New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS): Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who received six stitches above his right eye earlier this month after an accident on a movie set, has now injured his left finger - during shooting for the same film.

"...I fractured my finger. It's what I would like to call a sympathy wound," Abhishek posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Last time he got injured on the sets of "Bol Bachchan" in Jaipur and this time it happened when the 35-year-old was returning to his hotel room after shooting for the Rohit Shetty film.

Abhishek's father, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who suffered a hairline rib fracture on the sets of "Department", tweeted: "My hairline fracture on rib has a companion - Mr Abhishek Bachchan. He has had a hairline fracture on his finger on shoot in Jaipur for 'Bol Bachchan'."

"Was on his way to the hotel after pack up and the crew playing cricket hit a ball in his direction, which he tried to prevent from hitting his face and damaged his finger. Its got a fracture and he is in a splint and bandage, but operational !!" further added the 68-year-old.