahul Bhat in pivotal roles.

SCIPL presents Section 375, a Panorama Studios production. It is produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak, Abhishek Pathak and SCIPL, and co-produced by Sanjeev Joshi and Aditya Chowksey. An Anand Pandit Motion Pictures, PVR Pictures and Panorama Studios International release, the film will hit theatres on September 13.