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On April 4, Akshay Kumar announced on social media that he had contracted Covid-19. A day later, 45 crew members from his upcoming film, , also tested positive in Mumbai. It is not the start the producers were looking for after the at Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya. is among the many films hit by the surge of Covid cases in the metropolis. Shoots of , and were also halted after their respective leading actors tested positive for Covid. The livelihoods of hundreds of daily wage labourers and technicians deployed on sets will, once again, be affected. “When an actor falls sick, the whole film shuts down,”

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