Mumbai, July 7 (PTI): Wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh suffered a cardiac arrest and was admitted to a city hospital today.

“He is very, very critical. He was brought in an emergency condition to hospital at 5.15 pm. He had suffered cardiac arrest. He is in ICU and we are monitoring his condition hour by hour,” said Ram Narain, the chief operating officer at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital.

Earlier, the 83-year-old actor’s son, Vindu, had said his father’s condition was critical.

The veteran actor had played the character of Hanuman in Ramanand Sagar’s television series Ramayan. He is known for his roles in films like King Kong and Faulad. He was last seen in Imtiaz Ali’s Jab We Met in 2007.