'Papaji had a dream one night where he saw my father as Hanuman.'
The Supreme Court of India has directed the Odisha government to decide within six weeks on a plea for remission filed by Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two sons in 1999. Singh, who has spent over 24 years in prison, claims to have "repented" his actions and seeks an opportunity to reform his character. The court issued the notice after Singh argued that he has already served more than the required period of sentence and that his right to liberty is being jeopardized by the delay in processing his plea.
The then 130kg wrestler lifted the then 200kg King Kong and twirled him around dramatically.
Dara Singh's son Vindoo claims that Akki has been chosen to play his father on screen.
Here is a glimpse of the late veteran's life through snapshots.
Prime Minister called the wrestler-actor a 'son of the soil.'
The ashes of Dara Singh, who passed away on July 12, were immersed by his three sons.
Dara Singh, who passed away early this morning was cremated at Pawan Hans crematorium in Juhu, a western suburb in Mumbai.
The streets in Dharmuchak, near Amritsar, filled with young and old, sharing their grief and heroics of Dara Singh.
Looking at the life and times of the late wrestler/actor.
Bollywood celebrities pay their respects to late wrestler-actor Dara Singh's wife Surjit Kaur Randhawa.
The wrestler-actor passed into the ages at the age of 84 this morning.
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya, who resigned this week from the Yogi Adityanath government and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the assembly polls, on Friday said that former state cabinet minister Dara Singh Chauhan will join the Samajwadi Party on Sunday.
Yesteryear actors and friends of Dara Singh, Mumtaz, Dharmendra and others remember the late veteran.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has accused 14 policemen and two individuals for the alleged fake encounter of Dara Singh in its charge sheet filed on Friday.
He and 14 others had been accused of looting the Kendumundi weekly market on November 15, 1998.\n\n\n\n
Wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh, who has been battling for his life in a city hospital since the last four days, was on Wednesday night shifted back home after doctors said he has "less chance of recovery" due to significant damage to his brain.
Filmmaker Sajid Khan pays tribute to the late actor, Dara Singh.
Sri Lanka Premier League denied Vindu Dara Singh's claims that two bookies had owned one of the franchises of the SLPL, which conducted its inaugural edition last year.
His estranged wife lodged a complaint with the Chandigarh police
Wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh passed away on Thursday morning at his residence on Mumbai. He had been battling for his life in a city hospital since the last four days and was brought back home on Wednesday night. The 84-year-actor was admitted to Kokilaben Hospital in an emergency condition on July 7. He had suffered a cardiac arrest and since then he had been in the ICU.
"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," Dr Ram Narain, Chief Operating Officer at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Mumbai's suburban Andheri, told PTI on Saturday night.
District Judge Sachidananda Sahu convicted Dara Singh for the murder of garment trader Sheikh Rehman on August 26, 1999 at a market at Padiagada in Mayurbhanj district
Celebs spotted at the prayer meet of Dara Singh's wife.
Bigg Boss 3 winner Vindu Dara Singh has a candid chat with Rediff readers.
The Rajasthan government has suspended Additional Superintendent of Police Arshad Ali, who was charge-sheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation for his alleged involvement in the Dara Singh fake encounter case. His suspension order was issued on Monday, according to sources.Ajay Kumar Jain, another senior police officer who was suspended by the government, is absconding.The CBI had summoned both the officers in May for interrogation.
There has been significant damage to his brain.
Son Vindoo Dara Singh shares some interesting untold stories of his famous father.
Dara Singh, serving a life sentence for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, and 12 others were acquitted on Monday in a case relating to the burning of a truck and murder of its helper.
Dara's sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sujit Barman Roy and\nJustice Laxmikant Mohapatra.
'To play a God, you've to have a good, pure soul.'
The veteran actor was admitted in hospital two days ago.
Dara Singh, serving a life sentence for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines, was on Saturday sentenced to a life term for the killing of a Catholic priest in Mayurbhanj district eight years ago.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested Bharatiya Janata Party member of Legislative Assembly Rajendra Rathore in connection with the fake encounter of local liquor smuggler Dara Singh in 2006.
Director Imtiaz Ali talks about directing Dara Singh in Jab We Met.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the Central Bureau of Investigation's plea for death penalty to Dara Singh, convicted for burning to death Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons.
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