| Praveen Kumar Sobti was a discus thrower from Bhima of Mahabharata, won medals in Asian Games-Commonwealth, participated in Olympics Feb 8th 2022, 05:02, by Editorial Praveen Kumar Sobti represented India as an athlete from 1960 to 1970. Praveen Kumar Sobti, who played the role of Bheem in BR Chopra's popular serial Mahabharata, has passed away. He breathed his last at the age of 74. Apart from being an actor, Praveen Kumar Sobti was also a great athlete. (photo file) 2/6 
Praveen represented India as an athlete from 1960 to 1970. He won the gold medal in disc throw at the 1966 and 1970 Asian Games. Apart from this, he won 2 silver medals in the Commonwealth Games in 1966 and the Asian Games in 1974. He also represented India in Olympics twice. (photo file) 3/6 
Due to sports, Praveen Kumar got the job of Deputy Commander in BSF, but his luck had something else approved. He turned to acting. (photo file) 4/6 
Praveen made his Bollywood debut in 1981 with the film 'Raksha'. In this film, he played the character of Villain. Praveen acted in about 50 films. (photo file) 5/6 
However, his career got real recognition from BR Chopra's serial 'Mahabharata'. His last film was 'Mahabharat Aur Barbarik' in the year 2013 in which he played the role of Bhima. (photo file) 6/6 
Praveen Sobti also entered politics in the year 2013 and contested from Wazirpur on Aam Aadmi Party ticket. But he lost this election. Praveen had joined BJP in 2014. (photo file) , The post Praveen Kumar Sobti was a discus thrower from Bhima of Mahabharata, won medals in Asian Games-Commonwealth, participated in Olympics appeared first on News NCR. |
