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Shahid Kapoor had robbed a bank in Fida for his girlfriend; he had taken the responsibility of his burnt bride in Vivaah; Shaid was the man who brought Geet home in Jab We Met; He also did his best to save his twin in Kaminey. Shahid Kapoor has been called a responsible man in reel life. But the time has come when we can give him this tag in real life too. Shahid averted a major mishap on the sets of Badmaash Company when a chandelier crashed inches away from co-star Anushka Sharma.

Chandeliers have been a regular prop in Bollywood. People have periodically swung off them or the really ornate ones are used as embellishments to add to the already opulent décor. Anushka Sharma will always remember the prop with a shudder. On Sunday evening, Anushkha, who was shooting a music video for Parmeet Sethi’s Badmaash Company, escaped a chandelier catastrophe at MT Studio in Andheri (East).

Shahid and Anushka, under the supervision of choreographer Ahmed Khan, were moving towards a pre-decided spot almost underneath a huge chandelier. To everyone’s shock, the chandelier suddenly came crashing to the ground. It would have gravely injured Anushka if it hadn’t been for Shahid’s quick reflexes - he managed to push the utterly petrified Anushka out of harm’s way.

Said choreographer Ahmed Khan, “Sasha (Shahid) didn’t push Anushka away. He pulled her towards himself just in time. Anything could have happened. I hope we finish the song without any more problems.” For her part, Anushka said, “Shahid reacted very quickly. Luckily no one was injured.” But the real-life hero played down the incident. “It was nothing major,” said Shahid.

Incidentally, this is the second time within a year that Shahid has come to his leading lady’s rescue. During the shoot of Vishal Bhardwaj’s Kaminey, Priyanka Chopra was driving a scooter with Shahid as the pillion rider when she lost her balance and fell. She could have sustained a major face injury if Shahid had not buffered the fall with his hands.

“It’s what anyone would have done, given the situation,” said Shahid, hero in a true sense.