Mumbai, May 14 (PTI)Veteran actor-politican Paresh Rawal on Friday dismissed rumours of his death.

Rawal, known for films like "Hera Pheri" and "Oh My God", took to social media to shutdown the rumours.

Sharing a screenshot of a social media post claiming that the 65-year-old actor passed away on Friday morning, Rawal wrote, "Sorry for the misunderstanding as I slept past 7am …!,"

On the work front, the actor will next be seen in "Hungama 2", directed by Priyadarshan and Farhan Akhtar-starrer "Toofaan".

Recently many film personalities, including singer Lucky Ali and actors Kirron Kher and Mukesh Khanna, have fell prey to social media death hoaxes.

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