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Shilpa Shirodkar Says Gulshan Kumar Orchestrated Her Death Rumour as a Publicity Stunt

In a Pinkvilla interview she recounted how the stunt caused panic among her family on the Raghuveer set; her next project is the supernatural thriller Jatadhara.

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Overview

  • Shirodkar said that Gulshan Kumar instigated the false report as a promotional technique without her knowledge or consent.
  • The fabricated death news circulated during the Raghuveer shoot in Kullu Manali in 1995, causing genuine concern among her family.
  • She first learned about the stunt when she returned to her hotel room to find around 20–25 missed calls and a newspaper headline declaring her shot dead.
  • Despite the shock, Shirodkar accepted the tactic after producers explained it and noted that the film ultimately did well.
  • The actress shared these details in a July interview with Pinkvilla and is set to make her film comeback in the pan-India thriller Jatadhara.