Popular Kannada actor Diganth Manchale, who injured his back during a family vacation in Goa, is now in stable condition. Family sources said the actor was airlifted from the coastal state after he felt numbness in his fingers.
Digant sustained an injury late on Monday evening, and was first admitted to Manipal Hospital in Goa, but later shifted to Bengaluru by air for further treatment. Dr Shankar BC, Head of Medical Services Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, said in a statement, “Digant had suffered a ‘sport injury’ and is undergoing a detailed evaluation before the surgical procedure.”
Sources close to the actor revealed that Diganth was on a trampoline and was trying to do a backflip. He is said to have hurt his back in the process. A family member told News18 that her fall shook the cervical vertebrae and that she needed immediate specialized medical attention.
A fitness freak and an adventure junkie, Diganth is often seen indulging in adventure sports like rock climbing, cycling, surfing, scuba diving etc. However, one of Diganth’s signature moves has been the back flip which is often seen in his social media reels.
A close friend of the actor said, “He does the back flip very well and it is something we are all jealous of.” “It was an incident that could have caused this injury”, said the friend.
This is not the first time that Digant has suffered a major injury. In 2016, he was filming for himself Bollywood Film Ticket to Bollywood, when the scene required his co-star Amyra Dastur to throw a stiletto at him. The heel hit his eye and damaged his cornea, and while the injury was not life-threatening, he underwent several surgeries abroad to repair his retina and lens, and it took several months to recover.
After debuting in the Kannada film industry in 2006 with the film Miss California, it was her character (Doodhapeda) in the blockbuster hit “Galipata” that stole the hearts of Kannada people. He also acted in the sequel of Galipatta.
Awarded South Indian Cinema’s ‘Best Romantic Star’ by Sima in 2013, Diganth acted in several popular films such as Panchrangi, Lifu Ishtane and Parijat. She entered Bollywood with “Wedding Pulao” in 2015 and starred in Ticket to Bollywood the following year.
Married to another popular actor Aindrita Ray, Diganth was vacationing with his family when the incident happened in Goa.
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