A real hero indeed, both on screen and off screen.

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Dara Singh is no more within us. A golden era in Indian cinema has come to an end with the passing away of this iconic wrestler and Bollywood actor. Dara Singh was a multi-faceted personality; he was an acclaimed wrestler; a powerful actor, a producer and a politician. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2003. Dara Singh was also conferred with such titles as Rustam-e-Punjab and Rustam-e-Hind. He had won numerous championships in his career as a wrestler. He remained undefeated in 500 fights. He will always be remembered for playing the larger-than-life role of Hanuman in Ramanand Sagar’s epic television series, ‘Ramayan’. He had entertained his audience in over 100 films, including movies like ‘Kink kong’, ‘Faulad’ and so on. As a wrestler, he made the sports fraternity proud by winning the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in 1959 and the World Wrestling Championship in 1968. Thus I am not sure how I should describe him, as a successful star of Bollywood or as a champion wrestler or as both. But to me, he was a real hero, both on screen and off screen.