Critically ill actor-wrestler Dara Singh was shifted from hospital to his Juhu home late Wednesday as it was his family&#39;s wish that the 84-year-old actor should be at home in the last stages of his life, a hospital official said. u00a0 <img alt="Dara Singh" src="/imagedata/2012/jul/Dara-Singh.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 546px; " /> &quot;Dara Singh passed away peacefully at 7.30 a.m. this (Thursday) morning,&quot; said Ram Narain, COO, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, where the actor was being treated before he was shifted to his Juhu home late Wednesday. &quot;Angel now gone to shine like a star up above,&quot; the actor&#39;s son, Vindu Dara Singh, texted after his father&#39;s death. Dara Singh had been undergoing dialysis at the hospital. It was his family&#39;s wish that he should be home in the last stages of his life, a hospital official had said Wednesday. He is survived by his wife and six children - three sons and three daughters. One of his sons, Vindu Dara Singh, is a known name in showbiz. The veteran actor was rushed to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Saturday by his family members following a cardiac problem. He had been in a critical condition since then. Two days later, he was put on dialysis after his kidneys stopped functioning. <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="270" id="player1" name="player1" width="480"> <param name="movie" value="http://videos.mid-day.com/layout/ewplayer.swf" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="file=http://videos.mid-day.com/videos/flv/Dara-Singh-dies-at-83-.flv&amp;autostart=true" /> <embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="file=http://videos.mid-day.com/videos/flv/Dara-Singh-dies-at-83-.flv&amp;autostart=true" height="270" id="player1" name="player1" src="http://videos.mid-day.com/layout/ewplayer.swf" width="480"></embed></object> Dara Singh, who had won the title of &#39;Rustam-e-Hind&#39; for his wrestling prowess, appeared in various films and TV serials. He is best known for his portrayal of Hanuman in Ramanand Sagar&#39;s &#39;Ramayan&#39; and in B.R. Chopra&#39;s &#39;Mahabharat&#39;. He had appeared in films like &#39;Watan Se Door&#39;, &#39;Daada&#39;, &#39;Rustom-E-Baghdad&#39;, &#39;Sher Dil&#39;, &#39;Sikandar E Azam&#39;, &#39;Raaka&#39;, &#39;Mera Naam Joker&#39; and &#39;Dharam Karam&#39;. He was last seen in the 2007 release &#39;Jab We Met&#39;. He had also directed films.

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Former wrestling champion and actor Dara Singh died at his home here Thursday morning following a brief illness, doctors treating him said. He was 84

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