Parth Samthaan, the actor of Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2 was tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. He took this issue to his Instagram handle and announced that he is continuously in touch with doctors and health officials from the BMC. In his post, he also urged everyone who came in his contact for the last 10 days to go for a test. As soon as the news was confirmed, the shoots were immediately called off and the crew members were also instructed to get themselves test for COVID-19. Not just the shoots of Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2 were halted, but also the shoots of TV serials like Kumkum Bhagya, Kundali Bhagya, Naagin 4 and Pavitra Bhagya were halted too.
As per reports, the shows which belongs to Balaji Telefilms had resumed their shooting from 27 June. Now, all of these shows have been shut down temporarily. A source from the set of ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ told us, “We packed up early today, just before the lunch break was announced. However, it was only after we reached home that we learnt about Parth testing positive for COVID-19.” After the news of actor being tested positive came out, the news of the Executive Head of Balaji Telefilms, Tansuri Dasgupta also being admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 came out.
Ekta Kapoor and Balaji Telefilms has issued an official statement that reads, “We would like to inform various stakeholders that one of our talents from the show Kasautii Zindagii Kay has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now receiving medical attention. Our first priority is to help protect our talent, production crew and employees. We are taking all the precautions detailed in the guideline. We were and will continue following all medical protocols set by the authorities and have implemented guidelines concerning social interactions, hygiene, travel, and visits to the sets.”
