A Bandra gym allowed entry to Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor and wife Mira Rajput on Sunday despite the state government's directives to shutdown gyms amid coronavirus scare in the country. Shahid and Mira visited an upscale gym in Mumbai, AntiGravity Club, on Sunday evening. According to reports in Mumbai Mirror the gym opened at 5.30 pm exclusively for the couple, who spent two hours there. 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.


Meanwhile, The Bombay Municipal Corporation, on Monday, sealed the gym and reprimanded both Kapoor and gym owner Yudhishthir Jaising for ‘irresponsible behaviour’.

Assistant Municipal Commissioner of H-West ward, Vinayak Vispute, said the BMC has written to Kapoor and Jaising, reprimanding them both for violating a health advisory issued by the state government and posing a risk to public safety. Vispute said, “It was wrong on the part of the gym to remain open, even for one patron. If gymnasiums don’t follow state directives, they will be booked under relevant sections and licenses will be revoked.”


However,gym owner  Jaising denied the report and said he has been following the state’s directives and the gym has not been sealed. The owner added that his gym was shut since Friday and ‘no commercial activity’ took place after the order. He further added that Shahid is his ‘close friend’ and he was just spending some time with him at the gym. Jaising went on to say the actor had returned from Chandigarh and wanted some equipment from him. He said he was just teaching the actor the right way to use the equipment.


Interestingly, Shahid asked the paparazzi to wear a mask and take precautionary measures against the COVID-19 in a video that went viral a few days back. Looks like he forgot practice what you preach!