Prem Chopra reacts to death rumours: I am absolutely hale and hearty

Veteran actor Prem Chopra made a statement on Wednesday after rumours about his death started making rounds. The actor has reacted to his death rumours. Prem Chopra dismissed the death rumours and clarified his stance on the same. The veteran actor mentioned how he became aware about the death hoax when he received phone calls from friends and well-wishers. Chopra is not the first actor who has become a victim of death hoax.

The veteran actor opened up about the rumours of his death and called it ‘sadism’. Reacting to the death hoax, in an interview, Chopra said that he is hale and hearty. He further mentioned that he has received several calls since morning. The veteran actor shared that Rakesh Roshan, Amod Mehra and many others called him. He even spoke about Jeetendra being a victim of death hoax.

Speaking with ETimes, Chopra said, “This is sadism, what else! Somebody is deriving sadistic pleasure in wrongly informing people that I am no more. But here I am, talking to you, absolutely hale and hearty.”

 

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The actor further added, “I don’t know how many calls of this nature I have received since morning. Rakesh Roshan called me. Amod Mehra (trade analyst) called. I wonder who did this to me. Also, I must tell you that someone did a similar thing with Jeetendra, my close friend. That happened about four months ago. This needs to stop- and immediately.”

While the veteran actor made a comment on his death hoax, trade analyst Amod Mehra also dismissed the rumours. He made a tweet and wrote, “All those who are getting morbid pleasure in declaring my brother Shri Prem Chopra as dead, please note, I just spoke to him and he is hale and hearty.”

Check out the tweet below:

All those who are getting morbid pleasure in declaring my brother Shri Prem Chopra as dead..

please note..

I just spoke to him and he is hale n hearty..

Sir, Jug Jug Jeeo.. meri umar bhi aap ko lag jaye..

Jai Mata Di ? pic.twitter.com/8j6VJJI3k9

— Amod Mehra (@MehraAmod) July 27, 2022

Meanwhile, Chopra and his wife Uma had contracted COVID-19 earlier this year. The couple was hospitalised in Mumbai after they tested  positive for the deadly virus.

Before Prem Chopra, Bollywood actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Farida Jalal, Jeetendra, Mukesh Khanna, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Shakti Kapoor, amongst a few others.

Also Read: Prem Chopra and his wife Uma hospitalised in Mumbai after testing COVID positive