Last
week
reports
revealed
that
Bollywood
actors
Varun
Dhawan
and
Neetu
Kapoor
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
on
the
sets
of
film
Jug
Jugg
Jeeyo.
Now
a
new
report
has
revealed
that
their
co-star
Maniesh
Paul
has
also
tested
positive
for
Coronavirus.
A
report
in
Times
of
India
stated
that
the
actor
returned
to
Mumbai
after
his
co-stars
tested
positive,
but
soon
started
feeling
feverish.
A
source
told
the
portal
that
he
took
the
test
recently
and
tested
positive
for
the
deadly
virus.
Anil
Kapoor,
Neetu
Kapoor,
Varun
Dhawan,
Kiara
Advani,
Maniesh
Paul
and
Prajakta
Koli
along
with
director
Raj
Mehta
recently
flew
to
Chandigarh.
The
cast
began
shooting
for
the
upcoming
comedy-drama
in
mid-November,
amid
the
pandemic.
While
the
makers
assure
that
the
cast
and
crew
will
careful
about
the
safety
guidelines,
Filmfare
reported
that
two
cast
members
and
the
director
tested
positive.
It
was
earlier
reported
that
Anil
Kapoor
had
also
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
However,
his
brother
Boney
Kapoor
had
confirmed
to
ETimes,
"Anil
has
tested
negative." Another
report
revealed
that
film's
lead
actress
Kiara
Advani
has
also
tested
negative
for
COVID-19.
Talking
about
Jug
Jugg
Jeeyo,
earlier
this
month
the
makers
released
the
first
look
of
Varun
and
Kiara
from
the
film.
The
duo
is
collaborating
for
the
first
time
as
leads
and
will
be
seen
playing
husband
and
wife.
The
film
also
marks
Neetu
Kapoor's
return
to
the
big
screen.
She
had
shared
pictures
and
clips
from
day
one
of
the
shoots
and
revealed
that
she
is
nervous
to
be
back
on
set.
More
details
about
the
film
are
yet
to
be
released.
Produced
under
Dharma
Productions,
Jug
Jugg
Jeeyo
is
set
for
2021
release.