"Injured on the set today (Tuesday). Lucky escape but hate it when shoot stalls because of me. Crap. Last 4 days of 'Saala Khadoos'," he tweeted.
He will be seen as a retired boxer-turned-coach in the Tamil-Hindi bilingual, which is being directed by Sudha Kongara, former associate of filmmaker Mani Ratnam.
The film is titled 'Irrudhi Suttru' in Tamil and 'Saala Khadoos' in Hindi.
The 44-year-old is known for his roles in films such as 'Rang De Basanti' and 'Tanu Weds Manu'.