Born in 1928 in Amritsar, Punjab, Dara Singh studied Pehlwani, the Indian style of wrestling, in the milked sand wrestling pits of Indian akhara. Dara Singh was a favourite in wrestling tournaments in India.
Much like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Hollywood, he is credited to be the first hero in Bollywood to bring the machismo appeal on-screen with his well-built body.His screen image of manliness and strength promoted the need of physical appearance among lot of individual gym enthusiasts in India.
Commenting upon which, he had said: “It’s true that gyms are taking the place of akharas in urban India. The emphasis in akhara is on physical strength, while gyms focus more on physical appearance, looks and beauty. It’s sad that people approaching akharas are poor. The main reason behind this is the lax attitude of the government in promoting and marketing this age-old physical training centres.”
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