In a shocking turn of events, Swades fame Gayatri Joshi and her husband Vikas Oberoi reportedly met with an accident while in Itlay. It even left a senior couple dead. Gayatri confirmed to Free Press Journal that she and her husband were doing “absolutely fine” after the tragic accident.
The latest reports suggest that there was a multiple-car collision in Sardinia and a Swiss couple travelling in a Ferrari died when the high-end vehicle caught fire.
“Vikas and I are in Italy. We met with an accident here.. With gods grace, we both are absolutely fine,” a Free Press Journal quoted Gayatri as saying.
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The portal also reported that the collision occurred when a Lamborghini and the couple's Ferrari tried to overtake a camper van at the same time, resulting in the Ferrari catching fire and overturning of the van. The accident is reported to have taken place during the Sardinia Supercar Tour as part of which luxury cars parade from Teulada to Olbia and it is believed to have been recorded in a video that surfaced online.
For those unaware, Gayatri won the Femina Miss India International in 2000 and made her acting debut with 2004 film Swades. She starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan as Geeta in the critically-acclaimed Ashutosh Gowariker film.
However, despite garnering several accolades for her debut, she left the industry soon after. She tied the knot with businessman Vikas Oberoi in 2005 and the couple have two kids.
In 2019, Gayatri had made headlines for losing 40000 in a credit card fraud.
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