Pravin Kumar Sobti, Mahabharat's Bheem Passes Away
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv...
Athlete-turned actor Praveen Kumar Sobti, who found fame as Bheem in BR Chopra’s iconic TV series Mahabharat, died on Monday night at his Delhi residence.
The actor died after suffering a heart attack. “He had a chronic chest infection problem. At night, when he started feeling uneasy, we called the doctor at home. He passed away between 10 and 10.30 pm following a cardiac arrest,” a relative of Praveen told PTI. He is survived by wife, daughter, two younger brothers and a sister. According to an ANI report, he will be cremated at the crematorium ground in Punjabi Bagh today.
Having started as a discus thrower and hammer thrower, Praveen represented India internationally at platforms such as the Olympics, Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games. He won gold medals in discus throw at the 1966 and 1970 Asian Games, as well as a silver medal at the 1966 Commonwealth Games. For his achievements in sports, he won the Arjuna Award. He worked as the Deputy Commandant in the Border Security Force (BSF) as well.
In toi, the heading was that he died of massive heart attack. Yamraaj ko bhi extra effort karna padaa for giving him a heart attack
Man these all are long-corona effects.
RIP 🙏
Former BSF soldier had also won two gold in Asian games in 1966 & 1970.
https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/praveen-kumar-sobt...