Swades actor Gayatri Joshi and husband Vikas Oberoi involved in car accident in Italy; Swiss couple dead

Actor Gayatri Joshi, who was seen in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Swades (2004), met with a car accident while travelling in Italy with her husband Vikas Oberoi.

As per an ANI report, the incident occurred during the Sardinia Supercar Tour, which features a luxury car parade from Teulada to Olbia. Gayatri and her husband were driving their Lamborghini when the luxury car collided with a Ferrari and a camper van. The Ferrari then caught fire, killing the passengers, Melissa Krautli, 63, and Markus Krautli, 67. The couple was originally from Switzerland.

As per Vikas Oberoi’s manager, Vikas and Gayatri are doing fine.

Gayatri, who was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra, began her career as a video jockey. She departed after that to go after her goal of becoming the Femina India beauty pageant winner. She represented India at Miss International 2000 after winning the Femina Miss India International title in 2000. She starred in Ashutosh Gowariker’s directorial 2004 movie Swades, which is about an NRI NASA engineer who returns to India. The movie received positive reviews, and Gayatri was praised for her "mature" portrayal.

In 2005, she tied the knot with businessman Vikas Oberoi. She has also worked as an advertising model and appeared in a number of music videos, including ‘Hans Raj Hans’, ‘Jhanjaria’ and ‘Kaghaz Ki Kashti’ by Jagjit Singh.

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