The
filming
for
Ajay
Devgn's
directorial
venture
Mayday
has
been
postponed
due
to
the
surging
cases
of
COVID-19
in
India.
The
actor
turned
director
has
been
shooting
for
the
film
since
December
2020
amid
the
pandemic
with
all
safety
precautions.
The
film
starring
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Rakul
Preet
Singh
was
set
to
begin
shooting
in
Doha
at
the
end
of
April.
However,
due
to
the
growing
number
of
Coronavirus
cases
among
celebrities
and
in
the
country
the
makers
have
decided
to
halt
the
production
while
keeping
the
safety
of
his
crew
in
mind.
Reportedly
the
makers
have
already
completed
shooting
for
the
major
portions
of
the
film.
The
team
was
set
to
wrap
up
after
a
three
day
scheduled
in
Doha
followed
by
a
final
schedule
in
Qatar.
Devgn
was
set
to
fly
to
Qatar
with
a
small
crew
and
shoot
in
a
bio-bubble,
added
the
Bollywood
Hungama
report.
The
film's
leading
stars
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Rakul
Preet
Singh,
both
had
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
back
in
2020.
While
Amitabh
Bachchan
had
been
hospitalised
in
July
2020
after
testing
positive
for
the
virus,
he
had
returned
home
after
recovering
fully.
Earlier
this
month,
the
actor
revealed
that
he
has
also
taken
his
first
COVID-19
dosage.
Meanwhile,
Rakul
who
had
tested
positive
in
December
2020
amid
MayDay
shoot
had
home
quarantined
herself.
A
week
later,
she
had
tested
negative
for
COVID-19
and
revealed
she
was
excited
to
begin
filming
again.
She
had
written
on
Instagram,
"I
am
feeling
absolutely
fine.
Thank
you
for
all
your
wishes
and
love
-
can't
wait
to
start
2021
with
good
health
and
positivity.
PS:
let's
be
responsible,
wear
masks
and
take
all
precautions."
The
Ajay
Devgn
directorial,
Mayday
reportedly
based
on
a
real-life
incident
that
took
place
in
2015.
The
film
will
explore
what
happened
when
a
Doha-Kochi
flight
had
a
close
shave
due
to
poor
visibility
and
had
to
be
diverted
to
another
airport
in
south
India.