Karan Johar slams ‘Covid hotspot’ speculations

Filmmaker Karan Johar on Wednesday rubbished media reports that his “intimate gathering” with friends was a “party” and said his house was not a “Covid hotspot” as claimed.

Johar took to Instagram and said no one in his family has contracted the virus.
“My family and I and everyone at home have done their RTPCR tests and with the grace of god we are all negative. In fact I tested twice just to be safe and am negative… I truly appreciate the grandest efforts of the BMC to ensure the safety of our city. Salute to them (sic),” he wrote.

There were also speculations that the 49-year-old filmmaker’s residence in Bandra had become a “hotspot”.

“To some members of the media, I would like to clarify that an eight person intimate gathering is not a ‘party’… And my home, which we maintain strict protocols in, is certainly no ‘hotspot’ of Covid. All of us are responsible and masked at all times and no one would treat this pandemic lightly. My request to certain members of the media is to exercise some restraint in their extreme reportage without the assessment of facts” he added.