Namish Taneja's brand new car catches fire!!

Namish Taneja recently purchased his dream car, a brand new Chevrolet Cruze and to his utter shock, the car went up in flames just two days later.

Reveals Namish, "This incident happened a week ago. Right after 2 days of purchasing the car. I was in the car when suddenly black carbon smoke started coming out of the AC duct and I started to suffocate. The car's lock system malfunctioned and I could not open the car doors or the sunroof. The locks and the meter started going up and down, just like they show in the movies. I then took out the neck support when the lock suddenly came up and jumped out of the car. Then I opened the bonnet to take stock of the fire and saw that it was a huge one. I took off the shirt that I was wearing and tried to put it off but the shirt  got burnt. Then I used mud and managed to put off the fire."

He continued, "I had a very important sequence to shoot that day. I had to propose Ragini (Tejaswi Prakash Wayangankar) and I did not want to lower anyone's spirit on the sets. So I kept the whole incident to myself. I just called one of the production guys and he came to pick me up. Luckily, my car malfunctioned 1 km away from our set so no time got wasted. After my shoot was completed, only then did I share my bad experience with the others. They all praised me for my peace of mind and my patience."

Is he planning to take up this issue with the car company legally? "No. I spoke to the company and what they told me was that a rat bit off a few wires and that is how the whole incident took place. It is also that until a year and half of purchasing, the company will be paying for any repairs. So everything is sorted."

The actor's car is now back from repairs and he has also been driving it. Doesn't he feel a little bit skeptical? He replied, "Yes. I do feel a bit scared. But now, I have kept all safety measures in my car - water bottles, I even ordered a car fire extinguisher and I also carry a hammer in my car now."   

Looks like Namish is a staunch believer of the famous idiom 'Better safe than Sorry'.  

On the work front, things are looking up for the handsome actor. His show Swaragini is doing really well and the actor has also been approached for Jhalak Dikhla Jaa's upcoming season. The actor says, " I have pretty much, covered everything in Swaragini. I have played a die-hard romantic, vengeful lover, flirt and all of it. As for Jhalak, Namish said, "Talks are on and nothing has been confirmed yet. I would love to do Jhalak. I am a dancer, and which passionate dancer wouldn't want to grab an opportunity like that?" 

The current track of the hit Colors drama is focusing on the happy married life of both Lakshya-Ragini and (Helly Shah) Swara-Sanskaar (Varun Kapoor). Will there be any honeymoon sequence coming up on the show? Namish said, "Maybe. We are not yet aware of any such track as of now."

We wish Namish All the Best for his future ventures.