On Sunday night, Bollywood fans were in for a shock when a news started circulating on social media that Farida Jalal is DEAD!
Remember the affable veteran actress who was often seen in Karan Johar movies as either Shah Rukh Khan or Kajol’s mother? Once a heroine, too, the beautiful Farida Jalal is a face that not many can forget. Add to that her charming acting. And so, on Sunday night, Bollywood fans were in for a rude shock when a news started circulating on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and other social media that Farida Jalal is DEAD! Condolences began pouring in and there were obituaries written, some being written and published as we speak, but the real news is that FARIDA JALAL is NOT DEAD!
The story of Farida Jalal’s death is said to have been started by Pakistani Twitter handles. But Farida said,
“I am hale and hearty. I don’t know from where these baseless rumours are coming from. Initially I laughed, but from last 30 minutes my phone has been constantly ringing and everybody is asking the same question. It’s a bit irritating, I wonder why people spread such rumours’.”
Take a look at the update on a Wikipedia page that caused the furore
photo credits: filmymonkey.com
Celebrity death hoaxes in recent times, and of the same Bollywood stars time and again, have been that of veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar and Shashi Kapoor, veteran playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, actresses Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit-Nene, rap singer Yo Yo Honey Singh when he went into hibernation due to depression, comedian Johny Lever, and superstar Salman Khan.
Death hoaxes are regular in Hollywood, too (unfortunately), and recently there have been actors like Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Depp, Jackie Chan, Jack Black, Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman and Adam Sandler, and singer Lady Gaga, to name a few, who were pronounced dead even before waiting for an official announcement or confirmation from the right sources.
We are glad that all these stars are hale and hearty! Farida Jalal will be soon seen in the role of a Kashmiri woman in television actor Imran Khan’s first film production, Sargoshiyan. The story is about unseen Kashmir and we are sure looking forward to seeing her in the film.
KRK please stop spreading hoax
