Hyderabad: Veteran actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty has tested positive for COVID -19, reports suggest. The actor was busy campaigning for BJP amid the high-voltage electoral battle in Western Bengal.
The septuagenarian actor has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. According to reports, he is currently under home quarantine and following necessary precautions.
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On a related note, Mithun was recently booked for flouting COVID-19 rules and holding an election rally with more than 500 people in attendance at Baishnabnagar assembly constituency in Malda district.
On the film front, the actor will next be seen in The Kashmir Files. Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film is based on unreported story of the most tragic and gut-wrenching genocide of Kashmiri Hindus. The Tashkent Files will also feature Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Pallavi Joshi, Shweta Basu, Pankaj Tripathi and Vinay Pathak.