Last night Rakhi was donning a new role as her boyfriend cum Nach Baliye partner, Abhishek Awasthi, hurt himself during rehearsals. Initially the couple thought it was just a minor injury but as things got very painful for Awasthi, Rakhi decided to take her boyfriend to the hospital for a proper medical check up.

It all began when the couple was rehearsing their sequence last night. Once the technical rehearsals were over, the duo decided to practice some more in their own time and that’s when Abhishek got a severe cramp in his left leg. When we spoke to him, Awasthi was in agony and it was even difficult for him to speak to us to explain what was wrong.

“I am in a lot of pain… I am going to the doctor right now with Rakhi. I can’t even walk it’s so bad. I slipped while dancing. Rakhi is with me. I hope there is no fracture,” said Awasthi as he hung up. When we called Pratap Shetty – the duo’s choreographer – he was completely unaware of what had happened to his student.

“I am not aware of what has happened as I was busy with some other technicalities of the show. Abhishek is a very hard working guy. I hope nothing very serious has happened to him and he stays ok till the show is on,” said Pratap.

The couple has decided to take a day off today so as to give Abhishek enough time to recover from his cramp. However, a lack of rehearsal right now could have far reaching effects as the couples are expected to begin filming very soon.