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Dara Singh
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Indian professional wrestler and actor (1928-2012)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Dara Singh is referenced by 506 other articles, and connects out to Kalaripayattu, Mumbai and professional wrestling.
Vinony files it under 1928 births, 2012 deaths and 20th-century Indian male actors.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Meri atam katha
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Dara Singh Randhawa was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, director 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. His role of Hanuman in the film Bajrangbali (1976) and in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan made him…
Known for
- Ata Pata Lapatta — S P Shastri2012
- Jab We Met — Geet's Grandfather2007
- Dil Apna Punjabi — Hardam Singh2006
- Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna — Subedar2004
- Kal Ho Naa Ho — Pritam Chaddha2003
- Shararat2002
- Farz — Tayaji2001
- Sant Gyaneshwar2000
- Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge — Sapna's Grandfather2000
- Zulmi — Baba Thakur1999
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 163
- Total plays
- 1,381
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dara+Singh">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Relational View: Cooperative Strategy and Sources of Interorganizational Competitive Advantage
· 1998 · cited 25,216x
- Atoms, molecules, solids, and surfaces: Applications of the generalized gradient approximation for exchange and correlation
· 1992 · cited 21,690x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,938x
- Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3
· 2024 · cited 15,119x
- Simple Combinations of Lineage-Determining Transcription Factors Prime cis-Regulatory Elements Required for Macrophage and B Cell Identities
· 2010 · cited 13,355x
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Key facts
- Born
- Deedar Singh Randhawa , ( 1928-11-19 ) 19 November 1928, Dharmuchak, Amritsar District , Punjab , British India , (present-day Punjab , India )
- Died
- 12 July 2012 (2012-07-12) (aged 83), Mumbai , Maharashtra , India
- Occupations
- Professional wrestler actor politician
- Years active
- 1947–1983 (wrestler) , 1950–2012 (actor) , 2003–2009 (politician)
- Height
- 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Title
- Rustam-e-Hind
- Political party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Spouses
- Bachno Kaur ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1942 – 1952 ) Surjit Kaur ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 11 May 1961</span>"}]]}'>1961 )
- Children
- 6, including:, Vindu Dara Singh
- Family
- See Randhawa family
- Ring name
- Dara Singh
- Billed height
- 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
- Billed weight
- 127 kg (280 lb)
- Billed from
- Punjab , India
- Trained by
- Harnam Singh
- Website
- dara-singh .com
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Dara Singh 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dara Singh
- date of birth
- 1928-00-00
- date of death
- 2012-07-12
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Dara Singh (born Deedar Singh Randhawa; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and politician. Widely regarded as one of India's greatest wrestlers, Singh earned international recognition during the 1950s and 1960s for his victories in both Indian and world wrestling circuits. In 1968, Singh became world champion by defeating Lou Thesz.
Transitioning to cinema, Singh appeared in over 100 Hindi and Punjabi films, often portraying strong, heroic and religious characters, and is best remembered for his iconic role as Hanuman in the film Bajrangbali (1976) and in the television series Ramayan (1987–1988). He was the first sportsperson to be nominated as Member of the Rajya Sabha from 2003 to 2009, he was also awarded the Padma Shri in 1996. Singh was inducted into the Legacy wing of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
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