I understand that for any hero using a dupe to perform any action sequence has become a prestige issue. Earlier, there were n number of films and infact in almost every film, if a tough action sequence was planned, it is not the hero but a dupe, who is a fight master and looks more or less like a hero would perform the sequence. But, these days, thanks to all those younger lot of heroes coming up to the film industry, who believe in doing any action sequence by themselves and who consider using a dupe as a question to their talent.
This funda is okay with all those young heroes, but if the senior heroes follow the youngsters and try to imitate the younger lot, this is what happens.
Mohan lal, one such hero, who is looked up in Malayalam film industry. Thanks to the technology of dubbing the films, this actor is familiar in other South languages too. it seems, during the shoot of his forth coming film, Mohan Lal was very keen on performing a bike riding stunt on his own and despite of the fight master warning him to better use a ‘Dupe’ in this scenario, the Actor preferred to do the same on his own and as a result, he ended up encountering a small accident.
One should think of his age factor, before experimenting!