Veteran
filmmaker
Rahul
Rawail,
known
for
directing
movies
like
Betaab
and
Arjun,
has
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
and
is
under
home
quarantine.
There
were
reports
that
the
70-year-old
director
contracted
the
virus
last
week
and
was
recovering.
When
contacted
by
PTI,
Rawail
confirmed
the
same.
The
Arjun
Pandit
director
is
one
of
the
latest
Bollywood
personalities
who
have
recently
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
including
actors
Mrunal
Thakur,
Nora
Fatehi,
producer
Rhea
Kapoor
and
her
filmmaker-husband
Karan
Boolani.
Last
month,
Vice
President
M
Venkaiah
Naidu
launched
Rawail's
new
book
'Raj
Kapoor:
The
Master
At
Work',
a
tribute
to
his
mentor
and
late
filmmaker
Raj
Kapoor,
in
New
Delhi.
On
Saturday,
Mumbai
reported
6,347
new
COVID-19
cases,
taking
the
caseload
in
the
city
to
7,91,457.
According
to
civic
officials,
Saturday's
count
was
the
highest
since
the
5,888
cases
witnessed
on
April
24
this
year
during
the
second
wave.