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Shah Rukh Khan tests COVID-19 positive

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jun 06, 2022, at 12:26 am

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has tested COVID-19 positive.

"Shah Rukh Khan tests positive for COVID-19," UNI news agency tweeted.

Shah Rukh Khan tests positive for COVID-19#ShahRukhKhan #COVID19
— United News of India (@uniindianews) June 5, 2022

However, no official statement has been issued by the actor or his office in this regard, so far.

Shah Rukh Khan on Friday shared a teaser from his upcoming film Jawan revealing his look for the Atlee Kumar directorial project.

In 1:30 minutes, Khan is seen having his face wrapped in bandages.

The teaser has already aroused millions of his fans' excitement.

Just came to know that our Brand Ambassador Shahrukh Khan has been detected covid positive. Pray fastest recovery for the superstar. Get well Shahrukh! Spring back asap!
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) June 5, 2022

Sharing the link on Twitter, the superstar says,"An action-packed 2023!! Bringing #Jawan to you, an explosive entertainer in cinemas 2nd June 2023."

The film will be released in five languages, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, on Jun 2, 2023.

Khan, who had taken a break from cinemas post Zero, is returning to big screens with Pathaan, which also stars superstar Deepika Padukone in the lead.

#ShahRukhKhan #ShahRukhKhanCOVID19

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