It was an emotional run: Siddhant Karnick on biking after knee replacement
India, Oct. 28 -- Actor Siddhant Karnick, 43, known for his performance in Animal (2023), recently took on a 2,000-kilometre motorcycle expedition from Singapore to Malaysia with his elder brother, an IT professional and fellow biking enthusiast, Kashish Karnick. What made the ride special was that it marked his first major biking trip since a severe accident last year that required surgery and a titanium knee replacement.
"For me, it was more of an emotional run. First, it was my first after my accident last year, and after ages I went out on such a trip with my elder brother," he says.
The trip came about when Siddhant visited Singapore for his sister-in-law's fashion exhibition. His brother was preparing to sell one of his motorcycles when he offered the actor an opportunity he could not refuse.
The brothers rode through the heritage city of Malacca before heading to the tea plantations of Cameron Highlands. Crossing the border into Malaysia proved to be an experience in itself. "Usually, crossing international borders takes hours. Here, on a motorcycle, I kept my helmet on, went through the scanner, and was cleared within a span of six minutes! It took me longer to take off my helmet than it did to cross into Malaysia," he recalls.
Despite his knee implant, Siddhant did not let the accident hold him back. "I just didn't think on those lines at all except that my metal knee implant beeped at checkpoints," he ends....
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