A video of an elderly woman dancing to Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamannah Hai is doing the rounds on social media claiming that veteran Bollywood Actress Waheeda Rehman dancing.
The video is being shared with a caption: “At her age of 85, Waheeda Rehman is dancing with same grace and elegance. Today she was awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award which she richly deserved.”
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be false.
Putting the keyframes of the video through Reverse Image Search, our team spotted the same video uploaded on a YouTube channel, Mayookha, on Jan 2, 2022, with a title: “Mayookha – Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai (Dance Cover).”
Searching further, we found that the lady in the video is Sunila Ashok, and she has also shared the dance videos on her Instagram account mayookha_sunila. Sharing the same video on her Instagram page on September 26, Sunila clarified that she had been misidentified as Waheeda Rehman.
She wrote, “Woke up this morning to a flurry of messages from my family & friends. My video for ‘Aaj phir jeene ki Tamanna hai’ seems to have gone viral as Waheeda Rahman’s dance video! I am greatly honoured to be compared to her and I am overwhelmed with all the love and appreciation I am getting from my viewers! Mayookha has only one important message — pursue your passion, irrespective of your age. It is a source of joy and contentment like nothing else.”
Thus, from the above fact check, it is clear that the video is being shared with false claims.
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