Writer-director
Raaj
Shaandilyaa,
who
helmed
Ayushmann
Khurrana-
Nushrat
Bharucha
starrer
Dream
Girl,
has
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
Raaj
confirmed
the
news
to
Times
of
India,
and
revealed
that
he
has
quarantined
himself
at
home.
Speaking
about
the
diagnosis,
Raaj
told
the
tabloid,
"It
all
began
7
days
back
when
I
developed
fever
that
did
not
go
down.
Finally,
I
got
myself
tested
for
novel
Coronavirus."
With
respect
to
films,
Raaj
had
recently
revealed
that
he
is
planning
to
reunite
with
Ayushmann
Khurrana
for
a
massy
entertainer.
He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"I
am
writing
a
script
and
it
will
be
with
Ayushmann.
It
is
not
a
sequel
of
'Dream
Girl'.
The
writing
is
almost
done.
I
have
told
Ayushmann
I
am
writing
something
for
him
and
he
said,
'Let
me
know'.
"This
will
be
an
entertaining
massy
commercial
film
with
a
social
message."
There
were
reports
that
Raaj
is
also
planning
to
team
up
with
Varun
Dhawan
for
a
comedy
film.
The
filmmaker
was
supposed
to
give
a
final
narration
of
a
certain
story
to
Varun
in
March/April.
However,
the
project
has
not
been
confirmed
yet
as
both,
Varun
and
Raaj
haven't
met
much
because
of
the
COVID-19
lockdown.
After
working
as
a
dialogue-writer
on
films
like
Freaky
Ali
and
Jabariya
Jodi,
Raaj
Shaandilyaa
made
his
directoral
debut
with
Ayushmann
Khurrana's
Dream
Girl
in
2019.
The
film
was
well-received
by
the
audience
and
critics.