Shantanu and Satyavati marry and have 2 children - Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. The story begins with Bhishma, the son of Shantanu and Ganga, taking his oath of celibacy to convince Satyavati to marry his father Shantanu, the king of Hastinapura. The story mainly focusses on Pandavas and Karna and tells the story through their point of view. The television show was produced by Swastik Productions Pvt. It aired from 16 September 2013 to 16 August 2014 on Star Plus.

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.Mahabharat is a 2013 Indian drama television series based on the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata.

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. 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. 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.

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.

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