'Grand Masti' laughter gives youth heart attack, dies

Twenty two-year-old Vasai resident, Mangesh Bhogal, visited a multiplex  along with his girlfriend to watch the Hindi adult comedy Grand Masti on Thursday.

Bhogal laughed so hard during the screening of the movie that he suffered a heart attack. He was rushed to Cardinal Gracias Hospital at Vasai West, where he was declared dead before admission.

 “During the incident I was at the box office when one of our employees informed me about the incident. The youth was with his girlfriend and they were watching the 6pm show of Grand Masti when he suffered a stroke,” explained Rakesh Shah, director, KT Vision. “Those who sat beside the youth said he was laughing his heart out and it was then that he suffered a major stroke. He was rushed to Cardinal Gracias Hospital at Vasai West, where he was declared dead before admission.”

A police official from Manickpur police station said that a case of accidental death has been registered.