Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant's wedding: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is likely to miss the grand Ambani wedding on Friday, July 12, after reportedly testing positive for the contagious COVID-19.

According to a report by IndiaToday.in the actor, who was travelling to promote his latest movie, Sarfira, had been feeling unwell for the last few days.

After experiencing symptoms, he got tested for COVID-19, and the test results came back positive for the viral infection. He has isolated himself and is taking all precautions as recommended by his doctors.

A close source told HT City that Akshay Kumar had decided to get tested after learning that some crew members of his promotion team had tested positive for the contagious disease.

“The actor tested positive on Friday morning and would end up missing the last leg of promotions, as well as Anant Ambani’s wedding for which Anant had personally gone to invite him," the source said.

The source added, “It’s disappointing, but the responsible guy that Akshay is, he has immediately isolated himself."

The onset of the monsoon has led to another breakout of COVID-19.

Meanwhile, the Akshay Kumar-starrer Sarfira, an official adaptation of the 2020 Tamil film Soorarai Pottru, arrived in theatres today.

Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant's wedding

After months-long pre-wedding festivities, Anant, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika, daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant, will finally tie the knot on Friday.

Anant Ambani's wedding, set to take place at Mumbai's Jio World Centre, is expected to draw a distinguished guest list featuring luminaries from various sectors.

Among the attendees are HSBC Holdings plc Chairman Mark Tucker, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Executive Chairman Jay Lee, and political figures such as former UK leaders Boris Johnson and Tony Blair, according to sources familiar with the guest list who spoke anonymously.

Celebrities including Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, Ram Charan, and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have already arrived in Mumbai for Anant Ambani's wedding.

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