Dara Singh
Acting
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.
Born: November 19, 1928
Place of Birth: Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Known For
Samson
Samson is story that stars Dara Singh, Ameeta, Feroz Khan and many others. In this movie Dara Singh plays the mythological Samson character to the hilt as he must contend with a love starved princess and her all female warriors, a sorcerer and his magical dwarfs, a dinosaur sized lizard, and a rebel in love with a hand-maiden. How will the story unfold, how beautifully will it end. Watch as the climax reveals it all.
Dharam Karam
Not wishing his son to grow up like himself, a brutish criminal secretly swaps his baby for that of a wealthy entertainer. Is the boys' destiny written in their genes or can the change of environment make a difference ? Their lives and those of their fathers inevitably collide.
Mahabharat
A version of the epic Indian poem "The Mahabharata", telling the story of the war between the families of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, descending from the same ancestor.
Ramayan
Ramayan is a highly successful and phenomenally popular Indian epic television series created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. The 78 episode series originally aired weekly on Doordarshan from 25 January 1987, to 31 July 1988, on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. IST. It is a television adaptation of the ancient Indian Hindu religious epic of the same name and is primarily based on Valmiki's Ramayan and Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas. It is also partly derived from portions of Kamban's Ramavataram and other works.
Shararat
A miscreant who commits a misdemeanor is sentenced to do community service in an old-folks home.
Naaka Bandi
Veera raises Raja, his foster sibling, after their parents are killed by Mangal. While Veera seeks to avenge his parents' murder, Raja's estranged uncle Kaalia arrives to instigate Raja against him.
Kal Ho Naa Ho
An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.
Mera Naam Joker
Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."
Jab We Met
A depressed wealthy businessman and a spunky carefree young woman embark on an unexpected journey that changes their lives.
Mutharamkunnu P.O.
A post-master named Dilip Kumar re-locates to work in Mutharamkunnu. Once there, he sets about to meet the local residents and finds out that they are obsessed with wrestling. He meets with a proud and retired wrestler, Kuttan Pillai, and subsequently gets smitten by his daughter, Amminikutty. When he finds out that she an ardent fan of Mammooty, he lets it known that he is the latter's close friend. He intercepts her fan-mail, and even corresponds with her.
Filmography
as Geet's Grandfather
as Hardam Singh
as Subedar
as Pritam Chaddha
as Tayaji
as Sapna's Grandfather
as Baba Thakur
as Dara Shamsher
as Truck Driver
as Jailor
as Hanuman
as Hanuman
as Kin Ajit Singh
as Hanuman
as Raja Azaad Singh
as Himself
as Rustom Mangal Singh
as Dhyanu Bhagat
as Dhyanu Bhagat
as Bajrangbali/Hanuman
as Bhim Singh
as Pyaara Singh
as Sadhu
as Dhanna
as Bhagwan Shiv
as Krishavar
as Papaji
as Bhagwan Shri Shiv
as Sher Singh
as Kartar Singh
as Captain Anand
as Rakesh
as Bhim
as Tarzan
as Deepu
as Dara Singh
as Jingu / King Kong
as Wrestler Dara Singh
as Babaji