“Rajkumar Hirani dead 2024” : Director killed by internet death hoax
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News of director Rajkumar Hirani’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the November 2024 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the director best known for 3 Idiots, Lage Raho Munna Bhai or Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. is alive and well.
UPDATE 05/11/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Rajkumar Hirani death hoax spreads on Facebook
Rumors of the director’s alleged demise gained traction on Sunday after a ‘R.I.P. Rajkumar Hirani’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the Indian director’s passing:
“At about 11 a.m. ET on Sunday (November 03, 2024), our beloved director Rajkumar Hirani passed away. Rajkumar Hirani was born on November 22, 1962 in Nagpur. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”
Hundreds of fans immediately started writing their messages of condolence on the Facebook page, expressing their sadness that the talented 61-year-old director and screenwriter was dead. And as usual, Twittersphere was frenzied over the death hoax.
Where as some trusting fans believed the post, others were immediately skeptical of the report, perhaps learning their lesson from the huge amount of fake death reports emerging about celebrities over recent months. Some pointed out that the news had not been carried on any major Indian network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a director of Rajkumar Hirani's stature would be major news across networks.
A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (70%) of respondents think those Rajkumar Hirani death rumors are not funny anymore.
Rajkumar Hirani Death Hoax Dismissed Since Director Is ‘Alive And Well’
On Monday (November 04) the director's reps officially confirmed that Rajkumar Hirani is not dead. “He joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. He's still alive and well, stop believing what you see on the Internet,” they said.
Some fans have expressed anger at the fake report saying it was reckless, distressing and hurtful to fans of the much loved director. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.
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