The men of Sanjeev Kumar's family were said to die young of heart disease, and he reportedly spoke of a belief he would not live long — a prophecy borne out when he died at 47.
Sanjeev Kumar's father died of a heart attack when the actor was a boy, and both his brothers are reported to have died young of heart trouble. He is said to have believed he too would die early.
He suffered from heart disease and, after being advised to take care, died of a heart attack on 6 November 1985 at just 47 — the early end the family history had seemed to foretell.
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