Mumbai, Nov. 12 -- Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit on Wednesday strongly condemned the circulation of false reports regarding the demise of veteran actor Dharmendra, amid ongoing health concerns.

Speaking to ANI, Pandit, who is the President of the Indian Film and Television Directors Association (IFTDA), urged the media agencies on behalf of the organisation to stop spreading demise reports of the actors without any "strong evidence."

"I want to appeal on behalf of IFTDA, all the people of our industry, media houses, that please, until there is no strong evidence or a reaction of the family, or of any friend, or of any authority, till then, please make a resolution and stop spreading this fake news. Because this is a very bad thing for society...