Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal’s Wedding Postponed Over Coronavirus Scare; Confirms the Couple’s Spokesperson (Read Details)

Actors Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal have postponed their wedding to later half of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic, the spokesperson for the couple announced on Thursday. Richa and Ali were scheduled to tie the knot in April, with reportedly many of their guests flying in from the US and Europe for the ceremony. "Given the current scenario and the unfortunate turn of events owing to the COVID-19 pandemic globally, Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha have decided to postpone their wedding functions to the latter half of 2020 tentatively. Richa Chadha Requests Government to Help Daily Wage Workers Amid Coronavirus Outbreak (Read Tweet)

"They wish for everyone to be healthy and safe and at no cost would want their friends, families and well-wishers to be affected," the spokesperson for the actors said in a statement. The number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 169 on Thursday. Coronavirus Outbreak: Have Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha Decided to Postpone Their Summer Wedding?

The pandemic has led to the cancellation of various events, award functions, interviews and shooting schedules in the country. To contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, film bodies in India decided to put shootings of films, TV shows and web series on hold till March 31.