Did gym open specially for Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput amid coronavirus lockdown? Owner answers

Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput were clicked at a gym in Mumbai on Sunday evening, amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Despite the Maharashtra government issuing a directive to all gyms to remain closed till further notice due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, actor Shahid Kapoor and his wife Mira Rajput visited an upscale gym in Mumbai, AntiGravity Club, on Sunday evening. Mumbai Mirror reports that the gym opened at 5.30 pm exclusively for the couple, who spent two hours there.

Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput were spotted at a gym in Mumbai on Sunday evening.

The newspaper clicked Shahid working out in the VIP area, while Mira stayed in the general workout area. When the couple spotted the journalists, they exited through a different gate.

Yudhishthir Jaising, the owner of AntiGravity Club, insisted that Shahid was at the gym to pick up some equipment and not train. Calling the actor a “close friend”, he said, “He has been shooting in Chandigarh and had asked me to get some equipment after he sustained an injury (tendonitis). I was showing him the right way to use the equipment. In any case, we work out and train together at each other’s houses.”

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Maintaining that AntiGravity Club was “completely unoperational” after Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s order, Yudhishthir claimed that Shahid and Mira’s visit was a purely friendly one. “It was only Shahid, Mira and me… just friends chilling on a Sunday evening,” he claimed.

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On Saturday, Shahid shared that the shoot of his upcoming sports drama, Jersey, was pushed indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak. Until now, there have been at least 110 confirmed cases in India, with the tally in Maharashtra being 37.

Shahid wrote on Twitter, “At a time like this it is our social responsibility to do everything in our capacity to curb the spread of this virus. Team #Jersey is suspending shoot so as to enable all unit members to be with their families and in the safety of their homes. Be responsible. Stay safe.”

Jersey, directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, is a remake of the Telugu film of the same name. The film also stars Mrunal Thakur and Pankaj Kapur, and will open in theatres on August 28.

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