'To play a God, you've to have a good, pure soul.'
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.
Son Of Sardaar 2 has a huge star cast including Mrunal Thakur, Ravi Kishan, Neeru Bajwa, Deepak Dobriyal, Kubbra Sait, Chunky Panday, Vindu Dara Singh, Roshni Walia, Sahil Mehta, and Nalneesh Neel, and everyone arrived to watch the film at a special screening in Mumbai.
After spinning into the spotlight with the hit song-and-dance number Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu in Howrah Bridge (1958), Helen signed scores of films as a dancer. But Helen was raring to step out of her dancing shoes, and play heroine instead.
'Papaji had a dream one night where he saw my father as Hanuman.'
The then 130kg wrestler lifted the then 200kg King Kong and twirled him around dramatically.
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.
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.
Members of the film industry trouped in to say their last goodbyes to Manoj Kumar at a prayer meet held on Sunday evening.
Bollywood celebrities pay their respects to late wrestler-actor Dara Singh's wife Surjit Kaur Randhawa.
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.
Yesteryear actors and friends of Dara Singh, Mumtaz, Dharmendra and others remember the late veteran.
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.
The wrestler-actor passed into the ages at the age of 84 this morning.
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.
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.
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.
Celebs spotted at the prayer meet of Dara Singh's wife.
'Dharmendra was paying a little extra attention to me and she didn't like it.'
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
His estranged wife lodged a complaint with the Chandigarh police
Filmmaker Sajid Khan pays tribute to the late actor, Dara Singh.
There has been significant damage to his brain.
Singh has sought the application of a more liberal remission policy to ensure his premature release from a prison in the state where he is lodged for more than 24 years.
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.
Bigg Boss 3 winner Vindu Dara Singh has a candid chat with Rediff readers.
Son Vindoo Dara Singh shares some interesting untold stories of his famous father.
He and 14 others had been accused of looting the Kendumundi weekly market on November 15, 1998.\n\n\n\n
Salman Khan's Sikandar may not be the spectacle one hoped it would be. Many decades ago, Sohrab Modi made the historical extravaganza Sikandar that continues to inspire audiences today.
The veteran actor was admitted in hospital two days ago.
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