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Was Karan Johar's 50th birthday party a Covid super-spreader event?

Was Karan Johar's 50th birthday party a Covid super-spreader event?

Several Bollywood stars have tested positive for the virus and many in the Indian media are blaming the filmmaker's party.
06 Jun, 2022

Kareena Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Shah Rukh Khan, Ananya Panday, Janhvi Kapoor and many other big names of the Bollywood film industry attended filmmaker Karan Johar's 50th birthday splash at the Yash Raj Film Studio on May 25. That party, according to the Indian media, left around 50 guests infected with Covid-19.

According to the Hindustan Times, multiple news portals shared on Sunday clips of the star-studded event and claimed that the party became a Covid-19 hotspot that led to many guests testing positive few days after the event. On Saturday, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 actor Kartik Aaryan announced that he tested positive for Covid, however, he did not attend Johar's party.

Aaryan had been promoting his new film starring Kiara Advani, Tabu, Rajpal Yadav, Paresh Rawal, Asrani and Angad Bedi. The same day Aditya Roy Kapur, who was gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Om: The Battle Within, tested positive as well.

According to Bollywood Hungama's source, "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.”

According to India Today's source, Johar was filming for Koffee With Karan and undergoing mandatory Covid-19 tests. They added that protocols were also followed by all celebrities that have appeared so far on the talkshow.

The sources claimed that many celebrities who attended his party have since travelled for their work or other commitments to different parts of the world and that the names of celebrities testing positive are being linked with Johar without "good cause".

Actors Katrina Kaif and Shah Rukh Khan, who both attended the birthday bash, also tested positive. According to NDTV, Kaif missed the IIFA Award ceremony on Saturday where her husband Vicky Kaushal won Best Actor due to Covid.

Johar's birthday party was attended by actors Salman Khan, Vicky Kaushal, Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Kaif, Kaushal, Ranbir Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor and Mira Kapoor among others.

Comments

NYS Jun 06, 2022 06:12pm
The glittery gathering should name Covid party inn't!
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Babar Jun 06, 2022 06:32pm
These people have money, but no sense. You reap what you sow!!!
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Taj Ahmad Jun 06, 2022 06:37pm
Don’t worry be happy, everyone will be okayed, Covid-19’s is gone now it’s all speculations or after effects of Covid just avoid large crowds.
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M. Saeed Jun 06, 2022 06:49pm
The latest COVID variant is most active and fastest spreader of all. Only, the full vaccination saves it's real wrath and harms.
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zarmeena azeem Jun 06, 2022 07:03pm
storm in a teacup?
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A Jun 06, 2022 08:46pm
His event would have been monkey pox spreader as well for scientific reasons. Glad it was not there in india at that time.
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Rafique Jun 06, 2022 10:19pm
Covid is not over yet! The people of the world are all in denial! This illness has caused and is still causing devastation all around the globe! All the countries of the world will have to unite to eliminate threat to the survival of human species!
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Vish Jun 06, 2022 10:21pm
This is news. Seriously?
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NYS Jun 06, 2022 11:43pm
HIV possibilities
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shubs Jun 07, 2022 12:46am
@A "His event would have been monkey pox spreader as well for scientific reasons." No, we checked - there were no Pakistanis there.
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mlk Jun 07, 2022 04:48am
They have more money then brain.
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Reality Jun 07, 2022 05:46am
He and his nepo gang totally deserve it
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FAZ Jun 07, 2022 07:52am
But Karan is not Muslim. In India, only Muslims can be blamed as super spreaders of everything.
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Bunny Jun 07, 2022 12:46pm
What about their dependents like those involved in shootings , drivers, dancers ... they are all more suceptible and vulnerable but these stars just dont care .
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