Akshay Kumar Mourns Demise of Hockey Legend Balbir Singh Sr

On Monday, 25 May, hockey legend and winner of three Olympic gold medals, Balbir Singh Sr passed away in Chandigarh at the age of 95. Akshay Kumar, who met Balbir Singh while shooting for his film Gold, took to Twitter to mourn his demise.

Akshay-starrer Gold is loosely based on the life of Balbir Singh, who was a part of the team that won the first Olympic medal for India as a free nation in 1948.