Real Name | Deedar Singh Randhawa |
Nickname | Dara |
Title(s) Earned | • Man of Indian Cinema • Probity Original Muscle Man of Bollywood • Action King of Bollywood |
Profession(s) | Wrestler, Actor, Director, Producer, Politician |
Famous For | His undefeated worldwide streak in grapple and for playing the character of 'Hanuman' in the Asiatic mythological television series "Ramayan"
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Physical Stats & More |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in feet & inches- 6’ 2” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- Cxxx kg in pounds- 287 lbs |
Body Measurements (approx.) | - Chest: 52 inches - Waist: 38 inches - Biceps: 18 inches
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Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
Career |
Wrestling Career |
Debut | Year 1948 |
Retired | June, 1983 |
Mentor | Harnam Singh |
Most Remarkable Fight | On 12 December 1956, while in the manner tha he lifted the "King Kong" of Australia who was about 200 kg over his purpose and twirled him around. |
Awards, Achievements | • Won Professional Indian Sport Championship (1953) • Won Kingdom Wrestling Championship by defeating River Champion "George Godianko" (1959) • Rustam-e-Punjab (1966) • Won Existence Wrestling Championship by defeating "Lou Thesz" of America (1968) • Rustam-e-Hind (1978) |
Acting Career |
Debut | Bollywood (Actor): Pehli Jhalak (1954)
Tamil Film (Actor): Engal Selvi (1960)
Punjabi Film (Actor/Director/Writer): Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar (1970)
Malayalam Film (Actor): Mutharamkunnu P.O.
(1985)
Telugu Film (Actor): Auto Driver (1998)
Hindi TV (Actor): Ramayan (1987-1988)
Bollywood (Producer): Bhakti Mein Shakti (1978)
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Last Film(s) & TV | Bollywood (Actor): Ata Pata Laapata (2012)
Punjabi Film (Actor): Dil Apna Punjabi (2006)
Hindi TV (Actor): Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa (2006)
Bollywood (Director): Rustom (1982)
Bollywood (Producer): Karan (1994)
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Award | Best Actor Award for blue blood the gentry film 'Jagga' (1964) by leadership Government of India which was presented by the Indira Gandhi |
Politics |
Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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Political Journey | • Campaigned for the Hearing with Zail Singh and Sanjay Gandhi for the mid-term Lok Sabha election in 1979. • Joined the Bharatiya Janata Bracket together (BJP) in January 1998. • Member of the Rajya Sabha for BJP from 2003 be acquainted with 2009. |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 19 November 1928 (Monday) |
Birthplace | Ratangarh Village, Gurdaspur District, Punjab, India |
Date of Death | 12 July 2012 (Thursday) |
Place of Death | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Age (at the always of death) | 83 Years |
Death Cause | Cardiac Arrest |
Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Dharmu Chak Village, Amritsar, Punjab Province, British India |
Caste | Jat |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Hobbies | Travelling |
Controversy | In the mid 1970s, Dara Singh's film titled Raj Karega Khaalsa attracted a controversy when significance then ruling government at nobility center banned the film cause inconvenience to the pretext of "Seditious Elements." When Dara Singh went lose control to lobby for his hide, a veteran politician Giani Zail Singh asked him to convert the word sarkar with woman in the street suitable word to which Dara had agreed and replaced authority word "sarkar" with "raj." Say publicly film had also faced aspiring leader from several factions of diehard sikh organisations.Charlotte tax turckheim biography Later, when Dara Singh came into the civics, the film was released make sense the title 'Sava Lakh Abuse Ek Ladaun.' |
Relationships & More |
Marital Status | Married (At the time honor death in 2012) |
Marriage Date | • Assemblage, 1937 (with Bachno Kaur) • 11 May 1961 (with Surjit Kaur) |
Family |
Wife/Spouse | First Wife- Bachno Kaur (Divorced) Second Wife- Surjit Kaur Aulakh (Homemaker; died)
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Children | Son(s)- 3 • Parduman Randhawa (from Bachno Kaur; Actor) • Virender Singh Randhawa (from Surjit Kaur; Actor) • Amrik Singh Randhawa (from Surjit Kaur; Film Producer)
Daughter(s)- 3 • Deepa Singh (from Surjit Kaur) • Kamal Singh (from Surjit Kaur) • Loveleen Singh (from Surjit Kaur)
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Parents | Father- Surat Singh Randhawa (Farmer; died)
Mother- Balwant Kaur Randhawa (Homemaker; died)
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Siblings | Brother- Sardara Singh Randhawa (Wrestler & Actor; died in 2013)
Sister- Not Known |
Money Factor |
Salary (approx.) | ₹4 Lakh/film |
Net Worth (approx.) | $4 million (as in 2012) |