Ram Gopal Varma On His April Fool’s Joke About Coronavirus: ‘I Was Getting Bored’
Ram Gopal Varma On Joke About COVID-19: Was Getting Bored
Updated : April 03, 2020 11:11 AM ISTThe coronavirus outbreak has left the entire world in a state of panic and as a step to help stop the spread of the pandemic, our country has been put on a 21-day lockdown. While people are practicing social-distancing and have quarantined themselves at home, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma decided to play an April fool’s prank on his fans and followers by tweeting: “My doctor just told me that I tested positive with Corona.” He later clarified that this was just a joke, leaving fans shocked with his sense of humor.
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >My doctor just told me that I tested positive with Corona
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 1, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Sorry to disappoint, but now he tells me it’s a April Fool joke ? it’s his fault and not mine
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 1, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Anyway I am just trying to make light of a grim situation but the joke is on me and if I dint offend anyone I sincerely apologise to them
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) April 1, 2020
In a recent chat with Mid-Day, RGV opened up about his tweets and shared, “The only way to remain sane in such a [grim] situation is to joke about it, else we will get into depression. I knew I would get trolled for it. I believe a complaint has been filed against me for spreading false information. But it was meant as an April Fool joke, nothing else.” When asked if he wasn’t worried about hurting his fans’ sentiments, he stated, “I [put out the tweet] because I was getting bored.”
So far our country has reported over 2,300 cases including 56 deaths. Under the current circumstances that we are all going through, we wonder how fans will react to Ram Gopal Varma’s statement.