Actor Mahima Chaudhry became a star just with her first film ‘Pardes’ which was a huge hit. And while one may have thought that post such a grand debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan, her career would have been smooth, it was far from that. She has endured multiple personal and professional setbacks over the years, from battling breast cancer and navigating a troubled marriage to surviving a near-fatal accident during the filming of her 1999 movie ‘Dil Kya Kare’, in which she starred with Ajay Devgn and Kajol. In a recent interview, the actress opened up about the incident, revealing that as many as 67 pieces of glass had pierced her face, leaving her with severe injuries. She also spoke about being dragged into legal trouble and losing film opportunities due to a contractual misunderstanding.Mahima reflected on the many obstacles she has faced. She said during a chat with Siddharth Kannan, “A lot of them. After my first film, I was taken to court, I was thrown out of so many films, because it was said that she is under contract with Mukta, which wasn’t true. I had my accident, then I sat at home for a year.”
Recalling the terrifying accident on the sets of ‘Dil Kya Kare’, Mahima described the painful recovery process. “There were 67 tiny glass pieces, then they are scraped out under the microscope. The next day, the face is more swollen and out of shape. My friends were laughing at my facial injury, they thought I had a fight with someone and I am lying. At that time, I didn’t know what I was going to do in life, it was difficult. I couldn’t go out in sunlight, you have to wait for the stitches, then they heal so you have to keep it moist,” she shared.She further explained how sunlight posed a risk to her healing skin. “Sunlight and UV rays can cause scarring. I completed pending 1–2 songs in between, but couldn’t give full fledged rights to anyone to go anywhere outdoors and work. My costume designer had to put diamond dots on the scars, especially left side which was more swollen. It became a fad after that, people actually started selling it.”On work front, Mahima Chaudhry is currently promoting her upcoming romantic comedy ‘Durlabh Prasad Ki Dusri Shadi’, in which she stars opposite Sanjay Mishra. The film is set to release in theatres on December 19. She was last seen in the Netflix film ‘Nadaaniyan’, alongside Khushi Kapoor and Ibrahim Ali Khan.
