No April Fool’s Day joke! When Bobby Deol did an RT-PCR test on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Bobby Deol and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Bobby Deol did an RT-PCR test on Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya co-star Aishwarya Rai in 1997; over two decades before it became a part of people's daily lingo. A section of netizens are convinced that Lord Bobby (as they are referring to him) was ahead of his times. In one of the scenes in Rahul Rawail's directorial venture, he is seen inserting a swab in Ash's nose.

This is among the series of clips from his several films, which fans have turned into memes. It's followed by stills from Deol's other movies where he dons a face mask, washes his hands and locks himself in a room to be in self-quarantine.

In a scene from Dillagi (1999), Bobby tells co-star Sunny Deol to maintain a distance from him or he, too, will fall sick like him. His admirers are sure that Lord Bobby predicted COVID-19 and told everyone it requires safety protocols.

Bobby Deol has been in Bollywood for over 25 years, and his career got a big push when he bagged the lead role in the 2020 web series Aashram. Last year, the actor starred in the digital film, Class Of '83. Then, he went on to play a conman disguised as a godman in Prakash Jha's Aashram season 2. He has several projects lined up in the coming year, Apne 2 with father Dharmendra, brother Sunny Deol and nephew Karan Deol. He will also star in Animal alongside Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra.