Pooja Bhatt rubbishes rumours about dad Mahesh Bhatt's heart-attack and death in the most kickass wayBollywood is not new to a death hoax. From Amitabh Bachchan and Shakti Kapoor to Dilip Kumar and Madhuri Dixit-Nene, every renowned individual was pronounced dead by the internet, leaving these celebrities to clarify whether the statement is true or not.

The latest addition to the list is filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt. The Daddy helmer was reported to have suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away. However, one can be assured that it was a false alarm! Mahesh Bhatt is hale and hearty and his daughter Pooja Bhatt took it upon herself to prove the same.

Confirming that her father is very much alive, living dangerously and kicking ass while doing so, she tweeted, "To the rumour mongers and the ones who called in a genuine state of panic upon hearing that my father @MaheshNBhatt had a heart attack and is dead, here is ample proof that he is his usual self, living dangerously and kicking! In red shoes no less!"

Mahesh Bhatt is currently in the news since he took the director's chair once again after a huge sabbatical. He is helming the sequel of Sanjay Dutt-Pooja Bhatt starrer Sadak. Titled Sadak 2, the movie stars Sanjay and Pooja along with Alia Bhatt and Aditya Roy Kapur, bringing Pooja and Alia in one film for the first time.