Farhan Akhtar recalls Sridevi falling on sets of Lamhe due to his mistake

Updated On: 10 November, 2025 02:33 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

During a dance sequence in Lamhe featuring Sridevi, he rushed to clean a stain on the floor when the actress accidentally slipped and fell. “I was bent down cleaning when she walked over, slipped, and fell. The entire set froze, I thought my career was over,” Farhan Akhtar shared

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It was 1991. Farhan Akhtar, at 17, had just started his film career as an assistant to cinematographer Manmohan Singh on Yash Chopra`s love musical Lamhe, which starred Sridevi and Anil Kapoor. However, one incident on set almost ended his promising career: Sridevi accidentally collapsed during the shot. Farhan revisited the scene nearly 35 years later during an appearance on India TV`s Aap Ki Adalat.

Farhan Akhtar recalls the incident when Sridevi fell because of him

Farhan then detailed the incident, he shared, "Main kaun hota hoon Sridevi ko girane wala! (Who am I to make her fall?)” He then explained what actually happened: “Unfortunately, such an accident did occur. I was Man Ji’s seventh or eighth assistant on Lamhe. It was a typical Yash Chopra setup — a passionate dance sequence choreographed by Saroj Ji (choreographer Saroj Khan). Sridevi had to express her anger and pain through dance after she heard some bad news. The final shot was supposed to be a crane shot. While Sridevi was rehearsing, Manmohan Singh, who was checking the frame, noticed a stain on the wooden floor. He asked someone to clean it, and since I was the closest, I ran to wipe it off."

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