Mahi Vij celebrates her birthday on All fool’s day. That’s no joke. A few days back Vij’s sari caught fire. Well, this too isn’t meant to be an April 1 joke. In fact, such freak accidents are a regular feature on the sets of Shubh Kadam, a show where Vij plays the lead.

Talking about this accident, Mahi Vij says, “This happened five days ago. In this particular sequence, Pratha finds herself in a den which is lit by diyas (oil lamps). I was wearing a silk sari. I didn’t realise when my sari got in contact with one of these burning diyas. When reality dawned upon me, all I said was fire fire! I went all cold. Luckily, our assistant director Shivendu quickly jumped to my rescue. The poor chap used his hands to extinguish the fire. In the process, he’s suffered burns. I’m grateful to him for saving my life.”

According to Vij, such freak accidents are a common feature. “These things keep happening on our sets. Last time around, a cutter stand had fallen on me. We just get up and resume with our shoot.”

Here’s wishing Vij a happy birthday in advance and hope she stay clear of any danger on 1 April. After all, if any toward incident was to happen on All fool’s day, there won’t be many takers for this tale!