Veteran Indian actress Farida Jalal says she is hale and hearty — killing a death hoax in her name.

‘I am hale and hearty,’ Farida said in a statement, following the rumours that went viral on social networking sites.

The 67-year-old actress wonders why people spread such rumours.

‘I don’t know from where these baseless rumours are coming from. Initially I laughed, but... My phones have been constantly ringing and everybody is asking the same question. It’s a bit irritating, I wonder why people spread such rumours,’ she added.

The actress will next play Kashmiri woman in Imran Khan’s upcoming film ‘Sargoshiyan’.