Rituraj Singh passed away in February this year.
If TV industry’s well-known actor Rituraj Singh were alive today, he would have been celebrating his 60th birthday. Yes, today is the actor’s 60th birthday. The actor had said goodbye to this world three months ago. The cause of the actor’s death was cardiac arrest. Rituraj Singh was ill for a long time, due to which he was also undergoing treatment. It was told that the actor had also recovered, but suddenly he suffered a cardiac arrest and took his life. The news of Rituraj Singh’s death was quite shocking for the TV and film industry. The actor’s close ones were deeply shocked by this news.
Worked in TV, films and OTT
Rituraj Singh was also seen in many TV shows, films and web series. The actor worked with many veteran Bollywood actors, including Shahrukh Khan. Rituraj Singh knew Shahrukh Khan since his Delhi days. There was a deep friendship between the two. He had worked with the superstar in theater for years. Both were friends during the days of struggle. Rituraj always used to say that whenever he is in trouble, whether anyone comes or not, Shahrukh will definitely come.
Born in Kota, Rajasthan
Rituraj Singh was born on 23 May 1964 in Kota, Rajasthan. Rituraj came to Delhi for school education and completed his studies from here. Due to his inclination towards acting, he joined a theater group in Delhi, where he also met Shahrukh Khan. After this, Rituraj came to Mumbai to make his name in the film world.
Rituraj Singh’s serials and movies
In his career, Rituraj Singh worked in serials like Jyoti, Hitler Didi, Banegi Apni Baat, Warrior High, Diya Aur Baati Hum, Anupama and Aahat and Adalat. Apart from this, he also appeared in films like Tum Mile, Jersey and Badrinath Ki Dulhania. Rituraj Singh said goodbye to this world on February 20 this year due to cardiac arrest.
Rituraj Singh.
How did you become friends with Shahrukh?
Rituraj Singh started his career with Shah Rukh Khan at Barry John’s acting studio. Both were part of Barry John’s theatre group TAG (Theatre Action Group). Rituraj was associated with Barry John’s theatre group for 11 years and Shah Rukh joined theatre five years after him.
Worked with Shahrukh in theater
Rituraj Singh had talked about Shahrukh Khan in an interview. Then he had said- ‘Shahrukh is only one year younger than me. We shared the stage at Barry John’s TAG for about five years. I stayed there for 11 years and Shahrukh came five years after I joined the group. He was one of the most handsome people in our group. He was always excited to learn something new. When he joined us, he was like a child. Shahrukh and I were so close to each other that we would even wear each other’s clothes.