Chitrangada Singh | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jyoti Singh Randhawa (m. 2001; div. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
| Family | Digvijay Singh Chahal (elder brother), Chitra Sarwara (sister in law)) |
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Early life and education
Chitrangada Singh was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 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. 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.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.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. The role got her wide acclaim: a Washington Post review noted her for giving "her character a deep sense of dignity and decency." After that Chitrangada acted in the 2005 film Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow. She took a break from acting from 2005 to 2008. In 2008, she made her comeback with the leading role opposite Sanjay Suri in the director Onir's romantic-comedy, Sorry Bhai!. Its release over the weekend of the Mumbai terror attacks proved disastrous at the box office.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.Her next movie was I, Me Aur Main with John Abraham in 2013. She got together again with her mentor Sudhir Mishra for a short movie Kirchiyaan and for the film Inkaar in 2013. 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.Personal life
Chitrangada Singh was married to golfer Jyoti Randhawa. Chitrangada and her husband separated in 2013 and then formally got divorced in April 2015.Filmography
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Film | Language | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi | Hindi | Geeta Rao | |
| 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 | ||
| 2020 | Ghoomketu | Hindi | Herself | Cameo appearance |
