Beloved artist Pankaj Dheer, who famously portrayed Karna in B.R. Chopra’s ‘Mahabharat’, has passed away at 68 after battling cancer. Dheer initially auditioned for Arjun but refused to shave his moustache, leading to his contract being torn. However, B.R. Chopra later called him back for the role of Karna, a part Dheer felt was his destiny.