Actor Dhruva Sarja Recalls Moments IndiGo Flight Carrying Martin Crew Experienced Severe Turbulence

The Martin film crew captured footage of the tense scenario inside the airplane after it happened

The production team of the upcoming Kannada film, Martin, was in for an unpleasant experience while flying from Bengaluru to Kashmir for a shooting schedule. Due to poor weather on Monday, IndiGo aircraft 6E6125 from New Delhi to Srinagar experienced significant turbulence. At 5:25 p.m., the aircraft took off from Delhi airport and experienced turbulence due to heavy precipitation. The film crew and Kannada actor Dhruva Sarja were on board when their plane went off the runway at an airport, but they all narrowly escaped unscathed. Thankfully, everyone on the film crew made a safe landing.

In the last phases of production, the Martin film crew was taking an IndiGo flight to Srinagar for a song shoot. The pilot’s attempt to land was thwarted by bad weather, and the aircraft faced heavy turbulence, causing panic. Fortunately, the pilot was able to safely land the aircraft with prompt assistance.

The Martin film crew captured footage of the tense scenario inside the airplane after it happened. They compared the event as a reincarnation and thanked God and Lord Hanuman for keeping them safe. Dhruva Sarja also used social media to express his gratitude to his parents and his older brother for their blessings. He said that everyone onboard had a second chance at life.

Director of Martin AP Arjun spoke to News18 about their experience on board the flight. He said that as soon as they entered the Kashmir airspace, he felt the aircraft shaking terribly. “For 15 whole minutes, we thought that we were going to lose our lives,” he told News18. He called the 15 minutes one of the worst experiences of his life.

As the plane shook, people could be seen grasping their seats in another video that was posted on X.

The leader of Kashmir Seva Sangh, Baba Firdous, was also among the passengers and thereafter referred to the experience as a “new life” for himself and the other passengers.