Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who
played Dara Singh's son in 1985 action film
Mard, remembers
the wrestler-actor as one of the "finest humans" whose demise
ended an era.
Dara Singh, who was battling for life since the last five
days, passed away early this morning. He was 83.
Pics: On Twitter, celebs remember Dara Singh
He wrote on Twitter:

His son Abhishek Bachchan, who also worked with Dara
Singh in one of his early films
Shararat, said he looked up to
the wrestler.
"Dara ji passes away. Had the honour of working with him
in
Shararat. The most gentle and kind man. Really looked up to
him. Will miss him.
Abhishek wrote:
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