The turning point in his career was when he was cast in the role of Bheem in BR Chopra's Mahabharat.Īs the news of Praveen's passing became known, fellow Mahabharat actor Nitish Bharadwaj, who played the role of Krishna and Gajendra Chauhan, who portrayed Yudhishthir, mourned his passing on Twitter. Mahabharatham shooting spot fun moments.'Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such. The 6'6'' tall Punjabi man featured in many Bollywood films post this and played roles of henchman, goon, or a bodyguard because of his huge build. The film scene had no dialogue for Praveen but after that, there was no looking back for him. Praveen had joined the film industry in the late 70s after being asked to feature in a film by Ravikant Nagaich while he was away in Kashmir for a tournament. He passed away between 10-10:30 PM following a cardiac arrest," a relative of Praveen told PTI.Īlso read: Mahabharat's Bheem, actor Praveen Kumar Sobti passes away aged 74 At night, when he started feeling uneasy, we called the doctor at home. However, the clip starts out with famous Indian actors such as. Praveen was a four-time Asian Games medallist in discuss and hammer throw and also participated in the Olympics twice. "He had a chronic chest infection problem. Some very rare behind the scenes sequences, as well as the director Ravi Chopras views on the main theme of Mahabharat, i.e. Reportedly, he had not been keeping well for a long time. He will be cremated at the crematorium ground in Punjabi Bagh in the national capital later on Tuesday. Praveen's body will be laid to rest in Delhi's Punjabi Bagh crematorium groundįormer sports champion turned actor, Praveen Kumar Sobti passed away on Monday night in New Delhi aged 74. A live television feed earlier showed officers leading a man away from the scene, handcuffed, bloodied and shirtless, after the shooting in.
Praveen was a four-time Asian Games medallist before switching to a career in acting and politics.Praveen Kumar Sobti was remembered by his Mahabharat co-stars Nitish Bharadwaj, Gajendra Chauhan IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, between takes for the Hindi romance serial Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara, Mukesh Khanna, dressed in a brown three-piece suit and a polka-dot tie, walked to his dressing room on the set of Rajshree Productions in Mumbai’s Film City.