Fearless Mandira fractures her ankle

Curiosity killed the cat. It certainly got the better of Mandira Bedi and left her with a fractured right ankle while performing a stunt for the rehearsal of Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2 press conference yesterday. As a result, the exuberant Bedi will be out of action for six weeks. The show’s participants and host Akshay Kumar had gathered for a special press conference at Mukesh mills in Colaba, Mumbai. The media invite stated that Akshay along with the contestants would perform a daring stunt. However, the participants weren’t aware of the exact nature of the stunt. The stunt required them to jump from 13 feet. Mandira, who came late, headed straight for the stunt and in the process twisted her ankle while landing. A fellow contestant informs, “All of us were taken aback by the stunt. Though, we were told that Akshay will be doing this stunt and we’re only going to be part of this stunt. We didn’t expect that each one of us will have to do this individually. A few girls were reluctant but eventually all of them except Rupali Ganguly jumped multiple times. Mandira, arrived late and without doing any warm-up exercises she opted to jump down and that too bare feet.” Adding further, she says, “There was no doctor on the sets and Mandira had to make do with ice packs. Unfortunately, it started to rain heavily then and all of us dispersed into our vanity vans without paying heed to Mandira’s woes. Then we were told that there won’t be any stunts and we’ll have to head straight for the press conference. It was only in the evening that we learnt that Mandy has suffered a hairline fracture. Poor girl had to go all the way to Breach Candy hospital alone.” Meanwhile, a channel spokesperson had downplayed the incident in a report. While there’s no denying that there was adequate safety measures in place but perhaps having a doctor around would certainly have proved beneficial. Mandira Bedi remained unavailable for comment.