Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi has met with an accident on Mumbai-Pune Express Highway on Saturday afternoon and reports claim that she has been critically injured.

As per the sources, her car, in which her husband and note lyricist Javed Akthar was also travelling, has dashed against a truck on the highway, towards Pune near Khalapur, which is 60 km from Mumbai. This accident happened around 3:30 pm.

The Raigad Police have even issued an official statement regarding the accident. It reads, “Shabana Azmi and her driver was injured in an accident near Khalapur on Pune-Mumbai Expressway. While they were driving from Pune to Mumbai their vehicle hit by a truck on the expressway. Javed Akhtar was also present in the car who is safe. Both the injured have been shifted to MGM Hospital.” (sic)

Also, last night only, the couple has celebrated the 75th birthday of Javed AKthar and a huge party was thrown as their house where many prominent personalities from Bollywood were present. However, it is still not known where the couple was headed.