Salman Yusuff Khan, dancer-turned-actor, sustained injuries to his leg and ribs after he fell from a height of 20-feet while performing at an awards function

Salman Yusuff Khan, hurt himself after he fell from a height of 20 feet while performing a stunt at the Big Star Entertainment Awards.

Salman, the winner of the debut season of Dance India Dance, now playing the lead in Remo D'Souza's upcoming movie ABCD was supposed to jump off from a wooden plank 20-ft high and join his director and Prabhu Deva onstage for the act.

However, his stunt went awry when the wooden plank he was standing on broke and he fell from the height sustaining injuries to his leg and ribs.

During rehearsals in the afternoon, Salman had brought it to the notice of the event managers that the wooden plank was weak and needed to be replaced.

The act started at 9.15 pm, he went up and was ready to jump on the dead mat. But the plank broke and he had to be rushed to Kokilaben hospital. Other celebrities including Salman Khan helped him to the ambulance.