dara singh was not only a great wrestler but also a great actor. After entering hindi cinema, he also produced
many films. Dara Singh’s real name was Didar Singh Randhawa and he was born on november 19, 1928 in a
village named Dharamuchak in Amritsar, Punjab. He started his career in films 71 years ago. Today is the birth
anniversary of Dara Singh. On this occasion, let’s take a look at his film career.
Fought 500 wrestling matches in his wrestling career.
dara singh, 6 feet 2 inches tall, had fought 500 matches in his entire wrestling career and the interesting thing is
that he did not lose a single competition. He was a world famous freestyle wrestler of his time. dara singh won
the Commonwealth World championship in 1959 by defeating former world champion George Guardianka.
Entered hindi cinema in the year 1952
dara singh entered hindi cinema in the year 1952 with the film Sangdil. The heroine in this was Mumtaz. You
will be surprised to know that Dara had worked with mumtaz in about 16 films. He played the lead role in
Main Maa punjab Di and the film won the National Award. Apart from hindi, dara singh had also established
his influence in punjabi films. He had directed about 7 punjabi films.
Tried politics also
Apart from working in the sports world and film industry, dara singh also tried his hand in politics. He was the
first sports person who was nominated for Rajya Sabha. He served as a rajya sabha member from 2003 to
2009. dara singh last worked in the film Jab We Met, which was released in 2007. In this he shared the screen
with kareena kapoor and shahid Kapoor. Let us tell you that he died on July 12, 2012.
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