Jug Jugg Jeeyo actors Neetu Kapoor and Varun Dhawan have tested positive for the coronavirus. While Neetu returned to Mumbai in an air ambulance, Varun is quarantining in Chandigarh.
Veteran actor Neetu Kapoor and actor Varun Dhawan on Friday tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh. The two Bollywood actors, along with Anil Kapoor and Kiara Advani, were shooting for their upcoming movie, Jug Jugg Jeeyo in the city.
JUG JUGG JEEYO SHOOT STOPPED
According to a source close to the family, Neetu, 62, has returned to Mumbai after her actor-son Ranbir Kapoor made necessary arrangements. “She tested positive for COVID-19 today. So, Ranbir organized the air ambulance for her, to get her back. If she’s here, she will get proper hospitalization and isolation otherwise she was alone in Chandigarh,” the source said.
Dhawan and the film’s director Raj Mehta, who has also contracted the novel virus, have decided to quarantine in Chandigarh. “Varun and even the director have tested positive, though both of them have decided to stay there,” the source added.
Dhawan announced this through an Instagram post, he wrote: “So as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19. All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not covid-19.” The actor asked his fans to be “extra careful” and added, “So please be extra careful I believe I could have been more careful. I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time. Thank you.”
The actor had initially posted a picture collage along with his friends and had captioned it: “Vitamin Friends.” However, he shared a new post with the same text
Anil Kapoor who is also a part of Jug Jugg Jeeyo took to Twitter and denied the rumours that he has also tested positive for coronavirus.
ANIL KAPOOR IS COVID NEGATIVE
“In the interest of putting any rumours to rest, I have tested negative for COVID-19. Thank you all for your concern and good wishes,” Anil Kapoor tweeted. A source close to the film said Advani also has tested negative for COVID-19. The cast and crew had undergone a test before starting the film last month. However, none of the other actors have released a statement about their health.
The cast and crew had undergone a test before starting the film shoot last month. In November, Neetu Kapoor had posted on Instagram that the cast is “COVID tested and safe” ahead of the filming start. Jug Jugg Jeeyo, backed by filmmaker Karan Johar, marks the return of Neetu Kapoor on the big screen.