Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar will miss the highly anticipated wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant due to a positive test for COVID-19. This is not the first time that Kumar has contracted the virus. He tested positive in April 2021 and was hospitalized. In 2022, another positive test forced him to miss the Cannes Film Festival in France.
Sources close to the actor told India Today that Kumar had been experiencing nausea for the past two days while traveling for the promotion of his latest film Sarfira. After the test, the results confirmed a positive diagnosis of COVID-19. Kumar is currently in isolation and following all necessary health protocols.
Kumar reportedly received a positive test result on the morning of July 12, the same day as the Ambani-Merchant wedding ceremony. This resulted in him not only missing the wedding but also the last part of the promotion of Sarfira which was released in theaters today.
The Ambani-Merchant wedding is a multi-day affair, with events including a ‘Shubh Vivaah’ ceremony on July 12, followed by a ‘Shubh Aashirwad’ on July 13. A grand reception will be held on July 14th, with another reception scheduled for July 15th.
The star-studded guest list includes celebrities such as John Cena, Mike Tyson and Jean-Claude Van Damme, along with notables such as motivational speaker Jay Shetty, former British Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Tony Blair, former US Secretary of State John Kerry. and former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Despite Kumar’s absence from promotions due to COVID-19, Sarfira opened in theaters as scheduled on 12 July. The film is an official adaptation of the 2020 hit Tamil film Soorarai Pottru. The film was directed by Sudha Kongara and featured Paresh Rawal and Radhika Madan in supporting roles, with a cameo by Suriya.
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