Jaya Bachchan tests positive for Covid-19, Karan Johar's shooting delayed again

Jaya Bachchan who was spared the Covid19 virus when her entire family—her husband Amitabh ,son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya—were infected in 2020 has got the virus.

The project that gets most directly affected is Karan Johar’s multi-starrer Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani where Shabana Azmi and Jaya Bachchan stars in a pivotal role. The shooting of the next schedule in Delhi has been postponed.

Says a source, “The shooting schedule for Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani was to begin on 2 February and end on 14 February. First Shabana Azmi tested positive and now Jaya Bachchan. Karan has now called off the schedule.He doesn’t want to take a risk with the rest of the cast and crew.”

Like they say, Jaan Hai Toh Jahaan Hai.

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Subhash K Jha

Subhash K. Jha is a veteran Indian film critic, journalist based in Patna, Bihar. He is currently film critic with leading daily The Times of India, Firstpost, Deccan chronicle and DNA News, besides TV channels Zee News and News18 India.