Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his family members were placed under home quarantine after they reached Budhana town here from Mumbai, police said on Monday.
Siddiqui, along with his family members, reached his hometown on Saturday after getting necessary permission for travel from the authorities in Maharashtra, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Nepal Singh said.
He said the actor and the family members were tested for COVID-19 but their reports came negative. However, they have been placed under mandatory 14-day home quarantine, Singh said.
PTI also tweeted, "Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his family members placed under 14-day home quarantine after they reach Budhana town in Uttar Pradesh for Eid from Mumbai: Police."
Nawazuddin's brother Ayazuddin Siddiqui said the actor came to his ancestral place to celebrate Eid with his family. He, however, said the actor will not meet anyone outside the family in the wake of the situation arising out of coronavirus.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Nawazuddin will next be seen in Pushpendra Nath Misra's upcoming directorial titled Ghoomketu which is a ZEE5 Original film. The movie also has Anurag Kashyap, Raghubir Yadav, Swanand Kirkire, Ila Arun and Ragini Khanna in pivotal roles. Moreover, Amitabh Bachchan, Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha will be seen making special appearances in the film.
Nawaz also has Bole Chudiyan which marks the directorial debut of his brother Shamas Siddiqui. The romantic flick also has Tamannaah Bhatia paired opposite Nawazuddin.