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{{Short description|Indian discus thrower, hammer thrower and actor}}
{{For|other individuals with the same name|Praveen Kumar (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Praveen Kumar
| image = Praveen Kumar 1974.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Kumar at the [[1974 Asian Games]]
| pseudonym =
| birth_name = Praveen Kumar Sobti
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1947|12|06}}
| birth_place = [[Sarhali Kalan]], [[Punjab, India]]
| sport = [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
| event = [[Discus throw]], [[Hammer throw]]
| pb = DT – 56.74 m (1973)<br>HT – 65.76 m (1969)<ref name=sref/>
| club =
| alma_mater =
| retired =
| height =
| weight =
| olympics =
| highestranking =
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1966 Asian Games|1966 Bangkok]]|[[Athletics at the 1966 Asian Games|Discus throw]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1966 Asian Games|1966 Bangkok]]|[[Athletics at the 1966 Asian Games|Hammer throw]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1970 Asian Games|1970 Bangkok]]|[[Athletics at the 1970 Asian Games|Discus throw]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]]|[[Athletics at the 1974 Asian Games|Discus throw]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1966 Kingston]]|[[Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|Hammer throw]]}}
}}

'''Praveen Kumar Sobti''' (born 6 December 1947)<ref name=sref/> is an Indian [[Hammer throw|hammer]] and [[discus throw]]er, film actor, and politician. As an [[athlete]] he won four medals at the [[Asian Games]], including two gold medals, won a silver medal in the [[Commonwealth Games]] and competed in two [[Olympics]]. As an actor, he starred in more than 50 [[Hindi film]]s and played the famous character of "[[Bhima|Bheem]]" in [[Baldev Raj Chopra|B.R. Chopra's]] television series ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' that started in 1988. As a politician he contested the 2013 [[Delhi]] Legislative [[elections]] on an [[Aam Aadmi Party]] ticket, but lost. Subsequently, in 2014, he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].

==Sports==
[[File:Praveen Kumar, Jalal Keshmiri and Salman Hesam 1974.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Kumar (left) at the 1974 Asian Games]]
Kumar was a star of Indian athletics in the 1960s and the 1970s.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030524/spr-trib.htm The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Sports Tribune]. Tribuneindia.com (24 May 2003). Retrieved on 30 June 2017.</ref> He dominated the Indian hammer and discus throws for several years. He won gold medals in the [[discus throw]] at the 1966 and [[1970 Asian Games]], holding the Asian Games record of 56.76 metres. He was a silver medalist in the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston and in the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran. He competed in the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[1972 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=sref>{{cite web|title=Praveen Kumar |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/praveen-kumar-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082435/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/praveen-kumar-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |publisher=sports-reference|access-date=19 May 2012}}</ref>

==Acting==
Praveen Kumar's debut film was [[Raksha (1982 film)|Raksha]], a James Bond style Indian movie starring [[Jeetendra]] with him playing a large henchman Gorilla inspired by [[Jaws (James Bond)|Jaws]] of [[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]. He did similar role of large henchman Justin fighting against Jeetendra in [[Meri Awaz Suno]].

Praveen Kumar earned international acclaim when he played the role "Bheem"<ref>[http://divdivyaa23.blogspot.in/2012/01/interview-of-actor-praveen-kumar-who.html Interview of actor Praveen Kumar who played the character of Bheem in TV serial Mahabharat]. blogspot.in (3 January 2012)</ref> in [[B R Chopra]]'s popular mythological tele serial ''[[Mahabharata]]'', making him a household name.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/article372906.ece 'Bheem' waiting for a special role]. ''The Hindu'' (12 January 2009).</ref>
Praveen Kumar also played the role of "Saaboo" in [[Chacha Chaudhary (2002 TV series)|Chacha Chaudhary]] (the T.V. series) for a large number of episodes .
After the ''Mahabharata'' serial, Praveen Kumar got many acting roles in Hindi and regional films, though he is cutting down on his acting career, in able to launch his political career in Haryana and Delhi.<ref>[http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/apr/130412-Its-mahabharat-on-Delhi-streets.htm Corporation elections: It's Mahabharat on Delhi streets]. Mid-day.com (13 April 2012). Retrieved on 30 June 2017.</ref><ref>Pushpendra Singh Rajput (4 October 2011) [https://web.archive.org/web/20111008021555/http://faridabadmetro.com/2011/10/04/bhim-of-mahabharat-serial-praveen-kumar-reached-mahavir-mandir-faridabad/ Bhim of Mahabharat Serial Praveen Kumar Reached Mahavir Mandir, Faridabad]. faridabadmetro.com</ref>

Praveen Kumar was the actor to take the first blow of one of the most successful and famous punch dialogues of superstar [[Amitabh Bachchan]], "Rishte Mein to Hum Tumhare Baap Hote hain, naam hai Shahenshah!" in [[Tinnu Anand]]'s blockbuster [[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]]. Praveen Kumar played the semi-comedic role of the legendary "Mukhtar Singh", a drug dealer who later becomes a dairy owner, upon being beaten up by Shahenshah.

==Politics==

In 2013 Kumar joined the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP).<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/aap-aam-aadmi-party-bheem-mahabharatm-delhi-assembly-electons-praveen-kumar/1/310575.html 'Bheem' is AAP candidate for Wazirpur seat in Delhi poll], PTI New Delhi, 19 September 2013</ref> He contested the Delhi assembly elections from the Wazirpur constituency on an AAP ticket, but lost. The next year, he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/bjp-like-pandavas-opposition-kauravas-bheem/article5870503.ece | title = BJP like Pandavas, Opposition Kauravas: "Bheem" | date = 4 April 2014 | newspaper = The Hindu }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1981 || [[Raksha (1982 film)|Raksha]] || Gorilla ||
|-
| [[Meri Aawaz Suno]] || Justin ||
|-
| 1982 || [[Ghazab]] || Henchman ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1983 || [[Humse Na Jeeta Koi]] || Smuggler Lobo ||
|-
| [[Hum Se Hai Zamana]] || Killer ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |1984 || Lorie || Goon ||
|-
|''Raaj Tilak''
|Daku Lashkar Singh
|
|-
| [[Hum Hain Lajawab (1984 film)|Hum Hain Lajawab]] || Henchman ||
|-
| [[Jagir (1984 film)|Jagir]] || Django D'costa ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|1985 || [[Karishma Kudrat Kaa]] || Zorawar ||
|-
| [[Yudh (film)|Yudh]] || Xaca ||
|-
| [[Zabardast]] || Goon ||
|-
| [[Aakhir Kyon?]] || Goon ||
|-
| [[Maha Shaktimaan]] || Goon ||
|-
| rowspan="6"|1986 || [[Singhasan]] || Kaal Bhairav ||
|-
|''[[Manav Hatya]]''|| ||
|-
| [[Chambal Ka Baadshah]] || Daaku ||
|-
| [[Adhikar (1986 film)|Adhikar]] || Goon ||
|-
| [[Avinash]] || Street Goon ||
|-
| [[Raat Ke Baad]] || Henchman ||
|-
| rowspan="7"|1987 || [[Naam O Nishan]] || Raaka ||
|-
| [[Khudgarz]] || Giant at Sports Club ||
|-
| [[Loha (1987 film)|Loha]] || Henchman || Shera's Man
|-
| [[Hukumat]] || Goon ||
|-
| [[Dak Bangla]] || Goon ||
|-
| [[Diljalaa]] || Security Guard of girls hostel ||
|-
| [[Tera Karam Mera Dharam]] || Goon ||
|-
| rowspan="9"|1988 || [[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]] || Mukhtaar Singh || JK's Man
|-
| [[Mohabbat Ke Dushman]] || Contract Killer ||
|-
| [[Commando (1988 film)|Commando]] || Henchman ||
|-
| [[Maalamaal]] || Jallad Singh ||
|-
| [[Agnee (1988 film)|Agnee]] || Chief of the natives ||
|-
| [[Bees Saal Baad (1988 film)|Bees Saal Baad]] || Goon ||
|-
| [[Pyaar Mohabbat]] || Street Goon ||
|-
| [[Dukh-Dard]] || Henchman ||
|-
| [[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]] || [[Bhima]] || TV Series
|-
| rowspan="7"|1989 || [[Santosh (Hindi Movie)|Santosh]] || Kundan's Henchman ||
|-
| [[Mitti Aur Sona]] || Shingho ||
|-
| [[Ilaaka]] || Prisoner – Nagar's Henchman ||
|-
| [[Shehzaade]] || Street Gambler ||
|-
| [[Meri Zabaan]] || Wrestler ||
|-
| [[Elaan-E-Jung]] || Henchman || Kala Naag's Man
|-
| [[Lahu Ki Awaz]] || Killer ||
|-
| rowspan="8"|1990 || Atishbaz || Kewal & Shamsher's Goon ||
|-
| [[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]] || Bheem Ji || Guest Role
|-
| [[Aaj Ka Arjun]] || Henchman || Thakur's Man
|-
| [[Kali Ganga]] || Hukumchand's Henchman ||
|-
| [[Sher Dil]] || Henchman || Ranjeet's Man
|-
| [[Naaka Bandi]] || Henchman ||
|-
| [[Aag aur Angaray]] || Street Goon ||
|-
| [[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]] || Bheem || Tamil Film
|-
| rowspan="2"|1991 || [[Shankara (1991 film)|Shankara]] || Goga ||
|-
| [[Ajooba]] || Vazir's Man ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|1992 || [[Panaah (film)|Panaah]] || Praveen Kumar ||
|-
| [[Humlaa]] || Sher Khan ||
|-
| [[Waqt Ka Badshah]] || Goon ||
|-
| 1994 || [[Beta Ho To Aisa]] || Shera ||
|-
| 1994 || [[Kishkinda Kaanda]] || Truck Driver || Telugu Film
|-
| rowspan="2"|1996 || [[Jaan (film)|Jaan]] || Goon ||
|-
| [[Ajay (1996 film)|Ajay]] || Tiwari ||
|-
| 1997 || Suryaputra Shanidev || [[Hanuman]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1998 || [[Sham Ghansham]] || Goon ||
|-
| [[Train to Pakistan (film)|Train to Pakistan]] || Goon ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Mahabharat Aur Barbareek]]'' || [[Bhima]] || A Movie directed by [[Dharmesh Tiwari]]
|}

==References==
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