As per reports, the actor underwent medical screenings at 25 points throughout the journey from Mumbai to Budhana
Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been quarantined for 14 days with his family in his house in Budhana, Uttar Pradesh. After a medical screening, Nawazuddin and his family members tested negative for coronavirus. The Sacred Games actor had an approved travel pass to reach his hometown from Mumbai. After they reached on May 15, Nawaz and his family were asked to stay in the mandatory home quarantine until May 25. Nawazuddin was accompanied by his mother, brother and sister-in-law, who reached Budhana, Muzaffarnagar district, in their private vehicle.
As per reports, the actor underwent medical screenings at 25 points throughout the journey.
Nawazuddin's manager told India TV that the actor had to rush to his hometown as his mother was unwell and she wanted to go back. " Actually Nawaz took all the necessary permission and left Mumbai on May 10. This was because his mom, who was in Mumbai for her eye checkup but had to stay back due to lockdown. In the third phase of lockdown, she started having panic attack when came to know about the extension. She has blood pressure problems. She desperately wanted to go back home. Hence, after completing all the formalities with his brother, Nawaz left for Budhana from Mumbai. Now, their family is following the mandatory quarantine of 14 days in their hometown," the manager informed.
On the professional front, Nawazuddin will soon be seen in Ghoomketu. The movie couldn't release for the last few years due to financial crunch. Ghoomketu will now release on ZEE5 on May 22. The film also stars Anurag Kashyap, Ila Arun, Raghubir Yadav, Swanand Kirkire and Ragini Khanna in important roles. Ghoomketu has cameos of Amitabh Bachchan, Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha.
Produced by Phantom Films and Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) and directed by Pushpendra Nath Misra, Ghoomketu is about an aspiring writer (played by Nawazuddin) whose scripts get stolen in Mumbai.