Bollywood mourns Dara Singh’s death

The legendary wrestler Dara Singh passed away today. “He passed away at 7.30 AM peacefully,” told Dr Ram Narain of Kokilaben Hospital. The veteran actor was being treated at the hospital for the last 4 days after suffering a massive heart attack. His condition deteriorated and he was transferred to his home as per his family’s wish who wanted him to be with them during his last time.

Bollywood took to twitter to pay their tribute to Dara Singh. Everyone had fond memories to share of this great legend who is no more with us.

Amitabh Bachchan: Dara Singh ji passed away this morning. A great Indian and one of the finest humans..An entire era of his celebrated presence gone !

Shah Rukh Khan: Wrestlers r made of sweat,determination & a hard to find alloy called guts…most apt for Dara Singhji our very own Superman.Will miss u sir

Akshay Kumar: Sad to know the great Dara Singh ji is no more. Some more goodness taken away from us… He was Hanuman for every kid and the God of all wrestlers, the original action hero who truly inspired me. May his soul rest in peace.

Shahid Kapoor: RIP dara sigh ji ……. Was a privilege to have know n him and worked with him

Neil Nitin Mukesh: 🙁 just heard about Dara singh ji. RIP. Great man he was.

Bipasha Basu: RIP Dara Singh Ji!

Karan Johar: RIP DARA SINGH…..have the most heartfelt memories…..

Anupam Kher: Dara Singh ji was LARGER than life but never made anyone feel dwarfed with his presence. The strongest and the humblest. A Hero All The Way.

Shekhar Kapur: RIP Dara Singh At grand old age he used to stride down Juhu beach, body erect, smile on his face at a pace faster than 20 yr olds.

Mahesh Bhatt: Dara Singh passes away!Memories of this warm ‘pehlwan’ turned actor flicker in my memory.When childhood heroes die the world looks desolate.

Arshad Warsi: Another great soul has left us. Dara Singh, a humble man who was made of steel and had a heart of gold… RIP Sir…

Ayushmann Khurrana: My first internship was at Dara studios Mohali for Zee Punjabi during my Panjab University days. The man was full of life. RIP Dara Singh ji

Manoj Bajpayee: The symbol of physical strength dara singh ji is no more with us now.may god bless his soul with peace!

Abhishek Bachchan: Dara ji passes away. Had the honour of working with him in Shararat. The most gentle and kind man. Really looked up to him. Will miss him. He was always so loving and gave the best hugs. Remember meeting him for the 1st time while dad was shooting Mard.

Neha Dhupia: RIP Dara Singh Ji … Our asli He-man ! My condolences to the family.

Siddharth: The great Indian strong man is no more.we’ve known and loved him from the time we were kids. An icon has left us…R.I.P Dara Singhji…

Madhur Bhandarkar: RIP Rustam-e-Hind. The strong man of India will be miss dearly.

Kunal Kohli: Dara Singh Personified Strength & Goodness in abundance. Our first super hero. Dara Singh.

Farah Khan: The gentlest giant is no more.Dara uncle the 1st ever action hero of our country,rest in peace.

Rajat Kapoor: RIP dara singh saheb- now hopefully we’ll have a retrospective of his films..

Vishal Dadlani: Dara Singh Saab, RIP. Your name came to mean strength. Anyone attempting a feat of strength will forever be asked “Oy, Dara Singh hai kya?”

Sophie Choudry: RIP Dara Singh ji. Original Macho man, Asli Punjabi and a hero to many through the years. Yet another legend joins the stars in the skies..

Our condolences to his family. Rest in peace Dara Singh Ji.

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