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Yesterday on July 11, the Bachchan's household came under the scanner after Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan tested positive for the Coronavirus. Both took to their respective social media handles and confirmed the news and have been admitted to the Nanavati hospital in Mumbai. ## Now, the latest reports have confirmed that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan who stay in the same house have also been tested positive while Big B's wife Jaya Bachchan confirmed negative. ## 4 out of entire #bachchanfamily tested positive for the #COVID19 while rest including Big B's daughter Sweta Nanda and her kids tested negative!Positive 👇#AmitabhBachcan#AradhyaBachchan #AbhishekBachchan #AishwaryaRaiBachchan https://t.co/SKmNNGXHcA— Sacnilk Entertainment (@SacnilkEntmt) July 12, 2020 ## Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has also confirmed that Big B's daughter Shweta Nanda who was also staying with Bachchan family along with her kids, Agastya Nanda (Son) and Navya Naveli (Daughter) have tested negative for the virus. ## Stay tuned...

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The Indian Film & Television Directors' Association has issued a press release on Sunday, July 12 stating to the entertainment fraternity including directors, workers, producers, and others to be extra careful while working on sets due to the coronavirus pandemic. ## The press release came after the megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan and Anupam Kher's family including his mother, and brother tested positive for the COVID-19. ## The statement read, "IFTDA is deeply concerned towards Shree Amitabh Bachchan, Shree Abhishek Bachchan, Shree Anupam Kher's family members having tested Corona positive. ## We on behalf of Indian Film & Television Directors' Association pray to the almighty for their speedy recovery. May God bless them with strength and energy to overcome this crisis!## In the recent spurt of Coronavirus, we strongly appeal to our fraternity to be extra cautious and take full precautions while working on set, post-production studious.## Life of every artist, technician, and worker is very important. Stay safe and take care of your family members", Ashoke Pandit, president of IFTDA. ## IMPORTANT... #IFTDA - film and TV directors' association - appeals to all directors, workers, everyone in the fraternity to be extra cautious on set and post-production studios. #COVID19 #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/HAdwvU4vHl— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 12, 2020 ## Yesterday (July 11), Amitabh Bachchan was taken to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai where he was tested for the COVID-19 and his results came positive. His family members and staff also undergone for the coronavirus test in which Abhishek came positive while the rest of his family tested negative. ## A day after, Anupam Kher took to social media and confirmed that his mother, brother, bhabhi, and niece all have tested positive for COVID-19 while his test came negative. However, for safety precautions, he has self-isolated himself. ## Stay tuned...

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The megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan on Saturday (July 11) tested positive for the COVID-19. Before Abhishek found positive for the coronavirus, Amitabh Bachchan was admitted to the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai where he was tested for the coronavirus and it came positive. However, both are showing mild symptoms and have been kept in the isolation wards. ## Soon after news of both of them being found positive for the Covid-19 broke out, the film fraternity took to social media and wished both a speedy recovery. ## Dear Sir, Praying for speedy recovery.— Mohanlal (@Mohanlal) July 11, 2020 ## Get well soon sir— Mammootty (@mammukka) July 11, 2020 ## Get well soon sir ! Wishing you a speedy recovery...— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) July 11, 2020 ## Get well soon sir, my sincere prayers for your speedy recovery— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) July 11, 2020 ## Get well soon sir. Prayers for your speedy recovery!!— Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) July 11, 2020 ## Get well soon Sir! Prayers for your speedy recovery 🙏🏼— Harshdeep Kaur (@HarshdeepKaur) July 11, 2020 ## Get well soon sir!! A billion plus prayers are with you for your speedy and strong recovery 🙏Only love ❤️— Rahul Dev (@RahulDevRising) July 11, 2020 ## Get well soon Amit Ji.— Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) July 11, 2020 ## आपके शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की प्रार्थना सर 🙏🏾।— पंकज त्रिपाठी (@TripathiiPankaj) July 11, 2020 ## Get well soon sir ! Wishing and praying for your speedy recovery !— dulquer salmaan (@dulQuer) July 11, 2020 ## Get well soon sir... You are a fighter— Ravi Teja (@RaviTeja_offl) July 11, 2020 ## Get well soon AB! We know you and Amitji gonna fight this and be healthy soon. https://t.co/dzYG8p3roB— Nushrratt Bharuccha (@Nushrratt) July 11, 2020 ## Get well soon, @juniorbachchan... Prayers with you and your family. https://t.co/0DWkEntTXZ— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 11, 2020 ## Get well soon mere bhai @juniorbachchan 💕 wishing u and @SrBachchan sir a speedy recovery. Sending loads of love and prayers my brother. ❣️🤗 https://t.co/QfBYVeXftU— sonu sood (@SonuSood) July 11, 2020 ## Prayers... You’re a fighter & the personification of ‘Survivor’... FIGHT!! Duas..🤲 #AmitabhBachchan— Adnan Sami (@AdnanSamiLive) July 11, 2020 ## Stay tuned...

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Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan has been tested positive for the COVID-19 and being admitted to the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai on Saturday (July 11). Soon after news of him being in hospital broke out, the actor took to social media and confirmed him being found positive. ## The megastar confirmed that his family and staff members have undergone the coronavirus test and his son Abhishek has also tested positive. Sir Bachchan also requested people to get themselves tested who came in contact with him in the past 10 days. ## He wrote, "T 3590 -I have tested CoviD positive .. shifted to Hospital .. hospital informing authorities .. family and staff undergone tests, results awaited .. All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested!"## T 3590 -I have tested CoviD positive .. shifted to Hospital .. hospital informing authorities .. family and staff undergone tests , results awaited ..All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested !— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 11, 2020 ## Abhishek Bachchan tweeted,## Earlier today both my father and I tested positive for COVID 19. Both of us having mild symptoms have been admitted to hospital. We have informed all the required authorities and our family and staff are all being tested. I request all to stay calm and not panic. Thank you. 🙏🏽— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) July 11, 2020 Stay tuned...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has seen many Bollywood stars coming together and providing help to those in need in the best way they can. While stars like Akshay Kumar, Sonu Sood, Salman Khan, and others are continuously helping the migrant labors, industry workers, there is another person who is working on the sideline is director, Rohit Shetty. ## The renowned director whose love for the cops is not hidden from anyone has again come into the rescue for the Mumbai cops fighting COVID-19 pandemic as a frontline warrior. The 47-year old star director has facilitated 11 hotels to the on-duty Mumbai Police Personnel taking on corona. ## On Saturday, the Commissioner of Mumbai Police, Param Bir Singh took to his official Twitter handle to thank director Shetty for his continuous support to the force.## The tweet read, "We thank Mr #RohitShetty, who has been a source of continued support for the men and women in Khaki ever since the onset of the #COVID19 pandemic. Mr. Shetty has facilitated 11 hotels with unlimited occupancy for our on-duty personnel #TakingOnCorona on the streets of Mumbai".## We thank Mr #RohitShetty, who has been a source of continued support for the men and women in Khaki ever since the onset of the #COVID19 pandemic.Mr. Shetty has facilitated 11 hotels with unlimited occupancy for our on-duty personnel #TakingOnCorona on the streets of Mumbai— CP Mumbai Police (@CPMumbaiPolice) July 11, 2020 ## On the work front, Rohit Shetty's next which is a cop film 'Sooryavnashi' starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles while Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh in cameos, is all set to hit theaters on Diwali 2020. ## Stay tuned...

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Actor Varun Dhawan who played the role of a dancer in movies like ABCD 2 and Street Dancer 3D has come into the rescue for the Bollywood background dancers who have been hit severely hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The actor has provided direct financial support to the dancers with whom he worked in his movies. ## Due to nationwide lockdown, just like the other sectors, Bollywood also went into a complete lockdown that forced the many artists to lose their jobs. With lacking financial support, dancers made a collective video, appealing to producers and stars for help. Varun Dhawan listened to their plight and transferred money into the accounts of as many as 200 background dancers. ## One of the former background dancers, Raj Surani who is now a coordinator for songs, said, "Varun Dhawan has helped the needy dancers. He has worked with a lot of them in three dance films. He was very concerned about how the dancers are managing their livelihood. He promised to help them and try and address their problems".## However, Varun Dhawan is not alone in this great initiative, in the past, Sidharth Malhotra and Shahid Kapoor had also extended financial support to the background dancers. ## "There are many dancers who continue to face issues with their landlords over rent. There are others who have ailing parents and there are seniors who need medicine from time to time. We are thankful to all those who are helping the dancers. Though shooting has begun dancers will have to wait for really long time before they can go back on sets", added Raj Surani.## Earlier, Salman Khan had supported as many as 25,000 industry workers who, due to lockdown, lost their jobs and were going without money. Salman Khan directly transferred money into their accounts and tried to bail them out from this crisis. ## Stay tuned...

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In the whack of the coronavirus pandemic which is looking relentless at the moment, the entertainment industry that was completely shut for almost three months is now slowly but steadily looking to get back on its feet as the nationwide lockdown is opening up. However, the release of the films is still looking uncertain as theaters are yet to open. ## In between all this, the OTT craze is increasing day by day. Many 'A' lister actors have already made their digital, on the other hand, the uncertainty over re-opening of cinema halls due to COVID-19, the makers are approaching the OTT platform for releasing their movies.## However, one of the biggest stars of the Bollywood Salman Khan is one of those actors who is neither interested in the digital platform nor he is in a hurry to release his films until the situation gets normalize. ## A very close filmmaker friend of Salman explained why Salman is carefree about his films in between the OTT chaos. He said, "Bhai's (Salman) movie will not release on the digital platform. His fans love to watch his movies in theaters nor would any producer has thought of his movies to release on the OTT platform". ## He further said, "Salman Khan's two movies, Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai and Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali are underproductions and Salman Khan is one of the producers in both the films. Not only this, the script of Salman's third film is also ready during the lockdown which will also be made under Salman Khan production. His movies will never release on OTT platform".## Among the 'A' lister actors Akshay Kumar and Amir Khan are ready for the digital debut but Salman Khan is not willing to do web series as of now, no matter how much amount he has been offered, revealed his friend. ## FYI, Salman Khan's Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai was supposed to release on Eid 2020 but now has been postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 while Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali is scheduled to release on 16 July 2021. ## Stay tuned...

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The Oscar-winning actor and COVID-19 survivor, Hollywood star Tom Hanks is not coming nice when it comes to Coronavirus. The actor has said that he has no respect for those people who neglect to wear a mask and wash hands during the pandemic.## Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for coronavirus while shooting in Australia in March for his next movie.## "I don't get it, I simply do not get it, it is literally the least you can do", The actor said while speaking to the Associated Press about face coverings while promoting his latest film. "If anybody wants to build up an argument about doing the least they can do, I wouldn't trust them with a driver's license," he added.## In the whack of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the countries' governments have recommended face coverings and practice social distancing, though it is not mandatory to follow. ## "I mean, when you drive a car, you've got to obey speed limits, you've got to use your turn signals [indicators], you've got to avoid hitting pedestrians. If you can't do those three things, you shouldn't be driving a car".## "If you can't wear a mask and wash your hands and social distance, I've got no respect for you, man. I don't buy your argument."## Stay tuned...

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Bollywood actress Amrita Rao is feeling proud of Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja Mandal for not celebrating the Ganeshotsav this year in August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the Mandal has decided to organize blood and plasma donation camps in its place. They will also be providing financial support to the families of policemen who died of Coronavirus. ## Amrita Rao, in an interview with ETimes, said, "Lalbaugcha Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal has taken it to another level of nobility by deciding to organize blood and plasma donation camps. They will also be providing financial assistance to the families of policemen who died of Covid-19 in place of this year's annual Ganesh Utsav celebrations".## "I hope every big pandal in the city takes inspiration from Lalbaugcha Raja. This year Ganapati Bappa is giving his blessings through humanity and doctors", the actress said. ## She further said, "I have been visiting the pandal since my childhood and my Ganesh Chaturthi celebration are incomplete without this darshan, however, I am truly impressed and grateful to them that without thinking about donations or any other factor they have postponed their pandal celebration this August in the best interest of the public's health".## The 39-year old actress also feels that the COVID-19 pandemic has given humans a wake-up call that if we don't act to protect the environment, it will find its own way of regaining the balance. ## "Nature had to literally lock humans down in their homes to regain its balance. The rivers and lakes have self purified themselves from our toxic treatment. COVID-19 has been a huge wake-up signal from the environment and as responsible citizens, we must strive to keep our environment pure and toxic-free". ## While Amirta gave put her thoughts on the popular festival and the impact of COVID-19, the Vivah actress is fully observing the government guidelines and enjoying her time at home during the lockdown. On the work front, Amrita was last seen in the biopic 'Thackeray' which also starred Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the role of Marathi politician Balasaheb Thackeray.## Stay tuned...

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Bigg Boss is one of the most-watched reality shows in India as well as outside. The reason for this unpreceded response is the format of the show and the host Salman Khan. However, it seems like the fans will have to wait a bit longer as the new season is likely to start a month later than usual.## According to the Mid-Day report, the online auditions have already been completed and the makers have selected a total of 30 contestants out of which 16 will enter the house in Bigg Boss 14. Out of 16, 13 will be celebrities, and the rest 3 supposed to be commoners.## However, owing to the nationwide lockdown which was imposed a month after Bigg Boss 13 grand finale and the COVID-19 threat is looming large, the new season is supposed to begin in the last week of October. The report also stated that all the contestants will enter the house after tested for the virus and the entire Bigg Boss house is properly sanitized.## The daily quoted a source close to the show saying, "While the show had started on October 1 last year, this time around, the shoot is likely to begin from the last week of October. The participants will be a mix of celebrities and commoners. The team has shortlisted 30 people, of which 16 will enter the Bigg Boss house. The 16 contestants, comprising 13 celebrities and three commoners, will be tested for COVID-19 before being sent inside the house. The set, as well as the items inside the house, will be sanitized".## The daily also revealed that the theme of this year's Bigg Boss is based on life in a jungle and the audience can expect a strict cut down on luxury items inside the house.## Talking about the Bigg Boss 13, well, it was the most controversial season and longest as well. The Balika Vadhu star, Sidharth Shukla who was everyone's topic of discussion in the house, won the show. ## Stay tuned...

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Rohit Shetty directed Blockbuster Golmaal Again is all set to re-release in New Zealand which is COVID-19 free and re-opening the theaters on June 25. Recently, the Punjabi movie 'Ardaas' was announced for its re-release in the island country. However, Golmal Again will be the first Hindi movie to get re-launch post-COVID-19 in New Zeland.## Rohit Shetty shared the news of the film's re-release on Instagram on Wednesday. He wrote, "New Zealand decides to re-release Golmaal Again in theatres making it the First Hindi Film to get a relaunch post covid. New Zealand is now covid free and is opening its theatres on 25th June with Golmaal Again. As it is rightly said - "THE SHOW MUST GO ON..."## View this post on Instagram New Zealand decides to re-release Golmaal Again in theatres making it the First Hindi Film to get a relaunch post covid. New Zealand is now covid free and is opening its theatres on 25th June with Golmaal Again. As it is rightly said - ‘’THE SHOW MUST GO ON...’’ A post shared by Rohit Shetty (@itsrohitshetty) on Jun 23, 2020 at 8:30pm PDT ## Golmaal Again is a supernatural action comedy film which was released on 20 October 2017 worldwide. It is the fourth installment of the popular Golmaal franchise (not to be confused with the Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1979 film Gol Maal). Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Kunal Kemmu, Shreyas Talpade, and Johnny Lever reprised their roles, while Parineeti Chopra, Tabu, Prakash Raj and Neil Nitin Mukesh were the latest additions in the film. ## The film is produced by Rohit Shetty Productions and Mangal Murti Films. The outright comedy film earned over 300 crores worldwide and was one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. ## FYI, in November last year, Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn announced the 'Golmaal Five' to which Ajay Devgn wrote on Instagram, "A film franchise which is not only the longest-running one in Hindi cinema but also happens to be one of my favourites! Prepare yourself for yet another laugh riot with #GolmaalFive".## View this post on Instagram A film franchise which is not only the longest running one in hindi cinema but also happens to be one of my favourites! Prepare yourself for yet another laugh riot with #GolmaalFive. @itsrohitshetty @sarkarshibasish @reliance.entertainment @rohitshettypicturez A post shared by Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) on Nov 29, 2019 at 9:37pm PST ## Stay tuned...

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New Zealand was one of the first countries that declared the nation COVID-19 free after no positive case was registered in 18 days. Now, to bring things back to normalcy, the theaters are re-opening with full capacity in the island country from June 25 which were closed due to the pandemic and lockdown. ## Seeing at the popularity of Punjabi movies over there, 'Ardaas Karaan' that is a social drama film starring Gippy Grewal is going to re-release in New Zealand after the government announced the re-opening of the cinemas. ## Waah...gives immense relief...want things back to normalcy faast ! #NewZealand cinemas plan to reopen from next wk ! #ArdaasKaraan also being released... Best Wishes to everyone @GippyGrewal @GurpreetGhuggi @jatindershah10 💫🎉🎊👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/gFvwmlnsvg— Girish Johar (@girishjohar) June 19, 2020 ## Ardaas Karaan is directed, produced, and written by Gippy Grewal who also played the lead role. The film was theatrically released on 19 July 2019. As of 6 September 2019, it has grossed ₹31.25 crores worldwide. The film also stars Gurpreet Ghuggi, Japji Khaira, Meher Vij, Yograj Singh, and Sapna Pabbi in the prominent roles. ## Stay tuned...