Pooja Hegde Tests Positive For COVID-19, Isolates Herself

Pooja Hegde Covid Positive: Actor Pooja Hegde on Sunday informed her followers on Twitter that she has tested positive for coronavirus. Giving further updates on her health, she mentioned that she is "following all the protocols" and has isolated herself at home.

Currently, in quarantine, Hegde wrote, "I request all those who have come in contact with me recently to get tested too. Thank you for your love & support. I am currently recuperating well. Please stay home, stay safe & take care.”

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— Pooja Hegde (@hegdepooja) April 25, 2021

The Radhe Shyam actor also shared that she is feeling fine.

It was recently reported that Hedge has been roped in to play the female lead in the upcoming Tamil movie, Thalapathy 65 alongside actor Vijay. Sources revealed that the Mohenjo Daro actor has earned her highest ever fee for this Nelson Dilipkumar film.

She had made her debut in the Telugu film industry with Oka Laila Kosam in 2014. Two years later, she made her Bollywood debute opposite Hrithik Roshan in Mohenjo Daro. Her other most notable movies in Tollywood are Duvvada Jagannadham, Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava, and Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo.

She is reportedly charging a whopping three crore rupees for Thalapathy 65. Apart from this movie, Hegde has also been shooting for multiple projects back-to-back. From Cirkus to Bachchan Pandey, to Radhe Shyam, she has been at work most of the time with films like Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali with Salman Khan which she will start shooting in October.

On March 11, Hegde had shared the poster of her upcoming film with Prabhas on Instagram. Expected to release on July 30, Radhe Shyam also stars Bhagyashree, Krishnam Raju, Kunaal Roy Kapoor and Sachin Khedekar. The multi-lingual project’s teaser was released this year on the eve of Valentine’s Day.

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She has recently crossed 13 million followers on Instagram.

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