Aishwarya Rai injured during film shooting

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai was seriously injured when a jeep skidded over her during the shooting of a film at Trimbakeshwar, about 25 km from Nasik.

The accident occurred when Ash was watching the rehearsal of a scene along with Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar during the shooting of Raj Kumar Santoshi's film Khaki, reports quoting sources close to Aishwarya said.

The actress has been rushed to a hospital, and doctors described her condition as stable.

According to a TV channel, Aishwarya has been taken to the operation theatre.

The unit announced pack-up for the day following the accident, which occurred around 5. 45 p.m.