Veteran actor Pankaj Dheer passed away. Pankaj had cancer, for which he was undergoing treatment for a long time. However, the cancer had failed in his body. Pankaj Dheer is known for BR Chopra’s Mahabharata. He played the role of Karna in this serial. However, before this he was supposed to play the role of Arjun but he was removed from the serial.

While talking to Leharen Retro, Pankaj Dheer had told that BR Chopra had asked him to leave his office because he was not shaving his mustache for the role of Arjun. Pankaj had told that he was the first choice for the role of Arjun. But he did not shave his mustache so he was fired from this role.

When Pankaj was offered the role of Karna

Pankaj said, ‘When I auditioned, dialogue writers Masoom Raza, Bhring Tupkari and Pandit Narendra Sharma ji were in the panel. He thought that I was perfect for the role of Arjun. Our contract was signed. BR Chopra called me and said that I would have to play the role of Brihannala as well, for this I would have to shave my moustache. But I had refused. I won’t look good. So he asked me what kind of actor are you? You are leaving such a big role for the moustache. I am not able to understand.

Pankaj had told, ‘I had done a very stupid thing. At that time I could only understand this much. Chopra Saheb had said, ‘Go out of this door and don’t come back.’ They threw me out of the office. Then Chopra sahib called me again. This was my luck. He asked me for the role of Karna. So I asked Sir, do I have to shave my moustache? So he said no. The role of Karna was my destiny.

People still remember BR Chopra’s Mahabharata. It had made its special place in the hearts of people. Every character of this show had impressed people and even today people know them by the same name. Pankaj Dheer played the role of Karna in Mahabharata. People loved Pankaj Dheer a lot. Everyone’s favorite Pankaj Dheer has passed away. At the age of 68, he lost the battle with cancer.

There is mourning in the entire industry due to the demise of Pankaj Dheer. Both fans and celebs cannot believe that Pankaj is no more in this world. According to reports, Pankaj had cancer and he won the battle against it. But in the last few months his cancer returned again. After which his health kept deteriorating. People are mourning the demise of Pankaj Dheer.

What was Pankaj’s salary?

Pankaj Dheer became famous everywhere by playing the character of Karna in Mahabharata. Very few people would know how much money he got for this show. He used to get very little money for the show. If reports are to be believed, Pankaj Dheer used to get only Rs 3000 for an episode in the show. He did 94 episodes of Mahabharata.

Pankaj Dheer has worked in many films and TV shows in his career. He also worked in many mythological shows. Which includes many shows like Chandrakanta, The Great Maratha. Apart from this, he also worked in films like Soldier, Badshah, Sadak. Fans have always been impressed by Pankaj’s acting. For this reason people liked him very much. Talking about Pankaj Dhir’s personal life, he leaves behind his wife Anita Dhar and son Nikitan Dhir.

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