Jug Jugg Jeeyo Actors Neetu Kapoor And Varun Dhawan Test Positive While Shooting

A few days back, actors Varun Dhawan, Neetu Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Kiara Advani and Prajakta Koli started shooting for their upcoming film ‘Jug Jugg Jeeyo‘. The team recently flew to Chandigarh for an outdoor stint. Ahead of Jug Jugg Jeeyo’s filming completion, actors Varun Dhawan and Neetu Kapoor have tested coronavirus positive. Along with them, the film’s director Raj Mehta has also tested COVID-19 positive.

As per reports, Jug Jugg Jeeyo’s filming has been temporarily halted until further notice. The cast and crew of the upcoming comedy film had arrived in Chandigarh in the second week of November. Apart from the virus-positive actors, Anil Kapoor and Kiara Advani had also taken the test for safety measures. However, they have been tested negative for the virus on Friday afternoon. No other crew or cast members from Jug Jugg Jeeyo’s team is known to have tested COVID positive.

Actor Varun Dhawan shared this news on his social media. He took to his Instagram handle and shared a selfie picture of him. In the caption, Varun Dhawan told his fans that he contracted the deadly virus. He also explained that even though the production team took all precautions, he couldn’t dodge the virus. Sharing the selfie picture on Instagram, Varun Dhawan 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. 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 u.” Take a look at his Instagram post.

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Actor Anil Kapoor also cleared the air by making a public statement about his health. The actor took to his Twitter handle and told his fans that he was tested negative for the virus. Check out Anil Kapoor’s Tweet below.

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 (@AnilKapoor) December 4, 2020

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