Rajesh Sharma Hospitalised After Suspected Insect Bite on Prabhas' Fauji Set; AICWA Demands Probe
Actor Rajesh Sharma was hospitalised in Kolkata after a suspected poisonous insect bite during the shoot of Prabhas' film Fauji at Hyderabad's Ramoji Film City. Initially dismissing the bite, Sharma's condition worsened with severe leg pain, fever, and infection spreading from his toes to his knee. He remains under close medical observation and is not yet out of danger. The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has demanded a high-level investigation into workplace safety and emergency response on the film set, questioning the delay in medical care and calling for producer accountability. Meanwhile, the film's team has denied knowledge of any on-set incident. Actor Akshay Kumar and others have expressed concern and wished Sharma a speedy recovery.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 11%, Centre 87%, Right 2%). Overall sentiment is neutral (51/100). Lens Score 37/100.
Outlets measured: english, oneindia, republicworld, indiatvnews, zeenews, wion, english, wion, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 15 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment ranged widely across outlets — from 30/100 to 75/100 — a sign the coverage itself was contested, not just reported.
Coverage timeline
ndtv broke this story on 9 Jul, 06:40 pm. Other outlets followed.