<p>Pankaj Dheer Cancer Death: Actor Pankaj Dheer, famous for playing Karna in B.R. Chopra’s Mahabharat, died of cancer on October 15, 2025, at age 68. Reports say he had been fighting cancer for a long time.</p><img><p>Pankaj Dheer, known for playing Karna in Mahabharat, died of cancer at 68. He had been battling the disease for a long time, even beating it once before it returned.</p><img><p>Despite lengthy treatment, Pankaj Dheer, who played Karna in Mahabharat, couldn’t be saved. Many big celebrities before him also lost their lives to cancer.</p><img><p>Nargis Dutt, wife of Sunil Dutt and mother of Sanjay Dutt, died of pancreatic cancer on May 3, 1981. She had been battling the disease for a long time.</p><img><p>Bollywood’s most stylish actor-director, Feroz Khan, died of lung cancer on April 27, 2009. The 69-year-old was being treated in Bengaluru during his final days.</p><img><p>India’s first superstar, the widely popular Rajesh Khanna, also lost his life to cancer. He passed away at the age of 69 on July 18, 2012.</p><img><p>Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, father of Ranbir Kapoor, died on April 30, 2020, from leukemia. He battled the disease for years, passing away at a Mumbai hospital at age 67.</p><img><p>70s-80s superstar Vinod Khanna died on April 27, 2017, from bladder cancer. Akshaye Khanna’s father battled the disease for a long time and had become very weak.</p><img><p>One of Bollywood’s most talented actors, Irrfan Khan, lost his life to a neuroendocrine tumor. Known for his brilliant acting, he passed away on April 29, 2020, at 53.</p>
