‘Killing'
ageing
superstars
before
their
time
comes,
seems
to
be
one
of
the
in-things
the
internet
and
social
media
have
come
to
specialize
in!
After
fake
rumours
about
Lata
Mangeshkar
and
Rajesh
Khanna's
demise
this
year,
now
the
internet
has
gone
ahead
and
‘killed'
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
this
week.
Blogspot
blog
called
24musicvdo.blogspot.in
reported
Big
B's
demise
in
a
"car
accident" on
its
home
page
a
few
hours
ago;
causing
panic
among
Twitterati
and
Blackberry
Messenger
(BBM)
users
who
broadcast
and
discussed
it,
till
they
realized
it
was
a
false
alarm.
According
to
the
said
blog,
"(Local
Team
News
9)
Amitabh
Bachan
died
in
a
single
vehicle
crash
on
Route
80
between
Morristown
and
Roswell.
He
was
pronounced
dead
at
the
scene
by
paramedics
responding
to
the
vehicle
accident
and
was
identified
by
photo
ID
found
on
his
body.
Alcohol
and
drugs
do
not
appear
to
have
been
a
factor
in
this
accident
-
June
26,
2012
(sic)."
Also
carrying
photograph
of
a
car
turned
over,
the
article
added
that
"The
Highway
Safety
Investigators
have
told
reporters
that
Amitabh
Bachchan
lost
control
while
driving
a
friend's
vehicle
on
Interstate
80
and
rolled
the
vehicle
several
times
killing
him
instantly
(sic)."
"Memorial
services
for
Amitabh
Bachan
have
not
yet
been
announced.
The
service
is
expected
to
be
a
closed
casket
funeral
due
to
the
severe
head
trauma
(sic),"
it
concluded
after
a
further
description
of
the
so-called
‘accident'.
Commenting
on
such
misleading
reports,
Bollywood
PR
guru
Dale
Bhagwagar
smirked,
"The
bol
bachchan
(talking
big)
attitude
of
the
internet
and
social
media
often
borders
on
irony
when
it
keeps
‘killing' superstars."
"Social
media
is
a
very
influential
and
powerful
platform,
and
everyone
should
be
wary
of
what
they
broadcast
without
verifying.
When
the
rumour
broke
out,
Mr
Bachchan
was
very
much
alive
and
happily
tweeting
almost
every
15
minutes.
It
just
takes
a
little
bit
of
patience
and
research
to
check
facts,
but
sadly,
not
many
do
that
before
they
jump
to
conclusions
and
discussions
on
the
net," he
analyzed.