Bollywood actor and BJP MP from Gurdaspur Sunny Deol has tested positive for COVID-19, the Himachal Pradesh health secretary said on Tuesday. Deol has been staying in Kullu district for some days, Health Secretary Amitabh Awasthi said. Deol was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab on a BJP ticket in 2019.
Meanwhile, Sunny recently announced a sequel to his hit movie Apne. For the first time, three generations of Bollywood's Deol family will unite on screen for the second installment of the 2007 film Apne. Dharmendra, his sons Sunny and Bobby Deol, who featured in the first installment will also star in Apne 2, while Sunny Deol's son Karan Deol will also feature in the film. Sunny Deol as well as other members of the Deol family made the announcement by sharing posts on social media. "With the blessings of Babaji and your love, all of us will be seen together, again. Feeling blessed to get a chance to work with my father, brother again this time with my son. Apne 2, in cinemas Diwali 2021," tweeted Sunny Deol.
Babaji ke aashirwaad aur aapke pyaar ki wajah se aaj hum vapas ek sath nazar aayenge. Feeling blessed to get a chance to work with my father, brother again this time with my son. #Apne2, in cinemas Diwali 2021 pic.twitter.com/XqfLJue01K
— Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) November 30, 2020
The film will be directed by Anil Sharma, who also helmed the first installment of the film. Apne 2 will be produced by Deepak Mukut. Karan Deol, who made his Bollywood debut with the 2019 film Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas (directed by Sunny Deol), said that this project is going to be "extra special" for him as he will get to work with three members of his family.