Recently the sensational Bollywood actress Sameera Reddy was trying her hands at action packed sequences in her upcoming film ‘Tezz’, where she was doing a stunt in the Perthshire forests when the bike she was riding skidded on a sharp turn and fell over in Scotland.
Sameera Reddy
Recalling the nightmarish incident, she recounts, “There was a big truck with the crew catching the action from the front and the cinematographer on a bike with an ADV (digital incamera) riding alongside. A couple of cars were also following at top speed. I could have rammed into the truck, swerved and hit the cameraman or the guys from behind could have run me over. But God was watching out for me.”
She was dragged along the ground for 10 to 15 seconds at 60 km ph before the bike came to a halt. Her right hand and shoulder was badly bruised as she hung on to the handle, but she didn’t get any scratches on her left side as she managed to swing her leg back on the seat.
Says Sameera, “The action director who has choreographed stunts for Pierce Brosnan’s Bond adventures says, my fast reflexes saved me. I’d trained for this for three months last year and not fallen once. This chase sequence was one of the last to be canned and no one had expected anything amiss. The near-fatal accident proves that when it’s action, you’re never too prepared for the worst.”
These action sequences may excite the adrenaline rush of the audience but the director of the film Priyadarshan has strictly refused Sameera to let her get on the bike again.
Besides riding bike, Sameera has also tried hands at some white water rafting in the film. “Even though I was jumping into the rapids alone I’ve never been afraid of water. I’m a strong swimmer and confident of always getting back on the shore,” reports Sameera.
Fortunately, all the daredevilry is over and Sameera only has a glamorous song left to shoot next month. “Anil’s (Kapoor) looking really international in Tezz, Ajay’s (Devgn) is hot, I’d like to believe I’ll sizzle too.”
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