Actor Govinda suffers leg injury as his revolver misfires

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Govinda was rushed to a hospital early Tuesday morning after accidentally shooting himself in the leg.

The actor was about to leave from his Juhu residence around 4.45 am when the revolver misfired, a police official said. The actor hasn't lodged any complaint, he added.

Govinda, 60, was taken for treatment to a nearby Criticare hospital hospital and has returned to his residence, the official said.

“We had a 6 am flight to catch for a show in Kolkata and I had reached the airport. Govinda ji was about to leave his residence for the airport when this accident happened,” the actor's manager said.

“The revolver apparently fell down while being kept in the cupboard and misfire. It is due to god's grace that Govinda ji sustained only leg injury and it was nothing serious,” he said.

(with agency inputs)