At a "grand old age" of 84, Dara Singh "used to stride down Juhu beach, body erect, smile on his face at a pace faster than 20-year-olds," filmmaker Shekhar Kapur recalled.u00a0But a cardiac problem led to his hospitalisation July 7 at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. Thereafter, he suffered a kidney malfunction and was put on dialysis, which led to brain damage.