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Dara Singh in hospital, condition critical

Press Trust of India | Updated Jul 08, 2012 at 06:09pm IST

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Mumbai: Wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh, who is known for his roles in 'King Kong' and 'Faulad', suffered cardiac arrest and was admitted to a city hospital in a 'critical' condition, according to the doctors.

"He is very, very critical. He was brought in an emergency condition to hospital at 5:15 pm. He had suffered cardiac arrest. He is in ICU and we are monitoring his condition hour-by-hour," said Dr Ram Narain, Chief Operating Officer at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in suburban Andheri.

Earlier, the 83-years-old actor's son, Vindu, had said that his father was serious.

Dara Singh in hospital, condition critical

The 83-year-old wrestler and film actor Dara Singh was admitted in an emergency condition in a Mumbai hospital.

"He is serious. There is blood clot in his brain or he has suffered heart attack... We are not sure what has happened. We have been told that he is under observation for 24 hours," Vindu said.

The veteran actor played the the character of Hanuman in Ramanand Sagar's television series 'Ramayan' and was last seen in Imtiaz Ali's 'Jab We Met' in 2007.

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Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:57PM IST
Dara Singh Randhawa (born November 19, 1928) is a jatt Punjabi wrestler and film actor from Amritsar, Punjab, India. He is the current president of All India Jat Mahasabha. He was a well-known wrestler before he started acting in Hindi films i ...

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