MUMBAI: Legendary wrestler and actor Dara Singh passed away at his Mumbai home early on Thursday. He was 83.

Dara Singh, who was admitted to Kokilaben Hospital last week after a cardiac arrest, was taken back to his home on Wednesday night after his condition failed to improve despite continuous medical effort. Doctors, on Wednesday, had said that chances of Dara Singh’s recovery were poor.

Doctors said that Dara Singh had suffered significant brain damage after the cardiac arrest.

World champion wrestler Dara Singh, who joined the film industry in 1960s, was last seen in 2007 movie ‘Jab We Met’ alongside Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor.

Dara Singh, who was a Rajya Sabha member from August 2003 t0 2009, was best remembered for his iconic role as ‘Hanuman’ in the epic TV serial ‘Ramayan’.