The internet hugely contributes to generating celebrity death hoaxes. Social media was abuzz on Monday night with similar rumours about Dilip Kumar. While few were hasty enough to offer their condolences, others declared that he had been admitted to a suburban hospital as his condition was critical.

However, wife Saira Banu, dismissed the rumours, saying, “A few VVIPs from Delhi came over to meet him so there was heavy police bandobast right from Worli to Bandra. The cops gathered too. This must have triggered the speculation. I've been getting calls from everywhere, but he is fine. We, in fact, even went for a drive and dinner.“