Ram
Gopal
Varma
often
hits
headlines
for
his
outrageous
posts
on
his
Twitter
handle.
Recently,
the
filmmaker
dropped
a
shocker
when
he
posted
about
testing
positive
for
the
novel
Coronavirus.
As
the
news
spread,
the
filmmaker
claimed
that
it
was
just
an
'April
Fool
Joke'.
Although
Varma
apologised
on
social
media,
he
was
widely
bashed
by
netizens
for
his
insensitive
tweet
amid
the
current
grim
situation
in
the
country,
owing
to
the
novel
Coronavirus
pandemic.
Recently,
while
speaking
with
Mid-day,
the
Sarkar
director
claimed
that
he
posted
that
tweet,
despite
knowing
that
he
would
get
trolled
for
it,
because
he
was
getting
bored.
The
tabloid
quoted
the
filmmaker
as
saying,
"The
only
way
to
remain
sane
in
such
a
[grim]
situation
is
to
joke
about
it,
else
we
will
get
into
depression.
I
knew
I
would
get
trolled
for
it.
I
believe
a
complaint
has
been
filed
against
me
for
spreading
false
information.
But
it
was
meant
as
an
April
Fool
joke,
nothing
else."
When
asked
if
he
wasn't
worried
about
hurting
people's
sentiments
with
his
behaviour,
he
added,
"I
[put
out
the
tweet]
because
I
was
getting
bored."
For
those
who
ain't
aware,
Ram
Gopal
Varma
had
tweeted,
"My
doctor
just
told
me
that
I
tested
positive
with
Corona."
(sic)
Later,
he
followed
his
tweet
with
a
clarification
that
read,
"Sorry
to
disappoint,
but
now
he
tells
me
it's
a
April
Fool
joke.
it's
his
fault
and
not
mine.
Anyway
I
am
just
trying
to
make
light
of
a
grim
situation
but
the
joke
is
on
me
and
if
I
dint
offend
anyone
I
sincerely
apologize
to
them."