According to a social media post that went viral, the Uri: The Surgical Strike actor died at 7 a.m. on Friday morning. The senior, on the other hand, responded in epic fashion, shutting down the death hoax.
Paresh Rawal responded to the death hoax on Twitter, saying that he passed away at 7 a.m. on Friday.
He wrote, ".Sorry for the misunderstanding as I slept past 7am ...!"
With his classy answer, the Welcome star managed to break the internet. Several of his fans replied to the tweet with funny memes of his lines from films such as Hera Pheri, Welcome, Nayak, and others.
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A fan wrote, "Baburao to Laughter House :- Khopdi Tod !!!!" Another wrote, "Action should be taken against this page. I can't tolerate such kinds of joke. You are my fav. sir. I pray god this day will never come."
Many other Bollywood actors, including Lucky Ali, Tabassum, Mukesh Khanna, Kirron Kher, and others, have recently fallen victim to death hoaxes. All of them, however, quickly debunked the rumours, and their supporters defended them on social media as well. Meanwhile, Paresh Rawal, the senior actor, was last seen in Coolie No 1 alongside Sara Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan.