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Praveen Kumar Passes Away: Asian Games Gold medallist and Mahabharat’s BHEEM passed away

Praveen Kumar Passes Away: Asian Games Gold medallist and Mahabharat’s BHEEM passed away

Praveen Kumar Passes Away: Actor-athlete Praveen Kumar Sobti, best known for playing Bheem in the TV series “Mahabharat” and for winning an Asian Games gold medal, died following a cardiac arrest late Monday evening. He was 74. Praveen Kumar Passes Away: Asian Games Gold medallist and Mahabharat’s BHEEM passed away The actor breathed his last […]

Praveen Kumar Passes Away: Actor-athlete Praveen Kumar Sobti, best known for playing Bheem in the TV series “Mahabharat” and for winning an Asian Games gold medal, died following a cardiac arrest late Monday evening. He was 74.

Praveen Kumar Passes Away: Asian Games Gold medallist and Mahabharat’s BHEEM passed away

The actor breathed his last at his Ashok Vihar residence here.

“He had a chronic chest infection problem. At night, when he started feeling uneasy, we called the doctor at home. He passed away between 10-10.30 PM following a cardiac arrest,” a relative of Praveen told PTI.

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Praveen Kumar Passes Away: Praveen represented the country across various athletic events in hammer and discus throw and even won four medals at the Asian Games, including two gold medals in 1966 and 1970.

He also won a silver medal in Hammer Throw during the 1966 Commonwealth Games.

The athlete gained further popularity after he began his acting career and featured as Bheem in BR Chopra’s classic “Mahabharat” in 1988.

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Praveen Kumar Passes Away: Asian Games Gold medallist and Mahabharat’s BHEEM passed away

He is survived by wife, daughter, two younger brothers and a sister.

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