Swades fame Gayatri Joshi, husband Vikas Oberoi survive a horrific car accident in Italy

Gayatri Joshi, who is well-known for her role in Shah Rukh Khan’s Swades, escaped a fatal car accident in Italy. The actress was accompanied by her husband Vikas Oberoi when multiple cars collided during the Sardinia Supercar Tour as part of which luxury cars paraded from Teulada to Olbia. While Gayatri and Vivek are absolutely fine, an elderly Swiss couple died in this major car accident.

Gayatri confirmed the news of the accident to the Free Press Journal. She was quoted saying, “Vikas and I are in Italy. We met with an accident here… With God's grace, we both are absolutely fine,” The accident is believed to have been recorded in a video that has surfaced online. It allegedly shows a collision that took place when a Lamborghini and the Swiss couple’s Ferrari tried to overtake a camper van at the same time. The collision resulted in the van overturning and the Ferrari catching fire, leading to the loss of the lives of an elderly couple inside.

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Gayatri is known to have won Femina Miss India International in 2000. She made her entry in Bollywood with Ashutosh Gowariker’s Swade in 2004. She featured alongside Shah Rukh Khan as Geeta in the critically acclaimed movie. The actress made an abrupt exit from movies despite earning appreciation for her performance. In 2005, she got married to businessman Vikas Oberoi. The couple has two sons- Vihaan Oberoi and Yuvaan.

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In 2019, the actress grabbed headlines for losing 40000 in a credit card fraud, which allegedly was a case of card cloning. Meanwhile, Gayatri has left Bollywood, however, she still has close ties with several celebrities in the industry. She often hangs out with Hrithik, Sussanne Khan, Sonali Bendre and her husband Goldie Behl. She was recently spotted with Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan’s kids in the city.