#DaraSingh #DeathAnniversary
1/ “May 29, 1968, I became the world champion.”
—– Dara Singh in his book, ‘Meri Aatma Katha’.
A one man institution, the legendary Dara Singh reportedly remained undefeated in 500 wrestling bouts worldwide.
1/ “May 29, 1968, I became the world champion.”
—– Dara Singh in his book, ‘Meri Aatma Katha’.
A one man institution, the legendary Dara Singh reportedly remained undefeated in 500 wrestling bouts worldwide.
2/ A legend who defeated some of the fiercest contemporaries of his time and gained fame globally, Rustam-e-Hind Dara Singh also became a household name in India when he played the role of Hanuman in Ramayan, the highest-viewed serial in the world.
3/ Those around him during the shoots would often struggle to understand this maddeningly simple man: he woke at four to undergo the five-hour transformation into Hanuman.
4/ He also never lost his smile while greeting villagers who had trekked down to the Umargaon location to catch a glimpse of him; and, then convince his director on why he should put on those strange, funny expressions. “You know, kids will love it’, he would say.
5/ And love they did – kids down the decades, across the country.
On his death anniversary, we pay a heartfelt tribute to the first He-Man of Bollywood, whose name found its way into India's lingua franca as the epitome for ‘the strong man’.
On his death anniversary, we pay a heartfelt tribute to the first He-Man of Bollywood, whose name found its way into India's lingua franca as the epitome for ‘the strong man’.
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