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{{For|the princess|Chitrangada Singh (princess)}}
{{short description|Indian film actress (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Chitrangada Singh
| image = Chitrangda Singh at Agent Vinod screening.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|08|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jodhpur, Rajasthan]], India
| family = [[Digvijay Singh (golfer)|Digvijay Singh Chahal]] (elder brother), [[Chitra Sarwara]] (sister in law)
| years_active = 2005–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Jyoti Randhawa|Jyoti Singh Randhawa]]|2001|2014|reason=divorced}}
| children = 1
| website =
}}
'''Chitrangada Singh''' (born 30 August 1976) is an Indian film actress who works primarily in [[Hindi cinema]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Personal Agenda: Chitrangada Singh|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Personal-Agenda-Chitrangada-Singh/Article1-826290.aspx|date=16 March 2012|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=2012-03-18|archive-date=14 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014051754/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Personal-Agenda-Chitrangada-Singh/Article1-826290.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> She has starred in films like ''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]'', ''[[Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi]]'', ''[[Desi Boyz]]'', ''[[Inkaar (2013 film)|Inkaar]]'', ''[[I, Me Aur Main]]'' and ''[[Baazaar]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chitrangada Singh Mini Biography|url=http://www.perfectpeople.net/biography/4807/chitrangada-singh.htm|publisher=Perfectpeople.net|access-date=2010-12-08|archive-date=10 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210014718/http://www.perfectpeople.net/biography/4807/chitrangada-singh.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Chitrangada Singh was born in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]],<ref>[https://www.mid-day.com/articles/why-did-chitrangada-singh-get-nostalgic-on-the-sets-of-sahib-biwi-aur-gangster-3/18739163 "Why did Chitrangada Singh get nostalgic on the sets of Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster 3?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043452/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/why-did-chitrangada-singh-get-nostalgic-on-the-sets-of-sahib-biwi-aur-gangster-3/18739163 |date=6 March 2019 }} (14 November 2017), ''Mid-Day''. Retrieved 5 March 2019.</ref> 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.<ref>[https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-chitrangada-thinks-she-looks-thin-in-black/20130306.htm "'Chitrangda likes black. She thinks she looks thin in it'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043850/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-chitrangada-thinks-she-looks-thin-in-black/20130306.htm |date=6 March 2019 }} (6 March 2013), ''Rediff''. Retrieved 5 March 2019.</ref> Her brother [[Digvijay Singh (golfer)|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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lady Irwin was strict: Chitrangada Singh|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/educationnews/lady-irwin-was-strict-chitrangada-singh/article1-428259.aspx|newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]]|access-date=2015-08-04|date=3 July 2009|archive-date=27 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327030358/https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/lady-irwin-was-strict-chitrangada-singh/story-EFzmDKTJCgzXiirDCsl22L.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==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 sung by Altaf Raja

She drew attention after performing in a music video ''Sunset Point'' by [[Gulzar]].<ref name=tele>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050414/asp/calcutta/story_4604339.asp |title=The next Smita Patil |access-date=30 Jan 2012 |date=14 Apr 2005 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]] |location=Calcutta, India |archive-date=26 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026024636/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050414/asp/calcutta/story_4604339.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>

A music video of singer [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] followed. Subsequently, she made her much acclaimed debut with [[Sudhir Mishra]]'s film ''[[Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi]]'' in 2005.<ref name=ind>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-comeback-girl/384156/ The Comeback Girl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011054618/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-comeback-girl/384156 |date=11 October 2010 }} [[Indian Express]], 11 November 2008.</ref> The role got her wide acclaim: a review in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' noted her for giving "her character a deep sense of dignity and decency."<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6175-2005Apr20.html 'A Thousand Dreams': Impassioned in India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617164627/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6175-2005Apr20.html |date=17 June 2017 }} by John Pancake, ''The Washington Post''. 21 April 2005</ref> After that Chitrangada acted in the 2005 film ''Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow''.

She took a break from acting from 2005 to 2008.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1287786.cms 'Chitrangada is just taking a break'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308151627/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1287786.cms |date=8 March 2012 }} Ashok Chatterjee, TNN, ''[[The Times of India]]'', 8 November 2005.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-07/off-the-field/28091817_1_chitrangada-singh-short-game-golfing|title=Chitrangada not in golfing news|date=6 September 2009|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2009-09-18|archive-date=5 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105042421/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-07/off-the-field/28091817_1_chitrangada-singh-short-game-golfing|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008, she made her comeback with the leading role opposite [[Sanjay Suri]] in the director [[Onir]]'s romantic-comedy, ''[[Sorry Bhai!]]''.<ref name="rediff1">{{cite web|title=Chitrangada is back!|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/01slid1.htm|work=Rediff|access-date=2010-12-08|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012012730/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/01slid1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Its release over the weekend of the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|Mumbai terror attacks]] proved disastrous at the box office.<ref>[http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14785880 Sorry Bhai is new beginning for me, says Chitrangada Singh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429102223/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14785880 |date=29 April 2010 }} IANS, [[Sify.com]], Wednesday, 29 October 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/me-and-slapstick-humor-not-sure-chitrangda-singh/400485/ Me and slapstick humor? Not sure: Chitrangda Singh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225024926/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/me-and-slapstick-humor-not-sure-chitrangda-singh/400485 |date=25 February 2013 }} ''[[Indian Express]]'', 19 December 2008.</ref>

===Commercial cinema (2011–present)===
She starred in Rohit Dhawan's ''[[Desi Boyz]]'' in 2011.she played the role of an economics teacher opposite [[Akshay Kumar]]. ''Desi Boyz'' also starred [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]] and [[Deepika Padukone]].
In 2012, she performed an item number in [[Shirish Kunder]]'s ''[[Joker (2012 film)|Joker]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-23/news-interviews/32803323_1_playback-singer-first-song-u-certificate | title= Chitrangda turns playback singer | date= 23 July 2012 | access-date= 30 June 2013 | archive-date= 10 June 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130610025109/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-23/news-interviews/32803323_1_playback-singer-first-song-u-certificate | work= [[The Times of India]] | url-status= dead }}</ref>

Her next movie was ''[[I, Me Aur Main]]'' with [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chitrangada: I wasn't taken seriously as an actor|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-chitrangda-singh-on-i-me-aur-main/20130226.htm|access-date=26 February 2013|archive-date=1 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301014548/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-chitrangda-singh-on-i-me-aur-main/20130226.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> She got together again with her mentor Sudhir Mishra for a short movie ''Kirchiyaan'' and for the film ''[[Inkaar (2013 film)|Inkaar]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/tag/kirchiyaan|title=Sudhir Mishra, Chitrangada Singh team up again in Kirchiyaan|publisher=First Post|date=31 January 2013|access-date=4 August 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924155822/http://www.firstpost.com/tag/kirchiyaan|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, she then appeared in a special song with [[Suriya]] in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Anjaan (2014 film)|Anjaan]]''.

In 2015, she again performed a special song with [[Akshay Kumar]] for the second time in his film, ''[[Gabbar is Back]]''.<ref>[http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2014/chitrangada-singh-item-song-in-akshay-kumars-gabbar-154876.html "Chitrangada again with Akshay"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326024841/http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2014/chitrangada-singh-item-song-in-akshay-kumars-gabbar-154876.html |date=26 March 2015 }} Retrieved 26 March 2015</ref>

===Brand endorsement===
Singh is a brand ambassador for [[Airtel India|Airtel]], [[Parachute (brand)|Parachute]], [[Puma SE|Puma]], Borges Olive Oil, Garnier, Aliva Crackers, Taj Mahal Tea and [[Joyalukkas]] Jewellers. She also endorses [[Tata Group]]'s [[Tanishq]]<ref>{{cite web|title=tanishk|url=http://www.gomolo.com/196241/photos-chitrangada-launches-tanishq-collection|access-date=12 October 2012|archive-date=14 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214065123/http://www.gomolo.com/196241/photos-chitrangada-launches-tanishq-collection|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Titan Company|Titan]] Eye Plus.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/chitrangada-singh-is-the-face-of-titan-eyepluss-enigma-collection/ "Chitrangada bags another brand"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403015658/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/chitrangada-singh-is-the-face-of-titan-eyepluss-enigma-collection/ |date=3 April 2015 }} .Retrieved 26 March 2015</ref>

==Personal life==
Chitrangada Singh was married to golfer [[Jyoti Randhawa]]. After a five-year-long courtship, the couple married in 2001. They have a son called Zorawar. Chitrangada and her husband separated in 2013 and then formally got divorced in April 2015. The custody of their son was granted to Chitrangda.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiDecember 26|first1=India Today Web Desk New|last2=December 26|first2=2018UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2018 16:40|title=The Jyoti Randhawa and Chitrangda Singh love story: Wedding to divorce|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/the-jyoti-randhawa-and-chitrangda-singh-love-story-wedding-to-divorce-1417581-2018-12-26|access-date=2021-07-15|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chitrangada Singh, Jyoti Randhawa granted divorce|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/chitrangada-singh-jyoti-randhawa-granted-divorce/article1-1209281.aspx|access-date=2014-04-18|archive-date=3 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003141754/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/chitrangada-singh-jyoti-randhawa-granted-divorce/article1-1209281.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|
|-
| 2005
| scope="row"| ''[[Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi]]''
| [[Hindi]]
| Geeta Rao
|
|-
|2005
| scope="row"| ''[[Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow]]''
| Hindi
| Bhavana Dayal
|
|-
| 2008
| scope="row"| ''[[Sorry Bhai!]]''
| Hindi
| Aaliya
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| scope="row"| ''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]''
| Hindi
| Priti
|
|-
| scope="row"| ''[[Desi Boyz]]''
| Hindi
| Tanya Sharma
|
|-
| 2012
| scope="row"| ''[[Joker (2012 film)|Joker]]''
| Hindi
| Herself
| [[Item number|Special appearance]] in the song
|-
|rowspan="3" | 2013
| scope="row"|''Kirchiyaan''
| Hindi
| Prostitute
| short film by [[Sudhir Mishra]]
|-
| scope="row"| ''[[Inkaar (2013 film)|Inkaar]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| Maya Luthra
|
|-
| scope="row"| ''[[I, Me Aur Main]]''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| Anushka Lal
|
|-
|2014
| scope="row"| ''[[Anjaan (2014 film)|Anjaan]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| Herself
| Special appearance in the song "Sirippu En"
|-
| 2015
| scope="row"| ''[[Gabbar is Back]]''
| Hindi
| Herself
| Special appearance in song "Aao Raja"
|-
| 2017
| scope="row"| ''[[Munna Michael]]''
| Hindi
| Judge of Dancing Star
| Cameo appearance
|-
| rowspan="3" rowspan"3" |2018
| scope="row"|''[[Soorma (film)|Soorma]]''
|Hindi
|
|Producer
|-
| scope="row"|''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3]]''
|Hindi
|Suhani
|
|-
| scope="row"|''[[Baazaar]]''
|Hindi
|Mandira Kothari
|
|-
| 2020
| scope="row"| ''[[Ghoomketu]]''
| Hindi
| Herself
| Cameo appearance
|-
| 2021
| scope="row"| ''[[Bob Biswas (film)|Bob Biswas]]''
| Hindi
| TBA
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ptcpunjabi.co.in/bob-biswas-abhishek-bachchan-chitrangada-singh-looks-different-on-the-sets|title=BOB BISWAS: ABHISHEK BACHCHAN, CHITRANGADA SINGH LOOKS DIFFERENT ON THE SETS|date=28 November 2020|access-date=10 December 2020|website=PTC Panjab|language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Award !! Category !! Result
|-
| 2006 || rowspan="4" | ''[[Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi]]'' || [[Bollywood Movie Award]] || [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]] || {{won}}
|}

==References==
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