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Dara Singh

Indian professional wrestler and actor

For other uses, see Dara Singh (disambiguation).

Dara Singh Randhawa (born Deedar Singh Randhawa; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indianprofessional 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 popular. Singh was inducted into the Legacy wing of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

Early life

Singh was born in a PunjabiJat Sikh family as Deedar Singh Randhawa to Surat Singh Randawa and Balwant Kaur on 19 November 1928 in the village of Dharmuchak in the Majha area of the Punjab region of India. At the time, it was still under British Raj colonial rule.

Career

Professional wrestling

He came to Singapore in 1947, where he worked in a drum-manufacturing mill and began his wrestling training under Harnam Singh in the Great World Stadium. As an adult he was 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall, weighed 127 kilograms (280 lb) and had a chest measurement of 53 inches (130 cm). Due to his physique, he was encouraged to take up pehlwani, a traditional Indian style of wrestling, in which he trained for several years. After switching to professional wrestling, he competed around the world with opponents such as Bill Verna, Firpo Zbyszko, John Da Silva, Rikidōzan, Danny Lynch and Ski Hi Lee. His flooring of King Kong is still remembered. He is credited to have remained undefeated in a professional wrestling bout.

In 1951, Dara Singh lost a traditional city-duel match in Greco-Roman style against Brahmdev Mishra of Gorakhpur in a s

Dara Singh

Dara Singh

Dara Singh

Born

Deedar Singh


(1928-11-19)19 November 1928

Dharmuchak (now Amritsar district), British India

Died12 July 2012(2012-07-12) (aged 83)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

NationalityIndian
Other namesRustam-E-Punjab
Rustam-E-Hind
Ironman of Indian cinema
Occupation(s)Wrestler, Actor
Years active1946–1983 (wrestler)
1950–2012 (actor)
2003-2009 (politics)
Websitedara-singh.com

Dara Singh (19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indian wrestler and actor. He started acting in 1952. He was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha. He worked as Hindi and Punjabi movie producer, director and writer. He acted on movie and television. He was known for his roles in Jab We Met (2007), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Mera Naam Joker (1972).

Singh died on 12 July 2012 at his home in Mumbai, India from cardiac arrest, aged 83.

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Dara Singh

Class of 2018

Ring names

Dara Singh
Father Singh

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Born

November 19, 1928(1928-11-19)

Died

July 12, 2012 (aged 83)

Billed from

"Punjab, India"

Dara Singh(November 19, 1928– July 12, 2012) was an Indianprofessional wrestler, actor and politician. He started acting in 1952and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha (upper house) of India. He worked as a Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television. He is known for his role of Hanuman in the film Bajrangi(1976) and in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan.

Career[]

As an adult he was 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall, weighed 279 lbs (127 kg) and had a chest measurement of 53 inches (130 cm). Due to his physique, he was encouraged to take up pehlwani, an Indian style of wrestling. After switching to professional wrestling, he competed around the world with opponents such as Bill Verna, Firpo Zbyszko, Johnny Da Silva, Rikidozan, Danny Lynch and Sky Hi Lee etc., his act of flooring King Kong Czaya is always remembered.

In 1954 Dara competed in the Rustam-e-Hind (Champion of India) tournament where he won the final by defeating Tiger Joginder Singh and received a silver cup from Maharaja Hari Singh. In 1959, he won the Commonwealth Championship by defeating George Gordienko at Calcutta. On May 29, 1968 in Bombay, his victory over Lou Thesz earned him the Indian version of the World Heavyweight Championship. He took part in New Japan Pro Wrestling's World League tournament in 1975 under the ring name Father Singh, tying for 13th place in the tournament with John Gagne and Sangre Fría with two points each. His last tournament, where he announced his retirement, was held in Delhi in June 1983. In 1996 he was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.

Championships and accomplishments[]

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    Dara Singh Randhawa (Born Deedar Singh Randhawa, Nov 19, 1928- 12 July 2012 ) was an Indian Wrestler, Film and Television Actor, Director, Producer and Member of Parliament. He was encouraged to take up pehelwani since an early age. He started his wrestling career in Singapore in 1949 and Films in 1952. He hails from the village of Dharmuchak in Amritsar, Punjab. In July 2012, He suffered a cardiac arrest and eventually died on July 12, at his home in Mumbai. He was cremated at Juhu Crematorium with a funeral service attended by thousands In 2019, A statue was erected in his honour at Phase 6, Mohali, Punjab next to his Film Studio, Dara Studio.

    Films and TV- Dara started his film career in 1952 with Sangdil and went on to do between 150-200 films and TV serials. He was a part of two national award winning Punjabi Films, Jagga and Mai Maa Punjab Dee. He established Punjab's first film Studio, Dara Studio.

    Family- Dara has 6 Children. 1 from his first marriage and 5 from his second.

    Wrestling- Dara left studies at an early age to work on his family farm and wrestled locally. He went to Singapore for work in 1949 on board the SS Rajula and had his first international kushti win at Jakarta, Indonesia in the same year. He earlier worked at a Drum Manufacturing plant and later as a security personnel, before doing wrestling full time. During this time he dabbled between Kushti, Freestyle Wrestling and Pro wrestling. He went on to win Champion of Malaysia, Indian Style (1951). This cemented his name which eventually made him rise up in the professional and freestyle wrestling ring, leading him to Rustom-E-Hind (1954), Champion of Commonwealth (1959), Rustom-E-Punjab (1966), World Champion (1968) and NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship, earning him a spot in Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Hall of Fame (1996) and WWE Hall of Fame. (2018).

    Biographies- His auto-biography is titled Meri Aatamkatha. (Original Language- Punjabi) His