Nushrratt Bharuccha’s publicist says Mumbai transfer is being arranged for spine surgery

Nushrratt Bharuccha’s publicist said on October 2, 2026, that the actor suffered a fracture in her spine in an accident in Bali and remains hospitalised there under medical observation. Her team is arranging an air ambulance to bring her back to Mumbai, where the publicist said she will undergo spine surgery following doctors’ evaluation. The statement described the transfer and surgery as plans; it did not say she had already returned to Mumbai or undergone an operation.

What the publicist said about the injury

According to the statement, Bharuccha was in Bali for a trip combining work and a holiday when the accident happened. The publicist identified the injury as a spinal fracture and said she was receiving care at a hospital in Bali. The statement did not describe how the accident occurred, identify the part of her spine affected or give further details about the fracture. Those points remain outside the medical update her team has made public.

The publicist said doctors had evaluated Bharuccha and that spine surgery was planned after further assessment. The statement did not identify the procedure, the hospital expected to perform it or a date for surgery. It also did not provide a separate account from a treating doctor. The information about her injury and treatment comes from the publicist’s statement, rather than a publicly released medical report.

Has she returned to Mumbai?

No return was announced in the publicist’s update. The statement said arrangements were being made to transport Bharuccha from Bali to Mumbai by air ambulance. It placed her in a Bali hospital at the time of the update and described Mumbai as the destination for the planned surgery. It gave no departure or arrival time and did not say when she might be cleared to travel.

That distinction matters because the statement covers both her current care and the next intended steps. Hospitalisation and medical observation in Bali were presented as her situation at the time; the flight and treatment in Mumbai were described as forthcoming. The publicist did not announce that the transport had been completed. A planned air-ambulance transfer should not be read as confirmation that Bharuccha is already receiving care in Mumbai.

What the statement says about recovery and work

The publicist said Bharuccha would need time to rest and recover given the injury and planned surgery. The statement added that her work commitments over the next few weeks were likely to be affected. It did not announce specific cancellations, identify projects whose schedules had changed or give a date for her return to work. Nor did it offer a prognosis for her recovery or describe any lasting effects of the injury.

Her team said its immediate priority was ensuring that she receives the medical care she needs. It asked people to respect Bharuccha’s privacy while she focuses on treatment and recovery, thanked them for their concern and said it would share further updates when appropriate. Until then, the publicist’s account establishes the reported fracture, her hospitalisation in Bali and the plan for transfer and surgery—not the outcome of either planned step.