Actor Pankaj Dheer breathed his last on Wednesday after his battle with cancer. The actor was known for playing the iconic role of Karna in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat. In an old interaction, Pankaj had spoken about how the physically demanding role took a toll on him and how he often encountered near-fatal accidents while shooting Mahabharat.

Speaking on DD Urdu, Pankaj spoke about getting injured near his eye with an arrow during the Mahabharat shoot. He shared, “The fight was going on between Karna and Arjun. The arrow was supposed to touch my bow and it was supposed to break, but due to some technical fault, the arrow rammed into the corner of my eye. When they took out the arrow, a fountain of blood came out. Everyone got ice but I was just able to hear people saying, ‘Pankaj Dhee

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