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Deepika Padukone s father Prakash Padukone, mother and sister test positive for COVID-19
Tue, May 4 2021 16:20 IST |
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Actress Deepika Padukone. Image Source: Amlan Paliwal/ IANS
May 04 : Actor Deepika Padukoneâs father and ace badminton player Prakash Padukone, her mother Ujjala and sister Anisha have tested positive for COVID-19. Prakash Padukone has been admitted in a hospital in Bengaluru, and is recovering well. Doctors said that Prakash, the first Indian to win the prestigious All England Championships title in 1980, is doing good and will likely to be discharged later this week.
About 10 days back, the ace badminton player, his wife and second daughter, all contacted the virus and developed symptoms. On getting tested, they were diagnosed with the infection. This was confirmed to a news agency by Vimal Kumar, a close friend of the legendary player and director at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA). While Prakash Padukone was hospital
Coronavirus: Actor Deepika Padukone tests positive
Her father, veteran badminton player Prakash Padukone, her mother and her sister have also tested positive. File photo of Deepika Padukone. | Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
Actor Deepika Padukone has tested positive for Covid-19, tweeted the official handle of the International Indian Film Academy Awards on Tuesday.
Earlier on Tuesday, there were reports that the actor’s father, veteran badminton player Prakash Padukone, her mother Ujjala Padukone and her sister Anisha Padukone had tested positive for the infection.
The Times of India.
“Around 10 days back, Prakash [Padukone], his wife and second daughter, they developed symptoms and got themselves tested and the results came out be positive,” Vimal Kumar, a friend of the family, told PTI. “He [Prakash Padukone] is okay now. All his parameters are fine, his wife and daughter are at home and he too will be hopefully in discharged in two to three days.�
Deepika Padukone has a packed film slate, starting with filmmaker Shakun Batra's upcoming relationship drama and Siddharth Anand's "Pathan", headlined by Shah Rukh Khan.
Deepika Padukone resigns from key position, see her post
By PTI| Posted by Rasti Amena | Published: 12th April 2021 2:29 pm IST Deepika Padukone had replaced filmmaker Kiran Rao to become the chairperson in 2019 (Twitter)
Deepika Padukone had replaced filmmaker Kiran Rao to become the chairperson of the festival in 2019.
The actor took to Instagram and wrote she decided to step down from the position as she won’t be able to give the festival “undivided focus.”
“Being on the board of MAMI and serving as Chairperson has been a deeply enriching experience. As an artist it was invigorating to bring together cinema and talent from all over the world to Mumbai, my second home.