Last Updated:December 28, 2025, 19:54 IST

Director Sajid Khan fractured his foot in an on-set accident, underwent successful surgery, and is now recovering well, confirmed sister Farah Khan.

Director Sajid Khan fractured his foot in an on-set accident.

Director Sajid Khan reportedly met with an accident on Saturday while he was shooting, and fractured his foot. As per a report in Hindustan Times, Sajid was on the sets of Ektaa Kapoor’s production when the accident occurred. Following that, he underwent surgery and is now fine.

As per the portal, Khan’s sister and ace filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan confirmed the news and revealed that the surgery was successful. “The surgery is done, he is absolutely fine now,” Farah said while confirming that he is recovering well.

Sajid Khan recently celebrated his 55th birthday last month. The ace filmmaker, who is planning to make his comeback as a director after a long hiatus, celebrated his special day in the presence of close friends and family members. Taking to her Instagram handle, Farah Khan shared a video in which Sajid Khan is seen cutting the cake while his friends sing for him. Farah Khan, who is seen shooting the video, wrote, “Happy birthday @aslisajidkhan… may your year be full of friends who love you and are always there for you. Love you.”

Sajid Khan Feels Anyone Can Do a Film Now

In a candid chat with Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa on their YouTube channel Bharti TV, Sajid opened up about how the idea of a “hero” has pretty much faded from Hindi films. He said it like it is: “Hero bahut kam bache hain apne paas. There are no heroes in today’s time. There are leads.” For him, the actors we used to admire, the ones who carried a certain weight, style, and responsibility on screen, have now been replaced by just actors doing lead roles.

Sajid Khan took a trip down memory lane as he spoke about how things have changed in the film industry. He pointed out that back in the day, actors didn’t need six-pack abs or gym-built bodies to leave an impression. Stars like Vinod Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan, he said, weren’t ripped, but their expressions, that fire in their eyes, did all the talking.

He credited Salman Khan for kickstarting the gym craze in Bollywood after Maine Pyaar Kiya, calling it the point where having a sculpted body became the new norm. But Sajid made it clear that muscles alone don’t define a hero. What really matters, he said, is the intensity in an actor’s eyes.