SARHALI KALAN (TARN TARAN): The news of the demise of an athlete-turned-actor Praveen Kumar Sobti came in a most jolting way for Sarabjit Singh Sandhu and Shubeg Singh, the childhood friends of Praveen Kumar, with whom they used to play glass marbles, study and practice discuss and hammer throw.
Actor Praveen Kumar Sobti, popularly known as 'Bhim' for playing the role of in BR Chopra's Mahabharat, died at the age of 75 at his home in Delhi due to a heart attack on Tuesday.He was a proud alumni of Khalsa College and studied Bachelor of Arts (BA) from 1965-67. Revisiting the memories of childhood days, Sarabjit Singh Sandhu said "We used to play glass marbles together and go to the local well for taking a bath and doing exercise". He said Praveen was not only energetic but daring and an adventurous person and the news of his death came in a most jolting way.
Going down the memory lane, septuagenarian Sarabjit Singh Sandhu informed on Tuesday that Praveen's parental house was in Patti Poohlian Di locality while his family lived in an adjacent colony Wada Passan. "But in the mid-seventies, Praveen's family moved to Delhi and since then they had a very limited connection with the village," he said.
