INDIA: Kerala man tries ‘Baahubali’ stunt, gets punched in the gut by elephant

• Wannabe Baahubali tries elephant stunt, gets flung in the air

• The youth was tossed in the air and fell unconscious on the ground.

An agitated elephant flung a youth in the air after he tried to get atop its back. A video capturing the incident, shows the youth from Thodupuzha, Kerala, trying to imitate the famous 'Baahubali' scene where the actor mounts an elephant by climbing up its trunk.

However, the youth was tossed in the air and fell unconscious on the ground due to the impact. His friends who were at a distance came to his rescue.

The group of friends were on a holiday who observed the mahout was not around and offered the elephant some fruits. Though the elephant ate the fruits, it however did not seem to be interested in entertaining the boys. Mistaking the elephant to be 'friendly' one of them tried to do the 'Baahubali' stunt, according to reports in Manorama.