Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Dara Singh Passes away


Dara Singh, a well-known wrestler and actor who was battling for life since the last five days, passed away early this morning.

84-year-old Singh was taken home from hospital by family members last night so that he could be with them in the last moments of his life.

He breathed his last at 7.30 in the morning.

Singh was brought to the hospital on July 7 after he had suffered a cardiac arrest and since then he was in the ICU.

A wrestling hero to some and a much loved cine artist to others, it was a long and eventful life that triumphed many odds. In his over five-decade 

long acting journey, he featured in over 140 films, including classics such as "Anand" and "Mera Naam Joker".

As news spread of his death Bollywood industry starts tweeting for their favorite actor.

Amitabh Bachchan wrote on his social networking site, “Dara Singh ji passed away this morning. A great Indian and one of the finest humans..An entire era of his celebrated presence gone

Film Director Mahesh Bhatt while remembering him wrote, “Dara Singh passes away!Memories of this warm 'pehlwan' turned actor flicker in my memory.When childhood heroes die the world looks desolate.

Manoj Bajpeyee in his account wrote remembering the strongest man of industry, “The symbol of physical strength dara singh ji is no more with us now.may god bless his soul with peace.”

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