Former wrestling champion and actor Dara Singh died at his home here
Thursday morning following a brief illness, doctors treating him said.
He was 84.
“Dara Singh passed away peacefully at 7.30 a.m. this (Thursday)
morning,” said Ram Narain, COO, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital,
where the actor was being treated before he was shifted to his Juhu home
late Wednesday.
“Angel now gone to shine like a star up above,” the actor’s son, Vindu Dara Singh, texted after his father’s death.
Dara Singh had been undergoing dialysis at the hospital.
It was his family’s wish that he should be home in the last stages of his life, a hospital official had said Wednesday.
He is survived by his wife and six children – three sons and three
daughters. One of his sons, Vindu Dara Singh, is a known name in
showbiz.
The veteran actor was rushed to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
Saturday by his family members following a cardiac problem. He had been
in a critical condition since then. Two days later, he was put on
dialysis after his kidneys stopped functioning.
Dara Singh, who had won the title of “Rustam-e-Hind” for his wrestling prowess, appeared in various films and TV serials.
He is best known for his portrayal of Hanuman in Ramanand Sagar’s “Ramayan” and in B.R. Chopra’s “Mahabharat”.
He had appeared in films like “Watan Se Door”, “Daada”,
“Rustom-E-Baghdad”, “Sher Dil”, “Sikandar E Azam”, “Raaka”, “Mera Naam
Joker” and “Dharam Karam”. He was last seen in the 2007 release “Jab We
Met”.
He had also directed films.
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