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Rashmika Mandanna Takes Six Weeks Off After On-Set Hip Injury

Pushpa star pauses her packed slate to recover from a painful hip injury sustained mid-shoot.

Rashmika Mandanna photographed at a recent event
Photo: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Ouch. Reports doing the rounds suggest Rashmika Mandanna picked up a hip injury while working on one of her film shoots recently. The actress, coming off the massive success of Pushpa and Animal, was apparently advised by medical professionals to take six solid weeks off the sets while she recovers and heals up properly.

According to industry chatter, the injury occurred mid-production on multiple projects that Rashmika is currently juggling. Both Mysaa and Ranabali are reportedly affected by her recovery timeline. For any actress, especially one in Rashmika’s notoriously high-octane film cycle, losing even a week to injury is a setback. Six weeks? That’s a whole ordeal on the production front.

Six weeks in Bollywood time feels like an eternity when you’re used to going from one film set to another without missing a beat. But Rashmika’s got the star power and devoted fan base to weather this downtime. Her admirers are already flooding social media with well-wishes, hoping for a speedy recovery. Here’s banking on her bouncing back to the sets with the same fiery energy she brings to every project.

Our cameras and sources are locked on Rashmika’s recovery. We’ll keep you posted on every development.

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Photo: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)