 His career had started to suffer when he was bedridden for five years due to a broken vertebra from helicopter fall while doing his own stunt on the set of the film "Maseeha" in 2002.After a hiatus he returned to acting appearing in the Bengali film "Agnipath" in 2005 which flopped.After several flops, he attempted a comeback in 2009 with his role as Salman Khan's friend in "Wanted" which was a blockbuster hit.