Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai tested positive for coronavirus a day after her actor, husband and father were admitted to the hospital with the virus.
Miss World’s former eight-year-old daughter Aaradhya, who shares with her husband Abhishek Bachchan, 44, also tested positive.
It comes after her father-in-law, Indian acting superstar Amitabh, 77, was shot dead with the virus.
The latest: Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai tested positive for coronavirus, a day after her actor, husband, and father were admitted to the hospital with the virus
Abhishek tweeted on Sunday: ‘Aishwarya and Aaradhya have also tested positive on COVID-19. They will be quarantined at home … The rest of the family, including my mother, have tested negative.
Abhishek said that he and his father were positive, but both cases were mild.
He said: ‘My father and I remain in the hospital until the doctors decide otherwise. Everyone, please be cautious and safe. Please follow all the rules!
High Profile: Occurs after her father-in-law, Indian acting superstar Amitabh (right), 77, was attacked with the virus
Virus: Aishwarya’s daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan, also tested positive for the coronavirus, said a Mumbai city official.
In the family: Aishwarya becomes the last member of her family to be shot down, after her husband Abhishek (right) and father-in-law (right)
Aishwarya took the Miss World crown in 1994 and made her acting debut in the late 1990s.
She then became one of the most famous Bollywood faces abroad, as well as in India, and has been a regular on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. She married Abhishek Bachchan in 2007.
Old Bachchan, idolized in India and affectionately known as ‘Big B’, has a career of more than four decades in the film industry.
He was voted “actor of the millennium” in an online BBC poll in 1999 and became the first Indian actor to obtain a likeness at London’s Madame Tussauds wax museum.
Announcement: Bollywood royalty Amitabh Bachchan (pictured in 2016) and her son Abhishek revealed on Saturday that they were hospitalized after testing positive for coronavirus.
Positive result: The 77-year-old actor revealed the news to his fans via Twitter on Saturday, sharing that he was awaiting evidence after his hospitalization.
He also tested positive: Following the announcement, it was also revealed that his son Abhishek had tested positive for coronavirus.
Bollywood Royalty: Amitabh pictured with actress Jaya’s wife (right), actor Abhishek’s son, and his film star wife Aishwarya Rai (center) in 2014
Abhishek previously wrote on Twitter: “ Earlier today, both my father and I tested positive for COVID 19. Both of us with mild symptoms have been admitted to the hospital.
‘We have informed all required authorities and our family and staff are being tested. I ask everyone to remain calm and not panic. Thank you.’
Amitabh is married to the actress, and current Member of Parliament Jaya Bachchan (nee Bhaduri), the couple married in 1973 and they share their daughter Shweta and their son.
He rose to fame in the 1970s with films like Zanjeer and Sholay, and fans have lovingly called him ‘Big B’ and ‘The Millennium Star’.
Icon: The Indian star rose to fame in the 1970s with films like Zanjeer and Sholay, and fans have fondly called her the ‘Millennium Star’ (in the 1976 film Kabhi Kabhie)
Huge Influence: Widely seen as the King of Indian cinema, Amitabh has appeared in 200 films throughout his career, which has spanned more than five decades.
Widely viewed as the King of Indian cinema, Amitabh has appeared in 200 films throughout his career, which has spanned more than five decades.
Amitabh’s work has earned him several accolades over the years, including four National Film Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Bollywood cinema.
The Shahenshah star was honored with a Padma Shri in 1984, a Padma Bhushan in 2001, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015, some of the most important civilian awards to be awarded by the Government of India.
Amitabh’s filmography doesn’t stop at Bollywood, as the actor also made his Hollywood debut in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby.
In 1982 Amitabh suffered an almost fatal injury while filming Coolie, the actor had been doing his own stunts and suffered a splendid break after a jump that went wrong.
He had to undergo an emergency splenectomy after the injury and remained in critical condition for several months before finally recovering.
Amitabh entered semi-retirement in 1992, becoming a producer during the five-year break before his return to the big screen in the late 1990s.
Awards: Amitabh’s work has earned him several accolades over the years, including four National Film Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award (pictured in 2014)
The actor rose to fame once again in the 2000s with several commercially successful films, and he also appeared on television and performed voice acting work.
Abhishek followed in his mother and father’s footsteps, making his acting debut in 2000 with the war film Refugee before starring in more than a dozen other films.
He met his wife Aishwarya Rai on the set of Dhoom 2, three years after canceling his engagement to actress Karisma Kapoor, and the couple married in 2007.
Romance: Abhishek met his wife Aishwarya (pictured in 2007) on the set of Dhoom 2, three years after canceling his engagement to actress Karisma Kapoor, and the couple married in 2007.
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