Our popular 'Hanuman' Dara Singh is no more. The legendary actor Dara Singh breathed his last at his residence on Thursday morning. He was 84. The entire nation plunged into grief and despair after Dara Singh's son Bindu Dara Singh broke the news.
Dara Singh was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital last Saturday following a severe cardiac problem. He was later put on ventilator after his condition deteriorated. He had suffered a kidney failure. On Wednesday night, he was brought to his residence as per the wish of his wife and family members. The doctors tried their best, but could not save his life.
He died at around 7:30 am. His son confirmed the report to media. Entire Bollywood and lakhs of his fans were praying for his fast recovery. However, no medicine and prayer worked for him.
Dara Singh, who won the title of Rustam-e-Hind for his wrestling achievements, had joined the Hindi Film industry in the 1960s. Although he did many roles throughout the years, his 'Hanuman' character in Ramanand Sagar's "Ramayan" made him quite popular among the masses.
Dara Singh has three sons and three daughters. Born to Balwant Kaur and Surat Singh Randhawa on 19 November 1928 in the village Dharmuchak of Amritsar district in Punjab, Dara Singh was nominated to Rajya Sabha by BJP during August 2003 – 2009.
He was encouraged for wrestling due to his massive physique. He then started Pehlwani, an Indian style of wrestling. He is the icon for Indian wrestlers.
Earlier, he was wrestling on invitation of kings and frequently in haats and melas (carnivals and fairs). He successfully competed against some of the greatest names in wrestling history and professional wrestlers in the United States.
He went to Singapore in 1947 to have opportunity in wrestling. He was the Champion of Malaysia by defeating Tarlok Singh in Kuala Lumpur. He visited almost all east countries as a Professional Wrestler. He returned to India in 1952 and became the Indian Champion in 1954.
He has toured all Commonwealth countries and defeated Oriental Champion King Kong, George Gordienko (Canada), John Desilva (New Zealand) and numerous more. He became the Commonwealth Champion in 1959.
He has also defeated Lou Thesz (America) and became Champion of the World in 1968. He again visited countries world-wide and defended title of The World Champion. Dara Singh retired from the wrestling arena in 1983, Undefeated.
Being impressed with his Indian style of wrestling, most of former Indian Prime Ministers had visited his fights including Jawaharlal Nehru, Chaudhary Charan Singh, Morarji Desai, Chandrashekhar, and Rajiv Gandhi. Even former President Giani Zail Singh has also visited his fights. His fights with Lou Thesz, King Kong and others are still memorable today.
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