Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-11-19

Deathday

2012-07-12 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Amritsar, Punjab, British India

Dara Singh

Biography

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 popular. Singh was inducted into the Legacy wing of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

Known For

7.4%

Kal Ho Naa Ho

Nov 27, 2003

7.3%

Jab We Met

Oct 26, 2007

6.9%

Anand

Mar 12, 1971

7.4%

Mera Naam Joker

Dec 18, 1970

7.1%

Mahabharat

Oct 2, 1988

5.6%

Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge

Mar 20, 2000

8.0%

Ramayan

Jun 21, 1987

6.1%

Mard

Oct 9, 1985

5.5%

Ajooba

Apr 12, 1991

5.7%

Dillagi

Nov 8, 1999

3.9%

Farz

Jan 12, 2001

7.8%

Zulmi

Apr 16, 1999

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Acting

—		Pagadi Sambhaal Jatta as Babaji
—		Luv Kush

2012

Ata Pata Lapatta as S P Shastri

2007

Jab We Met as Geet's Grandfather

2006

Dil Apna Punjabi as Hardam Singh

2004

Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna as Subedar

2003

Kal Ho Naa Ho as Pritam Chaddha

2002

Shararat

2001

Farz as Tayaji

2000		Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge as Sapna's Grandfather
2000		Sant Gyaneshwar

1999		Dillagi
1999		Zulmi as Baba Thakur

1997

Sardari

1993

Anmol as Dara Shamsher

1991		Ajooba
1991		Shikari

1990		Naaka Bandi
1990		Triyatri as Truck Driver

1989		Shehzaade as Jailor
1989		Elaan-E-Jung
1989		Vetri Mel Vetri

1988		Mahabharat as Hanuman
1988		Mahaveera
1988		Mardangi as Kin Ajit Singh

1987

Ramayan as Hanuman

1986

Maaveeran

1985		Mard as Raja Azaad Singh
1985		Mutharamkunnu P.O. as Himself

1982

Rustom as Rustom Mangal Singh

1979		Strength in Devotion as Dhyanu Bhagat
1979		Chambal ki rani

1978

Dhyanu Bhagat as Dhyanu Bhagat

1977

Ram Bharose

1976		Alibaba
1976		Bajrangbali as Bajrangbali/Hanuman

1975		Dharam Karam as Bhim Singh
1975		Warrant as Pyaara Singh

1974		Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam as Sadhu
1974		Bhagat Dhanna Jatt as Dhanna
1974		Har Har Mahadev as Bhagwan Shiv
1974		Bhagat Singh, the Immortal Martyr as Qaidi Keher Singh

1973		Mera Desh Mera Dharam
1973		Sultana Daku
1973		The Criminals

1972		Lalkar (The Challenge)
1972		The Committee of 19 as Krishavar
1972		Aankhon Aankhon Mein

1971		Anand as Papaji
1971		Sher E Watan as Aladeesh
1971		The Marriage of Tulsi as Bhagwan Shri Shiv

1970

Mera Naam Joker as Sher Singh

1969		The Killers
1969		Toofan
1969		Gunda

1967		Chand Par Chadayee as Captain Anand
1967		Nasihat

1966		Insaaf as Rakesh
1966		Thakur Jarnail Singh
1966		Khoon Ka Khoon

1965		Lootera as Daran
1965		Mahabharat as Bhim
1965		Hum Sab Ustad Hain
1965		Tarzan Comes to Delhi as Tarzan

1964		Darasingh as Dara Singh
1964		Aaya Toofan as Deepu
1964		Samson
1964		Hercules

1963		Faulad
1963		Awara Abdulla

1962

King Kong as Jingu / King Kong

1955

Pehli Jhalak as Wrestler Dara Singh

1952

Sangdil

Directing

1982

Rustom as Director

1979

Strength in Devotion as Director

1978

Dhyanu Bhagat as Director

1973

Mera Desh Mera Dharam as Director

Sound

2017

Jolly LLB 2 as Sound Designer

Writing

1982

Rustom as Writer

1979

Strength in Devotion as Writer