On December 4, the shoot of JugJugg Jeeyo came to an abrupt halt in Chandigarh after Varun Dhawan, Neetu Singh and director Raj Mehta tested positive for Coronavirus. Anil Kapoor and Kiara Advani were not infected by the rogue virus but returned to Mumbai in the forced break. Varun and Raj stayed back in Chandigarh while Neetu flew back a few days later in an air ambulance. After 10 days of isolation, the trio underwent a second test. Neetu’s daughter, Riddhima, took to the social media to announce that her mother is now a Covid warrior. Mirror has learnt that even Varun and Raj have tested negative. All three were showing only mild symptoms, with a slight cough, and have recovered well.

“All the places where the trio had filmed were sanitized following the protocols laid down by the state government. The crew stayed in isolation and now that the trio has been cleared, the team is set to resume shooting from December 19 in Chandigarh,” revealed a source close to the development. Varun, Kiara, Anil and Neetu will be flying down to Chandigarh on December 18.

While Neetu has just four to five days of shoot left, the rest of the cast will be shooting nonstop till December 30 and be back in Mumbai just in time to bring in the New Year. “During the quarantine period, they have devised a revised schedule and will be taking things easy on the set to ensure that the post-Covid fatigue does not take a toll,” the source added.

The plot of the film revolves around two married couples played by Anil-Neetu and Varun-Kiara. It kicked off on November 12. A major chunk of the film will have been wrapped up by the year-end. It marks Neetu’s comeback to the screen, eight years after Besharam, which had featured her alongside her late husband Rishi Kapoor, and son, Ranbir.