Ghosts of Sallu’s past

Filmmaker Mahesh Nair has confessed that although his directorial debut, Accident On Hill Road, is not based on actor Salman Khan’s infamous hit-and-run incident, the film does refer to it.

Filmmaker Mahesh Nair has confessed that although his directorial debut, Accident On Hill Road, is not based on actor Salman Khan’s infamous hit-and-run incident, the film does refer to it.

“The story is not based on Salman Khan’s accident, but there is a reference to Salman Khan incident,” Nair said. In September 2002, Salman was involved in an accident in which one person was killed and three others injured. The accident took place on Hill Road junction in Bandra, Mumbai.

“Salman was involved in one accident, but in India 250 accidents take place every hour. There are reports on these. This film is based on accidents and every one of us has either met with one or has heard of it from friends,” he added.

Talking about Salman’s incident, Nair said, “From the Salman Khan incident, I have taken that some people do severe accidents, but nothing happens to them and they resume a normal life.”

Celina Jaitly, Abhimanyu Singh and Farooq Shaikh play lead roles in the film.