The actor will be seen in Kookie V Gulati's Visfot, a Hindi remake of the Venezuelan film Rock, Paper, Scissors (2012).
Coronavirus update: Fardeen Khan tests positive for COVID-19
Mumbai - 20 Jan 2022 15:16 IST
Updated : 15:21 IST
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Actor Fardeen Khan has confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The artiste, who was last seen in the romantic comedy Dulha Mil Gaya (2010), is in the process of making his Hindi cinema comeback in director Kookie V Gulati's next project, Visfot.
Khan tweeted on Wednesday that while he was asymptomatic, people should 'keep getting tested if in doubt'. He also stated that this variant was targeting children, including toddlers.
Tested positive for C-19. Fortunately I am asymptomatic. Sending my best to all those in recovery. The rest, keep getting tested if in doubt as this variant is also targeting children, down to toddlers, and they can be given very limited medication. Happy isolating. 🙏🙏
— Fardeen Feroz Khan (@FardeenFKhan) January 19, 2022
Khan is the latest name on the long list of celebrities who have contracted the virus in the third wave of the pandemic, which includes Lata Mangeshkar, Nafisa Ali, Swara Bhasker and Vishal Dadlani.
Khan's upcoming film Visfot features Riteish Deshmukh and Priya Bapat. The film is a remake of the Venezuelan film Rock, Paper, Scissors (2012), which was the country's entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards.
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