The coronavirus pandemic seems to have hit the Hindi film industry hard with actors Katrina Kaif Akshay Kumar, Vicky Kaushal and Bhumi Pednekar among the growing number of Bollywood celebrities to have tested positive for Covid-19.
Actor Katrina Kaif on Tuesday said she has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under home quarantine.
Nikita Dutta, known for her role as Suman in Ek Duje Ke Vaaste and Kabir Singh, has been under home quarantine after testing positive and her mother also fell sick.
Actor Nagma have also tested positive for COVID-19. She took to her social media handle to inform about the same and said that she is under home quarantine. Nagma had taken the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination on April 2.
Akshay Kumar, who was one of the first actors to resume film shootings, on Sunday announced that he had tested positive for the virus.
Actor Katrina Kaif on Tuesday said she has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under home quarantine.
Nikita Dutta, known for her role as Suman in Ek Duje Ke Vaaste and Kabir Singh, has been under home quarantine after testing positive and her mother also fell sick.
Actor Nagma have also tested positive for COVID-19. She took to her social media handle to inform about the same and said that she is under home quarantine. Nagma had taken the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination on April 2.
Akshay Kumar, who was one of the first actors to resume film shootings, on Sunday announced that he had tested positive for the virus.
The 53-year-old actor has been filming back-to-back projects, but contracted the virus five days after starting the production on his action adventure movie “Ram Setu” here.
Not just Kumar, as many as 45 members of the film’s crew have also tested positive.
In a statement on Monday, Kumar said he has been admitted to a city hospital as a precautionary measure.
“Thank you everyone for all your warm wishes and prayers, they seem to be working. I am doing fine, but as a precautionary measure under medical advice, I have been hospitalised. I hope to be back home soon. Take care,” he tweeted.
BN Tiwari, President, Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), said a crew of nearly 100 was set to begin filming in Madh Island from April 5 but when the mandatory Covid-19 tests were done, 40 junior artistes tested positive.
“They all have been quarantined after testing positive. Out of those, 40 were junior artistes while the rest were Akshay’s make up team, their assistants. Now the shooting has been halted indefinitely,” Tiwari told PTI. Hours after it was announced that shooting on “Ram Setu” has been put on hold, actor Bhumi Pednekar took to Instagram to share that she has also tested positive for the virus. “I have tested positive for Covid-19. As of today, I have mild symptoms, but am feeling ok and have isolated myself,” she wrote on Instagram.AGENCIES
