Karan Johar's 50th birthday bash becomes a super-spreader event; leaves 50-55 guests infected with Covid-19 [Report]
Karan Johar celebrated his 50th birthday in grand style at the Yash Raj Films studio at Andheri West in Mumbai. The entire B-town erupted in celebrations as an array of celebrities such as Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Kiara Advani, Janhvi Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Kareena Kapoor Khan among several others swarmed the venue to celebrate the Dharma Productions head honcho's birthday.
But it looks like the grand celebration has come at a great cost. If the latest report in Bollywood Hungama is to be believed, KJo's bash has apparently become a super-spreader event leaving 50-55 guests infected with Covid-19.
"Several of Karan's close friends from the Bollywood film industry are Covid-infected after the party, although they not revealing that they've tested positive. In fact, Kartik Aaryan who was not at Karan Johar's party tested positive for Covid, he got the virus from one of his heroines who were there at the party and with whom Kartik was promoting his film," a source was quoted as saying by the entertainment portal.
Celebs such as Akshay Kumar, Kartik Aaryan had announced that they contracted the virus in the last few weeks. It is also being said that Vicky Kaushal too was infected by Covid-19. However
Meanwhile, the IIFA Awards function is currently being hosted by Salman Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Maniesh Paul. Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan, Varun Dhawan, Ananya Panday, Divya Khosla Kumar and Nora Fatehi among others are going to perform during the event which is taking place at the Etihad Arena, part of the Yas Bay Waterfront on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.