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Fans pray as coronavirus strikes Bollywood families

By Reuters
18 July 2020   |   4:45 pm
Indians fans held Hindu prayer rituals on Sunday after Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and members of his family tested positive for COVID-19.

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