prolong life, and died the next day at his home in Mumbai. He was cremated at Juhu crematorium. Awards and recognition In 1996 Singh was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. In 2016, Dara was included in the list India's top wrestlers of all time. On 7 April 2018 WWE inducted him in WWE Hall of Fame Legacy class of 2018. Filmography Championships and accomplishments World Wide Wrestling Association WWWA World Heavyweight Championship (10 time) Maple Leaf Wrestling NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Yukon Eric Indian promotions Commonwealth Championship World Wrestling Championship Champion of Malaysia (1951) Rustam-e-Hind (1954) Rustam-e-Punjab (1966) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996) WWE WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2018) References Further reading Autobiography Dara Singh Meri Atmkatha (en. My Autobiography by Dara Singh) 1993 Praveen Prakashan External links Official Website 20th-century Indian film directors 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors 1928 births 2012 deaths Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab Film directors from Mumbai Film producers from Mumbai Hindi film producers Hindi-language film directors Indian actor-politicians Indian male film actors Indian male professional wrestlers Indian male television actors Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors in Punjabi cinema Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha Politicians from Mumbai Indian Sikhs Sportspeople from Amritsar district WWE Hall of Fame Legacy inductees Professional wrestlers from Punjab, India 20th-century professional wrestlers NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Champions