Dara Singh Biography

Dara Singh

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Dara Singh

Singh at Pran's birthday party in February 2010

Born Dara Singh Randhawa

19 November 1928

Dharmuchak, Amritsar District, Punjab, British India

(present-day Punjab, India)[1]

Died 12 July 2012 (aged 83)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality British Indian (1928-1947)

Indian (1947-2012; his death)

Occupation Professional wrestler, actor, politician

Years active 1947–1983 (wrestler)

1950–2012 (actor)

2003–2009 (politician)

Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]

Title "Rustam-e-Hind"

"Ironman of Indian Cinema"

"The Original Muscle Man of Bollywood"

Political party Lotus BJP Bharatiya Janata Party

Spouse(s) Bachno Kaur (m. 1942–1952)

Surjit Kaur (m. 1961)

Children 6 including;

Vindu Dara Singh

Family See Randhawa family

Professional wrestling career

Ring name(s) Dara Singh

Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]

Billed weight 127 kg (280 lb)

Billed from Punjab, India

Trained by Harnam Singh

Debut 1948

Retired 1983

Website dara-singh.com

Dara Singh Randhawa (born Deedar Singh Randhawa; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012), known professionally as Dara Singh, was an Indian professional wrestler, actor and politician. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha (upper house) of India. He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television. He is known for his undefeated worldwide streak in wrestling and later being a successfull movie star. His role of Hanuman in film Bajrangi (1976) and in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan made him the India's favorite son.

Early life

Randhawa was born as Deedar Singh Randhawa on 19 November 1928[3] in the village of Dharmuchak in the Majha area of the Punjab region of Northern India. At the time, it was still under British Raj colonial rule.