Actor Praveen Kumar Sobti, popularly known as Mahabharat's Bheem, passes away
08 Feb 2022 11:25:54
Mumbai, February 8: Veteran actor and athlete Praveen Kumar Sobti who played the role of 'Bheem' in BR Chopra's 'Mahabharata' has passed away at the age of 74. According to reports, Kumar Sobti passed away on Monday night.
Born in Punjab, the actor who had just turned 74 in December last year, was also an athlete. He had participated in hammer throw and won several medals for India in the Asian and Commonwealth Games and even participated in the Olympics.
The actor had worked in about 30 movies in his entire career, and had played many memorable roles including Mukhtaar Singh in Amitabh Bachchan's cult classic film 'Shahenshah', after which he moved to politics.
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Kumar Sobti contested in the 2013 Delhi Legislative elections on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket, but lost. Subsequently, in 2014, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.