Legendary Dara Singh’s Family Was Popping Champagne After His Demise. Here’s Why?

Legendary actor and wrestler Dara Singh passed away in 2012 at the age of 83. He was recognized for his appearances in several Punjabi films and playing Hanuman in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan. In a recent interview, Dara Singh’s son Vindu Dara Singh shared an anecdote from the time and said that after his father’s death, they decided to celebrate his life and legacy by popping champagne. However, that was the moment Amitabh Bachchan walked into what looked like a party, and was shocked to see what was happening.

Vindu recalled, “My Dad said, ‘When I die, celebrate my life, don’t cry’.” After the veteran actor’s death, his family gathered to mourn the loss. “At night, the whole family was there, sisters, brothers-in-law everyone. We thought ‘Dad said celebrate my life’. So after we bid goodbye to everyone, we started popping champagne, we started partying and saying ‘To dad, to dad’,” he recalled.

He further went on to recall when they were in the middle of this, the bell rang and Vindu was shocked to discover that it was Amitabh Bachchan at the door. “The bell rings and we see it’s Amitabh Bachchan. He had come there to offer his condolence. He must have thought what is happening here?” he recalled with a laugh. Amitabh was dressed in white and had come at night as he had been shooting the whole day.

Vindu further recalled, “He asked ‘what is happening?’ I said ‘Dad asked us to celebrate his life’. Bachchan gave a thumbs up and asked about his mother. To which, he directed towards his mother. Vindu further recalled though the megastar sat with his mother, yet he appeared shocked by the scene unfolding in front of him.