‘Swades’ actor Gayatri Joshi and husband Vikas Oberoi meet with car accident; escape unhurt

‘Swades’ actor Gayatri Joshi and her husband, businessman Vikas Oberoi recently met with an accident in Italy. It was reportedly a multiple-car collision in Sardinia and a Swiss couple travelling in a Ferrari died when the high-end vehicle caught fire.

Gayatri confirmed the news to Free Press Journal and said that she and her husband were doing ‘absolutely fine’.

The portal reported Gayatri as saying, ‘Vikas and I are in Italy. We met with an accident here.. With gods grace, we both are absolutely fine.’

A video of the tragic accident has surfaced online.

Bollywood Actress Gayatri Joshi & Her Husband Vikas Oberoi Meet With Tragic Car Accident In #Italy.

Swades Film actress #GayatriJoshi and Her husband were on Vacation in Italy, Gayatri and Her husband are fine.#Caraccident pic.twitter.com/zkWxbgFusr

— Afroz Alam (@AfrozJournalist) October 4, 2023

How the collision took place

According to Free Press Journal, the collision took place when a Lamborghini and the couple's Ferrari tried to overtake a camper van at the same time. The Ferrari caught fire and overturned the van. The incident is said to have taken place during the Sardinia Supercar Tour as part of which luxury cars parade from Teulada to Olbia.

For the unversed, before making her acting debut, Gayatri Joshi won the Femina Miss India International in 2000. The 2004 film ‘Swades’ marked her Bollywood debut in which she starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Her role as Geeta in the critically acclaimed Ashutosh Gowariker film was widely praised. She won quite a few awards for her debut, but she left the industry soon after.

Marriage

She tied the knot with businessman Vikas Oberoi in 2005 and the couple have two kids.

Gayatri Joshi is sometimes spotted in Mumbai.

In 2022, Gayatri and her husband were seen on a get-together with Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan.

In 2019, Gayatri made headlines for losing 40000 in a credit card fraud.

‘Prima facie, it seems to be a case of card cloning. The complainant has claimed that someone stole her card details and duplicated it later to withdraw money,’ a police officer had told Hindustan Times.

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