Veteran actor Pankaj Dheer, best known to have played Karna in B.R. Chopra’s Mahabharat, passed away today at 68 after battle with cancer. Celebrities from the Bollywood fraternity attended the late actor’s last rites, paying homage to him one last time. 

Among the film fraternity, the celebs in attendance were Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sidharth Malhotra and the directors Abbas-Mustan. Singer Mika Singh was also present as Bollywood mourned the passing of the veteran actor. Apart from Mahabharata, Pankaj Dheer starred in popular television shows like Chandrakanta and Kanoon. He also enjoyed success in films such as Soldier, Andaaz, Baadshah, and Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge. 

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