{"id":2080003,"date":"2025-10-09T18:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2080003"},"modified":"2025-10-09T18:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:09:22","slug":"punjab-bodybuilder-actor-varinder-singh-ghuman-passes-away-mankirt-aulakh-nirmal-rishi-and-other-actors-pay-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/punjab-bodybuilder-actor-varinder-singh-ghuman-passes-away-mankirt-aulakh-nirmal-rishi-and-other-actors-pay-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab bodybuilder-actor Varinder Singh Ghuman passes away; Mankirt Aulakh, Nirmal Rishi and other actors pay tribute |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-124430705,imgsize-47852,width-400,resizemode-4\/ghuman.jpg\" alt=\"Punjab bodybuilder-actor Varinder Singh Ghuman passes away; Mankirt Aulakh, Nirmal Rishi and other actors pay tribute\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Clouds of sorrow loom over <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/punjab\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Punjab<\/a>, as another artist breathed his last. Punjab bodybuilder and actor Varinder Singh Ghuman passed away at the age of 47. He was renowned for setting fitness goals and for his work in movies like Salman Khan\u2019s \u2018Tiger 3,\u2019 Pollywood film \u2018Kabaddi Again,\u2019 and more. Though an official confirmation on the cause of death is awaited, preliminary reports suggest he suffered a cardiac arrest. As the news of his demise surfaced, tributes started pouring in. From Punjab\u2019s veteran actress <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nirmal-rishi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Nirmal Rishi<\/a> to singer Mankirt Aulakh, filmmaker <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sukhminder-dhanjal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sukhminder Dhanjal<\/a>, the entire community paid a tribute to the late star.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Punjabi celebrities express grief over the demise of Varinder Singh Ghuman<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Filmmaker Sukhminder Chahal shared a poster of Ghuman\u2019s Punjabi movie \u2018Kabaddi Again\u2019 and penned, \u201cJust heard very sad news. My friend Varinder Ghuman is no more. Very nice person is not among us. Unbelievable. Rest in peace brother.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Further, Mankirt Aulakh shared two different posts. In one of the posts, he shared a series of pictures of the late star and wrote, \u201cAlvida Vde Bai \ud83d\udc94R.I.P Varinder Ghuman @veervarindersinghghuman\u201d In another post, he shared a video, saying that owing to his back injury, he couldn\u2019t make it to Rajvir Jawanda\u2019s funeral today, but he saw everything on television. And while he was still trying to make peace with Rajvir\u2019s demise, he got to know that Varinder Singh Ghuman is no more. He expressed he can\u2019t believe that just a few days ago, Varinder was sharing his videos lauding his work for flood-affected areas, and today, he posted a video for him, bidding him adios.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>\u201cAnother bright star is gone&#8230;The memory of actor and bodybuilder Varinder Guman will always remain alive in our rts. May God give peace to his soul. \ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f,\u201d wrote Nirmal Rishi, mourning Varinder Ghuman.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, mourns Varinder Singh Ghuman<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>&#8220;It is heartbreaking to hear the news of the sudden demise of Punjab&#8217;s famous bodybuilder and actor Varinder Singh Ghuman ji. He brought glory to Punjab across the world with their hard work, discipline and talent. May God rest his soul in peace and give the family the strength to bear this painful loss&#8230; \ud83d\ude4f,&#8221; shared Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>Varinder Singh Ghuman was famous for setting fitness and bodybuilding goals. 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