Dara Singh
Wrestler, Actor, Director, Producer, Politician

Indian Ratangarh Village, Gurdaspur District, Punjab, India

Quick Info

Profession	Wrestler, Actor, Director, Producer, Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	19/11/1928
Age	83 years (died on 12, Jul, 2012)
Birthplace	Ratangarh Village, Gurdaspur District, Punjab, India
Date of Death	12/07/2012

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Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Deedar Singh Randhawa
Nickname	Dara
Title(s) Earned	Ironman of Indian Cinema The Original Muscle Man of Bollywood Action King of Bollywood Hanuman
Famous For	His undefeated worldwide streak in wrestling and for playing the role of 'Hanuman' in the Indian mythological television series 'Ramayan'

Physical Stats & More

Height	188 cm (6’ 2”)
Weight	130 kg (287 lbs)
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper
Chest	53 inches

Personal Life

Caste	Jat
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married (At the time of death in 2012)
Marriage Date	Year: 1937 Spouse: Bachno Kaur Year: 1961 Spouse: Surjit Kaur

Family

Father	Surat Singh Randhawa (Farmer)
Mother	Balwant Kaur Randhawa (Homemaker)
Siblings	Sardara Singh Randhawa (Wrestler & Actor)
Spouse	Bachno Kaur (Divorced) Surjit Kaur Aulakh (Homemaker died)
Children	Parduman Randhawa (from Bachno Kaur Actor) Virender Singh Randhawa (from Surjit Kaur Amrik Singh Randhawa (from Surjit Kaur Film Producer) Deepa Singh (from Surjit Kaur) Kamal Singh (from Surjit Kaur) Loveleen Singh (from Surjit Kaur)

Career

Wrestling Career

Debut	1948
Retired	June, 1983
Mentor	Harnam Singh
Most Memorable Fight	On 12 December 1956, lifted 'King Kong' of Australia who was around 200 kg over his head and twirled him around
Awards, Achievements	Won Professional Indian Wrestling Championship (1953) Won Commonwealth Wrestling Championship by defeating Canadian Champion 'George Godianko' (1959) Rustam-e-Punjab (1966) Won World Wrestling Championship by defeating 'Lou Thesz' of America (1968) Rustam-e-Hind (1978) Inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (1996)

Acting Career

Debut	Bollywood - Pehli Jhalak (1954), Tamil Film - Engal Selvi (1960), Punjabi Film - Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar (1970), Malayalam Film - Mutharamkunnu P.O. (1985), Telugu Film - Auto Driver (1998), Hindi TV - Ramayan (1987-1988)
Last Film(s) & TV	Bollywood - Ata Pata Laapata (2012), Punjabi Film - Dil Apna Punjabi (2006), Hindi TV - Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa (2006), Bollywood - Rustom (1982), Bollywood - Karan (1994) Award: Best Actor Award for the film 'Jagga' (1964) by the Government of India presented by Indira Gandhi Bollywood - Rustom (1982) Bollywood - Karan (1994) Bollywood - Jab We Met (2007)
Award	Best Actor Award for the film 'Jagga' (1964) by the Government of India presented by Indira Gandhi

Politics

Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	Campaigned for the Congress with Zail Singh and Sanjay Gandhi for the mid-term Lok Sabha election in 1979 Joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in January 1998 Member of the Rajya Sabha for BJP from 2003 to 2009

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Dara Singh was born in Ratangarh Village, Gurdaspur, to a middle-class family.
2. He left his studies early to pursue farming.
3. In 1968, he won the World Wrestling Championship by defeating America's 'Lou Thesz'.
4. In 1978, he established the 'Dara Film Studio' in Mohali.
5. He became well-known for portraying Lord Hanuman in the TV series 'Ramayan' (1987-1988).
6. Dara Singh largely trained himself in the traditional Indian style of wrestling, known as 'Pehlwani'.
7. In 1989, he published his autobiography titled 'Meri Aatm Katha' in Punjabi.
8. He fought 500 professional wrestling matches without a single loss.

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