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

Farida Jalal is Alive, and We confirm the same. 

This news has been in the rumour circles for sometime but its official now. Kareena Kapoor is pregnant and Saif Ali Khan himself has put all rumours to rest by putting out an official statement confirming that wife Kareena is indeed expecting.  

“My wife and I would like to announce that we are expecting our first child in December. We would like to thank our well wishers for their blessings and support and also the press for their discretion and patience,” all reports quoted Saif as saying.

Bebo earlier had denied speculations about her pregnancy, “God willing, hopefully soon. But right now there’s nothing to say.” It was her father Randhir Kapoor, who had sparked off the rumours after he had said that it’s high time Kareena embraces motherhood. 

In another earlier interview recently Kareena had also said that unlike Priyanka Chopra, she has a different set of priorities, and it is impossible for her to leave her family and move to Los Angeles for pursuing a Hollywood career. “My responsibilities are a lot more different than hers (Priyanka Chopra),” Kareena said. “I have a husband. I would like to start a family. I can’t give up everything and move to LA. That’s not me.”

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The couple had got married in 2012 and are now expecting their first child in December. Kareena will be stepping into motherhood for the first time, while hubby Saif already has two children from his previous marriage.