Overview
- Akhtar revisited the 1991 incident during a new appearance on Aap Ki Adalat, drawing wide coverage across entertainment outlets.
- He was a 17-year-old junior assistant to cinematographer Manmohan Singh when he rushed to wipe a stain on a wooden floor during a rehearsal.
- Sridevi slipped and fell near him during a Saroj Khan–choreographed dance sequence planned to end with a crane shot, leaving the unit stunned.
- Akhtar said the actor smiled and told him, “It’s okay, it happens,” which defused tension and left him relieved after fearing he was finished.
- He reflected that he remains grateful to Sridevi, noting his path from early set work to advertising and his later directorial debut with Dil Chahta Hai, as he now promotes the upcoming film 120 Bahadur releasing November 21.