Actor Kajal Aggarwal recently opened up about the horror when a crane accident took place n the sets of Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2 in Chennai in 2020. The tragedy claimed three lives and left several other sinjured. The actress has revealed what happened during the shoot and how she was saved. She also added that she believes a divine intervention saved her life.
About the tragedy on Indian 2 set
For the unversed, a tragic crane accident occurred on the sets of Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2 in February 2020. The crew was shooting at EVP Film City in Nazrathpet, near Chennai when the tragedy struck. Three crew members, including an assistant director and technicians, were killed in the accident, while nine others were injured when a heavy-duty 100-foot crane being used to set up lighting collapsed onto a canopy.
Kamal Haasan and the production house later announced financial assistance of Rs ₹1 crore each for the families of the deceased crew members.
Kajal Aggarwal recalls the incident
Recalling the accident, Kajal told Humans of Bombay that it made her question how she had survived, since she could not believe she was still alive. She shared, “It was in the news; it was a huge accident on the set of Indian 2. There was this 100-foot crane that fell down and took three lives on set, and I would have been the first one to go. Literally, I don’t know how I am alive, but I swear to you, there was a hand that pulled me out.”
Kajal also revealed that the cast and crew were filming a massive action sequence during a night shoot and the actors were seated behind the monitor in a tent-like setup when everyone suddenly started running. At that time, Kajal was dressed in prosthetic makeup to look like an 80-year-old woman. Looking at the chaos, she too started running without knowing what was happening. In the rush, she stumbled against a console table.
The actress added, “That’s literally when I thought to myself, ‘What am I running away from? Let me just turn around and see once.’ I turned my head back, and I saw a 100-foot crane falling down towards me. All of this happened in a split second. I saw it falling, and I was just frozen in fear. I couldn’t fathom what was happening. At that time, there was a hand that yanked me out of that tent, and the crane fell right next to me. I was looking at it and shivering. Nobody was around me. My staff came running to check on me. I asked my staff if they pulled me out, but they were all away, and I wondered who pulled me.” She added that her family was shaken by the incident.
