Arjun Bijlani Meets With Car Accident During Chumbak Promotions, Actor Is Safe

By Aditi Verma Published: Aug 21, Friday, 2026, 13:14 [IST]

Arjun Bijlani (Television actor) recently had a car accident after a promotional appearance for his upcoming web series "Chumbak". He had been on the "Indian Game Show" to promote it prior to its Netflix premiere on August 28. There was no injury and Arjun and everyone travelling in the car are safe.

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The accident happened shortly after Arjun finished his promotional appearance. He was busy with the promotional schedule of "Chumbak" as the show's OTT release is on the way. It was a surprise to people with whom he was associated and his fans, but no serious injury was done. Arjun is doing well and is focused on the release.

Arjun Bijlani is known for years on Indian television with his various popular shows and his latest project "Chumbak" is just the latest addition to his impressive repertoire. He will be doing it with such a large ensemble cast. Comedy, family drama and the usual chaos of neighbourhood life will be the themes for it.

The show is based in the fictional Chumbak Colony and the five eccentric families in question are all connected in their lives through day-to-day interactions. So there will be some funny things to be found in the show, family conflicts, friends and the sort of crazy neighbourhood interactions that many people will know. Rather than a lot of families as a whole it is about a couple of families that live very close to one another.

Besides Arjun Bijlani, other stars in the cast include Neena Gupta, Deven Bhojani, Helly Shah, Manasi Parekh, Sumeet Vyas, Sandeepa Dhar, Sumeet Raghavan, Amyra Dastur, Delnaaz Irani and Anant V Joshi. There is a big ensemble aspect to the project and different characters are expected to bring their own personalities and conflicts into the neighbourhood.

The series comes from the creative team associated with the popular family-oriented comedy and drama. JD Majethia is the showrunner, writer and director, and Aatish Kapadia is involved with the project as producer. The creators have described "Chumbak" as a celebration of the nostalgic neighbourhood culture where people knew one another very intimately and neighbours often became an extended family.

JD Majethia and Aatish Kapadia said in a statement about the show that it was built around the idea of celebrating the chaos and warmth of neighbourhoods. The idea is to capture the world so far where people can drop by each other’s homes without formal invitations and conflict is often not so serious, and it becomes a matter of being in a humorous situation.

Arjun has the accident at a very important time in his promotional activity for *Chumbak*. In the days before the show’s premiere he will continue to speak to the audience and talk about the new project. But for his fans, the accident will be another relief as news of the accident is going to be circulated.

The actor’s new series has already piqued viewers’ interest thanks to its ensemble cast and humorous tone of community life. "Chumbak" will be premiered on Netflix on August 28, giving viewers an opportunity to see Arjun Bijlani in a new family-oriented setting.

The good news is that Arjun Bijlani is safe and has not been injured in the accident. As he gears up for the release of "Chumbak", fans can expect to see him back in the movie and we hope that the remainder of his promotional schedule will not be affected at all.

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