Entertainment News Desk – Dara Singh was not only a great wrestler but also a brilliant actor. After entering Hindi cinema, he also produced many films. Dara Singh’s real name was Didar Singh Randhawa and he was born on 19 November 1928 in a village called Dharmuchak in Amritsar, Punjab. He started his career in films 71 years ago. Today is the birth anniversary of Dara Singh. On this occasion, let us take a look at his film career.
Fought 500 wrestling matches in his wrestling career.
6 feet 2 inches tall Dara Singh fought 500 wrestling matches in his entire wrestling career and interestingly, he did not lose a single match. 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 Guardian. Dara Singh entered Hindi cinema in 1952 with the film ‘Sangdil’. His 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 this film won the National Award. Apart from Hindi, Dara Singh had also made his mark in Punjabi films. He had directed about 7 Punjabi films.
This show got the most popularity
In 1962, Dara Singh worked in Babubhai Mistry’s film ‘King Kong’. Apart from this, he was seen in films like ‘Sikander-e-Azam’, ‘Watan Se Door’, ‘Dada’, ‘Rustom-e-Baghdad’, ‘Sher Dil’ and ‘Raaka’. But Dara Singh got the most popularity from Ramanand Sagar’s show ‘Ramayan’ (1978). He played the role of Lord Hanuman in the show. Dara Singh showed such acting in the role of Lord Hanuman that people became convinced of him.
Tried his hand in politics also
Apart from working in sports and film industry, Dara Singh also tried his hand in politics. He was the first sportsperson to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha. He was 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 12 July 2012.
