In a heartfelt throwback interview, the late actor Inder Kumar shared the painful story of a horrific accident he endured while filming Maseeha. During a stunt, he tragically fell from a helicopter, resulting in a long recovery period that left him bedridden for five years. Maseeha, released in 2002, also featured a talented cast including Suniel Shetty, Namrata Shirodkar, Mukesh Rishi, Rajpal Yadav, and others. Along with discussing the accident, Inder also reflected on the box office failure of his film Ghoonghat, opening up about how it affected him both professionally and personally. #inderkumar #salmankhan #inderkumarsongs #lehrenpodcast
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00:00Because I was flying in the air for 2-3 seconds
00:05and when I fell on the ground,
00:08the sound of a bang was there for the rest of my life.
00:12I believe in this and I respect Akshay for this.
00:15Whatever he does, he does it like a real hero.
00:18You want to call yourself a hero.
00:20You want people to call you a hero.
00:22So at least do something like a hero.
00:25All the people who came to meet me in my bad times,
00:28the people who supported me,
00:30they didn't let me feel that I have lost everything.
00:34I would like to thank Mr. Nana Patekar.
00:36Without knowing him, I had never met him.
00:39Without knowing him, he helped me so much
00:42that no one can do it for anyone.
00:45Inder, till now you have 3 films in your account.
00:48A super hit, an average and a super flop.
00:51Where do you get your career from this?
00:55Sir, I didn't get a super hit because of me.
00:59I didn't get a super flop because of me.
01:01So I think that as an actor,
01:04you can say something to me.
01:06That you are bad, you are this, you are that.
01:09But whether the film runs or not,
01:11it can only affect an actor so much
01:14that the people you love become less
01:17and if it hits, the people you love become more.
01:19But if the actor is good and there is an actor,
01:22then it doesn't affect him much.
01:24If Ghoonghat was a hit,
01:26then the producers would have lined up.
01:28Today, Ghoonghat has flopped.
01:30So the producers who had lined up,
01:32couldn't be found.
01:33Sir, if Ghoonghat had hit,
01:35it could also have been that
01:36despite Ghoonghat being a hit,
01:37I wouldn't have got the credit.
01:39I wouldn't have got that many films.
01:40When a film is a hit, everyone gets it.
01:43Whether it is a heroine-based film or a hero-based film.
01:46Or whatever it is, but the credit goes to the hero.
01:49Sir, it is true that when a film runs,
01:51the hero gets a lot of credit.
01:53And I also get a lot of credit.
01:55But I had some problems in life.
02:00I had an accident during the release of Ghoonghat.
02:03There were a lot of films that I was going to get.
02:05If I had tried, I would have got the films that I was going to get.
02:10But because of my accident,
02:11all those films were lost.
02:13And when Ghoonghat was washed out,
02:16then it had an even bigger effect.
02:18But I don't think so that
02:20it will cause any loss or benefit to my career.
02:23On one hand, your Ghoonghat didn't run.
02:25On the other hand, you had an accident.
02:27What was the attitude of the producers towards you?
02:30As it is said that everyone races on a moving horse.
02:34Sir, as far as you have been with me,
02:38as far as you have been with me,
02:40all those people who came to meet me in my bad time,
02:44or those who supported me,
02:46they didn't let me feel that I have lost everything.
02:51They made me realize that there is still a chance.
02:53You just get well.
02:54And you can make it.
02:56So there is a feeling in my heart that yes,
02:58there are some people.
02:59I am not saying that everyone is there.
03:01It is 100% that in this bad time,
03:03everyone doesn't support you.
03:05Most of the people leave.
03:08But there are some people who still support you.
03:10Now that you have recovered, how are you being welcomed?
03:13Sir, now that I am getting well,
03:16and I have recovered,
03:17although I can say that I am fine today
03:19because I am starting the shooting.
03:21So welcome is such that
03:23people had hope that this boy will come back.
03:26It doesn't feel like,
03:27Oh my God, you are back.
03:28There is nothing like that.
03:29It's like, come here.
03:30Like you used to meet me normally.
03:32Today you are meeting me with a little more love
03:33because I am coming after a long time.
03:35People had asked you
03:37that when you were falling down,
03:39how were you feeling?
03:43A lot of people asked me
03:45that when you were falling down,
03:47how were you feeling?
03:49I said that
03:51I felt something that you can never feel.
03:54That's what I felt.
03:56Because I was flying in the air
03:58for 2 seconds or 3 seconds.
04:00And after flying,
04:02when I fell on the ground,
04:04the sound of a bang
04:06will always be there in life.
04:08So it's beautiful.
04:10Would you like to complete the scene
04:12that is incomplete because of the accident?
04:15Definitely I will do it.
04:17Definitely.
04:18Because the scene is not complete.
04:19The scene is not complete today.
04:20It is still left.
04:21And sir, you tell me one thing
04:23that that scene is so important
04:25that if I leave it after so much has happened,
04:28then what happened?
04:29Do you have the strength to climb up again?
04:33I have 100 percent.
04:34If God is with me,
04:35I will definitely climb up.
04:36You had said that
04:37many people can be ruined
04:39because of your accident.
04:40Has it happened?
04:41Look sir,
04:42if many people can be ruined
04:44because of my accident,
04:45then many people can be saved
04:46by my stunt.
04:47It's not that I am doing all this for myself.
04:49I won't get all the credit alone.
04:51Only I won't be satisfied alone.
04:53It is possible that my film will run.
04:56I don't believe that on a stunt,
04:58I completely believe that
05:00a film never runs on a stunt.
05:02But yes, there is something.
05:04You have to do something new for the audience.
05:06The scene that you were giving,
05:08from whom were you inspired?
05:10From Akshay Kumar?
05:11I will never say that I was inspired by Akshay
05:13for this scene.
05:14But yes, one thing was necessary
05:16that I believe in this thing
05:18and I respect Akshay for this
05:20that whatever he does,
05:21he does it like a real hero.
05:23You want to call yourself a hero.
05:25You want people to call you a hero.
05:27So do something like this
05:29or at least do something like a hero.
05:31So it's like very normal.
05:33When you are asking
05:35that you call me a hero,
05:37you love me,
05:39you should have that strength,
05:41you should have that courage
05:43that yes, I can work like a hero.
05:45So I always respect Akshay for this
05:47and I always,
05:49I don't mind.
05:51I will get well very soon.
05:53And I will definitely do all these things again.
05:56When you were in the hospital,
05:58many people helped you.
06:00Who all would you like to credit?
06:03I would like to credit Praveen ji, Praveen Shah.
06:09After that, I would like to say to Nana ji,
06:12Nana Patekar sir,
06:14who without knowing me,
06:16I never met him,
06:18he helped me so much
06:20that no one can do it for anyone.
06:22He helped me a lot.
06:24He helped me in every way.
06:26And all my friends,
06:28all my producers,
06:30I would like to thank all of them
06:32because they never let me feel
06:34that Inder,
06:36we are not with you.
06:38They always made me realize
06:40that we are with you, you just get up
06:42and we are with you.
06:44So it was ultimate.
06:46And last and,
06:48I want to really thank my family,
06:50my mother, my brother,
06:52everyone in my entire family
06:54who always
06:56stood by my side
06:58and always told me
07:00that it's just a matter of 2 days,
07:02you will get up now.
07:04And it was great.
07:06Thank you, Inder.
07:08Thank you very much.