Wednesday 11 July 2012

India wrestler-actor Dara Singh dead


Wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh has died in the Indian city of Mumbai after a long illness, his doctors say.
The 83-year-old had been admitted to hospital last week after a heart attack.
He was taken home on Wednesday night after doctors said he had little chance of recovery and that there had been significant damage to his brain.
Singh, who won the world wrestling championship in 1960, acted in several Bollywood films and television serials.
He gained huge popularity while playing Hanuman, the monkey god, in the television adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana.
He was also an member of parliament from 2003 to 2009 when he was appointed to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament.

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