Archive · 13 Jun 2025
Chunky Panday Recalls Bizarre Funeral Attendance for Payment
Actor Chunky Panday shared a strange story from the 90s.
He was paid to go to a funeral.
He was surprised because he didn't know he was attending a funeral.
The reason he and other actors were hired was because the person who died owed a lot of money.
The family hoped the actors would make it seem like the dead person was rich and stop creditors from asking for their money back.
Chunky Panday recounted being hired to attend a funeral for payment in the mid-90s.
The event occurred when actors lacked alternative income sources like social media or advertising.
Panday was asked to wear white and initially believed the event organizer had died.
He was informed he was hired to attend the funeral and was offered more money to cry.
The deceased's family hired actors to deter creditors due to the man's debts.
- Who
- Chunky Panday and other actors, the deceased, and the event organizer.
- What
- Chunky Panday was hired to attend a funeral for payment.
- When
- Mid-1990s.
- Where
- Not explicitly mentioned.
- Why
- The deceased's family hired actors to give the impression the deceased had been producing a film, and to deter creditors.
- Actor
- Chunky Panday
- Event
- Funeral attendance for pay
- Era
- Mid-1990s
- Reason for Hiring Actors
- To deter creditors