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Karna of Mahabharat Pankaj Dheer falls dead at 68, loses a battle with cancer.

Refernce to News 18.Pankaj Dheer Death: Pankaj Dheer was an old actor that portrayed Karna in legendary TV series Mahabharat, and passed away on October 15, 2025, and was 68. The actor had been a long-time cancer victim. Although he had recovered at one point, the disease came back and the man succumbed to a painful battle.

Fame Through Mahabharat

A performance that made the name of Pankaj Dheer a household name was in 1988, the performance titled as Karna in Mahabharat directed by B.R. Chopra by Pankaj Dheer himself. People in India got impressed in his mind through his strong acting and stature at the screen. Decades later, fans still remember him due to his iconic role.

Family and Personal Life

Not only is Pankaj Dheer left by his wife, Anita Dheer, a world-renowned costume designer, but also by his son, Nikitin Dheer, who has been trailing his father to the same career of becoming an actor. Nikitin was a well-known Ravana actor of Ramayana and has appeared in some of the films and television shows.

Worked with the biggest Bollywood celebrities.

Some of the biggest Bollywood stars Dheer has worked with in his career days are; Anil Kapoor in Jeevan Ek Sangharsh, Salman Khan in Jagruti, Mithun Chakraborty in Paradesi, Bobby Deol in Soldier, Shah Rukh Khan in Baadshah, and Akshay Kumar in Andaaz.

His roles were all replete, disciplined and devoted to the art.

Also a Director

In addition to acting Pankaj Dheer tried in direction and directed My Father Godfather. His artistic intuition proved that he was not so bad in talents in acting, but passionate before camera.

Early Life and Career

Pankaj Dheer began his acting career in the television when he was born on November 9, 1956, in Punjab. He had appeared in several mythological and historical series such as the great maratha and Chandrakanta with massive impact on the Indian entertainment.

Tributes Pour In His death has destroyed the film and TV industry with this information. Fans and other actors are flooding social media with emotional eulogies about him in remembrance as a legendary actor and a humble person

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