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Chitrangada Singh

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Chitrangada Singh
Chitrangada Singh on the sets of Dance India Dance Li’l Masters in 2018
Born	30 August 1976 (age 43) Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress, model, producer
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Jyoti Singh Randhawa (m. 2001; div. 2014)
Children	1
Parent(s)	Col. Niranjan Singh Chahal
Family	Digvijay Singh Chahal (elder brother), Chitra Sarwara (sister in law))

Chitrangada Singh (born 30 August 1976) is an Indian film actress who works primarily in Hindi cinema.^[1] She has starred in films like Yeh Saali Zindagi, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Desi Boyz, Inkaar, I, Me Aur Main and Baazaar.^[2]

Chitrangada Singh was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan,^[3] growing up there as well as in Kota, Rajasthan, and also Bareilly and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, the latter city being the last where her father, Col. Niranjan Singh, an ex-Indian Army officer with a transferable job, was posted.^[4] Her brother Digvijay Singh Chahal is a golfer. After her schooling in Meerut at Sophia Girls’ School, she completed her graduation in Home Science (food and nutrition) from Lady Irwin College, New Delhi.^[5]

Career

Debut and sabbatical (1991–2010)

Singh began her career as a model before making the transition to the silver screen. After completing her college education she began modeling with brands like ICICI bank and Alukkas Jewellery among others.

She got fame highlighted in Tum To Thehre Pardesi Album sing by Altaf Raja

She drew attention after performing in a music video Sunset Point by Gulzar.^[6]

A music video of singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya followed. Subsequently, she made her much acclaimed debut with Sudhir Mishra‘s film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2003.^[7] The role got her wide acclaim: a Washington Post review noted her for giving “her character a deep sense of dignity and decency.”^[8] After that Chitrangada acted in the 2005 film Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow.

She took a break from acting from 2005 to 2008.^[9][10] In 2008, she made her comeback with the leading role opposite Sanjay Suri in the director Onir‘s romantic-comedy, Sorry Bhai!.^[11] Its release over the weekend of the Mumbai terror attacks proved disastrous at the box office.^[12][13]

Commercial cinema (2011–present)

She then starred in Rohit Dhawan’s Desi Boyz, where she played the role of an economics teacher opposite Akshay Kumar. Desi Boyz also starred John Abraham and Deepika Padukone.

In Sudhir Mishra‘s movie Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011), Singh played the role of an aspiring singer from Delhi who goes to Mumbai to get fame and money.

In 2012, she performed an item number in Shirish Kunder‘s Joker.^[14]

Her next movie was I, Me Aur Main with John Abraham in 2013.^[15] She got together again with her mentor Sudhir Mishra for a short movie Kirchiyaan and for the film Inkaar in 2013.^[16] In 2014, she then appeared in a special song with Suriya in Tamil film Anjaan.

In 2015, she again performed a special song with Akshay Kumar for the second time in his film, Gabbar is Back.^[17]

Brand endorsement

Singh is a brand ambassador for Airtel, Parachute, Puma, Borges Olive Oil, Garnier, Aliva Crackers, Taj Mahal Tea and Joyalukkas Jewellers. She also endorses Tata Group‘s Tanishq^[18] and Titan Eye Plus.^[19]

Personal life

Chitrangada Singh was married to golfer Jyoti Randhawa. Chitrangada and her husband separated in 2013 and then formally got divorced in April 2014.^[20] The couple has a son named Zorawar; his custody has been granted to Chitrangada.^[21][22]

Filmography

Key

	Film	Language	Role	Notes
2003	Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi	Hindi	Geeta Rao	Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut Nominated—Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
2005	Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow	Hindi	Bhavana Dayal
2008	Sorry Bhai!	Hindi	Aaliya
2011	Yeh Saali Zindagi	Hindi	Priti
	Desi Boyz	Hindi	Tanya Sharma
2012	Joker	Hindi	Herself	Special appearance in the song
	Kirchiyaan	Hindi	Prostitute	short film by Sudhir Mishra
2013	Inkaar	Hindi	Maya Luthra
2014	Anjaan	Tamil	Herself	Special appearance in the song “Sirippu En”
2015	Gabbar is Back	Hindi	Herself	Special appearance in song “Aao Raja”
2017	Munna Michael	Hindi	Judge of Dancing Star	Cameo appearance
2018	Soorma	Hindi		Producer
	Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3	Hindi	Suhani
	Baazaar	Hindi	Mandira Kothari

Awards and nominations

Key

	Film	Language	Role	Notes
2003	Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi	Hindi	Geeta Rao	Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut Nominated—Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
2005	Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow	Hindi	Bhavana Dayal
2008	Sorry Bhai!	Hindi	Aaliya
2011	Yeh Saali Zindagi	Hindi	Priti
	Desi Boyz	Hindi	Tanya Sharma
2012	Joker	Hindi	Herself	Special appearance in the song
	Kirchiyaan	Hindi	Prostitute	short film by Sudhir Mishra
2013	Inkaar	Hindi	Maya Luthra
2014	Anjaan	Tamil	Herself	Special appearance in the song “Sirippu En”
2015	Gabbar is Back	Hindi	Herself	Special appearance in song “Aao Raja”
2017	Munna Michael	Hindi	Judge of Dancing Star	Cameo appearance
2018	Soorma	Hindi		Producer
	Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3	Hindi	Suhani
	Baazaar	Hindi	Mandira Kothari

Awards and nominations

References

• “Personal Agenda: Chitrangada Singh”. Hindustan Times. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
• “Chitrangada Singh Mini Biography”. Perfectpeople.net. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
• “Why did Chitrangada Singh get nostalgic on the sets of Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster 3?” (14 November 2017), Mid-Day. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
• “‘Chitrangda likes black. She thinks she looks thin in it'” (6 March 2013), Rediff. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
• “Lady Irwin was strict: Chitrangada Singh”. The Hindustan Times. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
• “The next Smita Patil”. The Telegraph (Calcutta). Calcutta, India. 14 April 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
• The Comeback Girl Indian Express, 11 November 2008.
• ‘A Thousand Dreams’: Impassioned in India by John Pancake, Washington Post. 21 April 2005
• ‘Chitrangada is just taking a break’ Ashok Chatterjee, TNN, The Times of India, 8 November 2005.
• “Chitrangada not in golfing news”. The Times of India. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
• “Chitrangada is back!”. Rediff. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
• Sorry Bhai is new beginning for me, says Chitrangada Singh Archived 29 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine IANS, Sify.com, Wednesday, 29 October 2008.
• Me and slapstick humor? Not sure: Chitrangda Singh Indian Express, 19 December 2008.
• “Chitrangda turns playback singer”. The Times Of India. 23 July 2012.
• “Chitrangada: I wasn’t taken seriously as an actor”. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
• “Sudhir Mishra, Chitrangada Singh team up again in Kirchiyaan”. First Post. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
• “Chitrangada again with Akshay” Retrieved 26 March 2015
• “tanishk”. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
• “Chitrangada bags another brand” .Retrieved 26 March 2015
• “Chitrangada Singh, Jyoti Randhawa granted divorce”. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
• “Celebrity splits of 2013”. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
• “Chitrangada Singh divorces Jyoti Randhawa, fears losing custody of son Zoravar”. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

شيترانجادا سينغ
Chitrangada Singh
معلومات شخصية
الميلاد	30 أغسطس 1976 (العمر 43 سنة) جودبور، راجستان، الهند
الجنسية	الهند
الزوج	جيوتي راندافا : 2001 – 2014
أبناء	1
والدان	نيرانجان سينغ (الأب)
أقرباء	ديجفيجاي سينغ (الأخ)
الحياة العملية
المهنة	ممثلة، عارضة أزياء
اللغات	الهندية
سنوات النشاط	2003 – حتى الآن
المواقع
IMDB	صفحتها على IMDB

شيترانغادا سينغ (بالإنجليزية: Chitraganda Singh) (ولدت في 30 أغسطس سنة 1976

) هي ممثلة هندية ويعتبر مقامها الأول العمل في بوليوود

، وقد لعبت دور البطولة في العديد من الأفلام إلى جانب ممثلين مرموقين مثل أكشاي كومار وجون أبراهام في فيلم ديزي بويز.

حياتها المبكرة

ولدت شيترانغادا سينغ في جودبور التابعة لولاية راجستان، والدها يكون ضابط في الجيش الهندي وهو (العقيد نيرانجان سينغ)، وشقيقها يكون (ديجفيجاي سينغ) لاعب غولف . بعد دراستها في ميروت تخرجت وأخدت دبلوم في الطبخ (الغذاء والتغذية) من كلية (سيدة إيروين) المتواجدة في نيودلهي،

وبعد ذلك تلقت تدريبا رسميا في رقص Kathak.

حياتها الشخصية

كانت شيترانغادا متزوجة من لاعب الجولف (جيوتي راندهاو)، وقد انفصلت عنه في 2013 تم حصلت على طلاقها رسميا سنة 2014 بعدما استمر زواجهما 13 سنة، كذلك للزوجين السابقين ابن يدعى زوراوار. تم حصلت أمه الحصول على صلاحية تربيته والبقاء معها.

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