Veteran actor Pankaj Dheer , known for his powerful performance as Karna in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat (1988), passed away on October 15 in Mumbai. He was 68. His last rites were held at the Pawan Hans crematorium in Santacruz at 4:30 pm, where family, friends, and colleagues gathered to bid him farewell.

Salman Khan , Sidharth Malhotra , Mika Singh , and several other film personalities arrived to pay their last respects. Salman, dressed in a plain olive-green shirt, looked visibly emotional as he met the Dheer family. Actor Sidharth Malhotra too was spotted at the crematorium, quietly offering his condolences.

Actor Mukesh Rishi stood among the mourners, joining others from the film fraternity who came together to remember the veteran performer. Pankaj Dheer ’s son, actor Nikiti

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