Shakti Kapoor dismisses his death rumours, says he is ‘hale and hearty’

Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor became the latest victim of a death hoax on social networking websites. The ace comedian, who has also played villainous roles in many hit films, was flooded with calls and messages enquiring about his well-being.

Source: cloudfront.net 

A WhatsApp message declaring that the Raja Babu actor had died in a car crash on his way to Khandala had apparently gone viral after the 56-year-old has returned from a schedule of Kya Kool Hai Hum 3. A worried David Dhawan and Rumi Jaffery called the actor, enquiring him about his health. "I assured them I'm fine but the calls don't stop. I am tired of telling people that I'm not dead," Shakti said.

This is not the first time when such an incident happened. Other celebrities like Madhuri Dixit, Katrina Kaif, Dilip Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachchan, and Ayushmann Khurrana have previously been declared dead in a similar manner. "My lawyer says we can't do anything as it's impossible to track the prankster," says the actor.

Son Sidhant Kapoor added, "I was taking a nap. I woke up to over 50 calls asking about the accident. I looked out of the window, saw dad strolling and went went back to sleep."