Bollywood's 'King Khan' i.e. Shah Rukh Khan is known all over the world for his excellent on-screen acting, romantic style and generosity, but in real life too, he has proved to be a real hero for his fellow actors many times. Well-known veteran actress of Bollywood and theater world, Mita Vashisht has recently revealed such a shocking and heart-touching incident related to Shah Rukh Khan, which will give goosebumps to anyone. Shah Rukh Khan saved Meeta Vashishtha's life from a dangerous accident during the shooting of director Mani Ratnam's classic film 'Dil Se', released in 1998. The actress still gets emotional remembering this incident which took place in the bitter cold and steep slopes of Dalhousie. Let us know in detail what was that scary and memorable incident between Shah Rukh Khan and Meeta Vashishtha on the sets of 'Dil Se'. When Shah Rukh Khan took complete care of his co-star during the fight sequence. Actress Meeta Vashishtha and Shah Rukh Khan had also worked together in 'The Idiot' before working together in Mani Ratnam's cult classic film 'Dil Se'. Recently during an interview, Meeta recalled that old period and said that when she met Shah Rukh again on the sets of 'Dil Se', the superstar welcomed her very warmly and took special care of her as a co-star during the entire shooting. While sharing an anecdote related to an action and fight sequence, Meeta said that although that scene was later removed from the final cut of the film, Shah Rukh's professionalism and generosity during the shooting was amazing. He told, "Whenever Shah Rukh had to push me towards a stone wall during an action sequence, he would very carefully place his hand behind my head so that I would not get the slightest injury." He described Shahrukh as a wonderful and caring co-star. However, once during the same sequence, a small stone was accidentally released from Meeta's hand which went straight to Shahrukh's head and he got injured, but despite this the superstar handled the matter with great love and nobility and continued the shooting. The icy valleys of Dalhousie and the horrifying moment when the actress slipped on the slope. Apart from this ordinary shooting, a horrifying incident also took place which took the breath away of actress Mita Vashishtha. This incident took place in Dalhousie, the beautiful hill station of Himachal Pradesh, where the shooting of an important scene of the film was going on. It was extremely cold at that time and according to the scene, Meeta had a heavy AK-47 gun in her hand. They had to blindfold Shahrukh Khan and take him from one place to another. Remembering that terrible cold and snowy environment, Meeta said, "The shoes we were given had plastic soles, due to which we were not able to properly feel the ground beneath our feet. Director Mani Ratnam was continuously shouting – 'Go back, go back, go back.' Therefore, I was moving backwards taking small steps very carefully." But then suddenly something happened which no one had even imagined. Mita told that she suddenly felt as if she was looking towards the sky and falling down. In fact, while walking back, she had reached the very edge of a very steep cliff and was about to fall into the abyss. Shah Rukh Khan pulled back by holding his jacket, a major accident was averted. In that deadly and scary moment, Shah Rukh Khan acted as God and showed agility. As soon as Mita Vashishtha started slipping down the slope, Shahrukh immediately moved forward and grabbed her jacket tightly and pulled her towards him. Recalling this incident, Mita Vashishtha expressed her gratitude and said, "To be honest, Shah Rukh had saved my life that day. The weight of the heavy gun in my hand and the steep slope in front, if they had not caught me at that moment, I would have fallen into the ditch below and there was no one there to support me. I don't know what terrible accident would have happened, but due to his amazing agility and alertness, a major disaster was averted."
Memories of Mani Ratnam's masterpiece film 'Dil Se' The 1998 romantic thriller film 'Dil Se' is counted among the most iconic films in the history of Indian cinema, which was written and directed by Mani Ratnam. In this film, Manisha Koirala and Preity Zinta played the lead roles along with Shah Rukh Khan. The story of the film revolves around a radio journalist named Amar (Shah Rukh Khan) who falls in love with a mysterious girl, Meghna, but later discovers that Meghna has many dangerous secrets buried in her past. This film, which created history with its excellent acting on screen, is also always remembered for the many unheard incidents that happened between the actors during its making.