She blames Bhisma and vows that she will be the reason of his death. Chitrangad dies and on the advice of queen Saytavati Bhisma wins the three princesses of Kashi kingdom for Vichitravirya but the eldest Princess Amba refuses to marry him and leaves for her lover who rejects her. Shantanu and Satyavati marry and have 2 children - Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. "To have achieved all this at a time when training for major competition entailed only short stints in a National camp speaks volumes about his natural talent and the passionate fire that drove him to achieve excellence.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. It is this quality of raising his game at the biggest of stages that made Praveen Kumar the top-notch performer," Sumariwalla said. "He will remain an inspiration for years to come as he is a great example of an athlete who gave his best on the international platform in the 11 years that he competed at the highest level," Sumariwalla said in his condolence message. Humble tribute," Kejriwal said.Īdille Sumariwalla, the president of Athletics Federation of India (AFI), said with the demise of Sobti, Indian athletics has lost a wonderful ambassador and "gentle giant". With his brilliant acting, Praveen Kumar made his place in the heart of every Indian by bringing alive the character of Bhima in the 'Mahabharata' show. Praying to God to give place to the departed soul at his feet.
"The iconic role of 'Bheem' essayed by Sh Praveen Kumar Sobti in B R Chopra's Mahabharat will continue to bring back memories of the 'gentle giant'," the BSF said in another post.ĭelhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal also took to Twitter and condoled Sobti's death. "Director General & All Ranks of BSF condole the untimely demise of Praveen Kumar Sobti, former Deputy Commandant, Arjuna Awardee, two-time Olympian (1968 Mexico Games and 1972 Munich Games) & four-time Asian Games medallist (2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze)," read the tweet from BSF's official Twitter handle. The BSF remembered Sobti as a "gentle giant". My heartfelt condolences to his family and entire sporting fraternity," he tweeted.
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He also played the role of Bheem in 'Mahabharat' TV Serial. "Very sad to learn about the demise of Olympian and 4-times Asian Games Medalist in Discus and Hammer throw, Praveen Kumar Sobti. On Twitter, union minister Kiren Rijiju said he was saddened by Sobti's demise. He is survived by wife, daughter, two younger brothers and a sister. However, Sobti lost to BJP's Mahender Nagpal. He entered politics in 2013 when he joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to contest the Delhi assembly elections. He gained further popularity after he began his acting career and featured as Bheem in BR Chopra's classic "Mahabharat" in 1988.Īs an actor, Sobti featured in supporting parts in close to 50 movies like "Yudh", "Adhikar", "Hukumat", "Shahenshah", "Ghayal", "Aaj Ka Arjun" and Tamil film "Michael Madana Kama Rajan". It was India's maiden medal in a field event in the Commonwealth Games and only the second in athletics after Milkha Singh's 440 yard gold in the 1958 edition. His hammer throw silver (in 1966) remains the only one that an Indian has won at the CWG. He also won a discus throw silver in the 1974 Asian Games. He won a hammer throw bronze in the 1966 Asian Games and a silver in the same discipline in the Commonwealth Games that year. Sobti's discus throw gold medals in the Asiad came in the 19 editions. He came up with his career-best efforts in the two Olympics - 60.84m in hammer throw (1968) and 53.12m in discus throw (1972). The athlete dominated the discus and hammer throw events for many years during the 1960s and 70s, winning medals in three Asian Games, one Commonwealth Games and taking part in two Olympics - the 1968 Mexico editions and the ill-fated 1972 Games in Munich - where Israeli athletes were massacred by a Palestinian terrorist group. Sobti, who hailed from a humble family in Sarhali Kalan village near Amritsar, was 20 when he joined the Border Security Force (BSF), where he was first noticed for his athletic skills. 30 PM following a cardiac arrest," a relative of Praveen told PTI. At night, when he started feeling uneasy, we called the doctor at home. "He had a chronic chest infection problem. The 74-year-old actor breathed his last at his Ashok Vihar residence here.