Divyanka Tripathi to Mukesh Khanna; TV celebrities who became victims of death hoax

Along with fame, there are several other things that the celebrities get prone to, for instance, their death hoax. The latest celeb from the television circuit, who became a victim of a death hoax is Shaktimaan actor, Mukesh Khanna. He isn't the only one, there have been many other popular actors who've fallen prey to these death rumours. Read on: (Photo: Instagram)

Twitterati had declared the Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actress dead and #RIPDivyankaTripathi started trending. The actress tweeted and made her fans aware that she is very much alive and such rumour is just causing a state of panic for her family and friends. Divyanka had written, "Someone’s spreading news about me being in #RIPmode. Guys I’m very much alive. Please don’t trouble my friends and family with such rumours." (Photo: Instagram)

News about Mukesh Khanna's death took the internet by storm, and the actor's phone did not stop ringing. Irritated by this rumours, the actor told ETimes TV, "I am fed up, literally fed up. I don't know what to say or do to rumour mongers who are out on such futile exercises which cause only fear, chaos and anxiety. Almost all my friends and relatives have called by now and one fan said he was relieved as he just had a terrible thing in his life when his mother passed away 20 days ago." (Photo: Instagram)

One of the pages on Facebook wrote the fake news about Kasautii Zindagii Kay actress Shweta Tiwari's death. It left everyone shocked and her then husband Abhinav Kohli clarified stating that she is doing very well and is spending time with her children. (Photo: Instagram)

Shivaji Satam, popularly known as ACP Pradyuman from the show C.I.D, also became a victm victim of death hoax. Rumours were rife that he succumbed to a heart attack. Later, it was learnt that his character was supposed to die onscreen, which led to this news spread like wildfire. Upset with this news, Shivaji had told an entertainment portal, "I really do not know how it originated and why it happened. I guess none of us know about it. All I know is that one fine day, I started getting calls from people who know me. They wanted to know whether I was really unwell or OK. To tell you, there was a panic situation created." (Photo: Instagram)

Arvind Trivedi, who played the role of Raavan in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan, was rumoured to have passed away. It was Sunil Lahri, who recently came to his rescue and informed the netizens that Arvind Trivedi is all hale and hearty. Through his social media post, the onscreen Lakshman had written, "Aajkal Koi Na Koi Buri Khabar sunane Ko milati Hai carona ki vajah se, Upar Se Arvind Trivedi ji (Ravan) ki jhuthi khabar, Meri Prathna Hai jhuthi afwah failane Walon se kripya Karke Is Tarah ki khabar na failaye... Bhagwan ki Daya se Arvind ji theek hain aur Prathna Karta Hun Ki Bhagwan unhen sadaiv Swasth rakhen (These days we keep hearing bad news due to Covid-19, but the news of Arvind Trivedi Ji's demise is false. I request those who are spreading fake news to stop. With God's mercy, Arvind Ji is fine. I pray for his healthy life)" (Photo: Instagram)

Pakistani actress Sana Khan passed away in a road accident, and the websites mistook it for Jai Ho actress Sana Khan. The actress, who has now quit showbiz, said, "People have been dedicating ‘Rest in Peace’ messages for me on social media. I’ve been getting calls from everywhere. I had to clarify that it’s not me." (Photo: Instagram)

Veteran actress Farida Jalal was also upset to hear her death rumour. Speaking about it, back then she had expressed, "I am hale and hearty. I don’t know where these baseless rumours are coming from. Initially, I laughed, but for the last 30 mins 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." (Photo: Instagram)