Kajal Aggarwal is the latest celebrity to be falsely declared dead by social media hoaxes. However, the Tamil and Telugu actress took to social media to dispel the rumors surrounding her supposed demise.
In a cheeky message posted on X, the actress, best known for her roles in Thuppakki and Brahmotsavam, stated that the news was “quite amusing because it’s absolutely untrue.”
“By the grace of God, I want to assure you all that I am perfectly fine, safe, and doing very well,” she added. “Let’s keep our focus on positivity and truth instead.”
Her response came in the wake of a flood of rumors on social media on September 8, claiming the actress had met with an accident and died. Aggarwal’s clarification, however, put a lid on such claims.
Aggarwal made her acting debut in the 2004 Bollywood romance drama Kyun! Ho Gaya Na… The movie starred Vivek Oberoi, Amitabh Bachchan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, with Aggarwal playing a minor role.
She would later establish herself as a leading actress in Tamil and Telugu cinema. Her first Telugu movie was Lakshmi Kalyanam (2007), while Pazhani marked her debut in Tamil cinema a year later. From Magadheera, Naan Mahaan Alla, to Temper, Comali, and Jilla, she has starred in numerous blockbusters in these languages.
Aggarwal, 40, is considered one of the highest-paid actors in South Indian cinema. She was last seen in the Salman Khan movie Sikandar and will next appear in the Kamal Haasan-starrer Indian 3.
In October 2020, Aggarwal married businessman Gautam Kitchlu. The couple has a two-year-old son named Neil.
Death hoaxes surrounding celebrities are not a new phenomenon. From Raza Murad to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shreyas Talpade, and Norah Fatehi, many Indian personalities have found themselves in the unenviable position of reading their own obituaries and condolences on social media over the past few years.
