Dara Singh - Revision history

->Priyankbandhu at 12:19, 11 January 2022

2022-01-11T12:19:48Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:49, 11 January 2022
Line 39:		Line 39:
	}}		}}
	}}		}}
	'''Dara Singh Randhawa''' (born '''Deedar Singh Randhawa'''; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an [[Indian people\|Indian]] [[Professional wrestling\|professional wrestler]], [[actor]] and [[politician]]. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house) of India.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Remembering Dara Singh: 13 facts about India's most-loved wrestler \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/dara-singh-839075-2016-11-19 \|access-date=20 August 2020 \|work=India Today \|date=19 November 2016 \|language=en}}</ref> He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television. He is known for his undefeated worldwide streak in wrestling and later being a successful movie star. He got defeated by Brahmdev Mishra of Gorakhpur in culcutta Dharmtalla.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Pandey\|first=Dr Ved Prakash\|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=40owDwAAQBAJ~~&pg=PA334&lpg=PA334~~&dq=brahmdev+mishra+pahalwan+saharnama+gorakhpur&~~source~~=~~bl&ots=q5AwiWTY_C&sig=ACfU3U0fHfbX9NudKYktjjdtDInObGvXag&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwvMLRkv7xAhXWlEsFHRc7AzYQ6AEwE3oECCMQAg#v=onepage&q=brahmdev%20mishra%20pahalwan%20saharnama%20gorakhpur&f=false~~\|title=Shaharnama Gorakhpur\|date=2017-07-04\|publisher=Vāṇī Prakāśana\|isbn=978-93-5229-698-9\|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=The ~~Wrestler’s~~ Body\|url=https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft6n39p104&chunk.id=s1.9.5&toc.id=ch09&brand=ucpress\|access-date=2021-07-25\|website=publishing.cdlib.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=City duel that 'broke' Dara - Fans recall champ's stint in akhara on the bank of the Hooghly\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/city-duel-that-broke-dara-fans-recall-champ-s-stint-in-akhara-on-the-bank-of-the-hooghly/cid/1282852\|access-date=2021-08-01\|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> His role of [[Hanuman]] in the film ''[[Bajrangbali (film)\|Bajrangbali]]'' (1976) and in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s ''Ramayan'' made him popular.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Dara Singh: The original muscle man of Bollywood\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/dara-singh-the-original-muscle-man-of-bollywood/dara-singh-had-500-undefeated-fights-to-his-credit/slideshow/14869179.cms\|last=PTI\|date=13 July 2012\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> Singh was inducted into the Legacy Category of the [[WWE Hall of Fame (2018)\|WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018]].<ref name="HoF"/>		'''Dara Singh Randhawa''' (born '''Deedar Singh Randhawa'''; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an [[Indian people\|Indian]] [[Professional wrestling\|professional wrestler]], [[actor]] and [[politician]]. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house) of India.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Remembering Dara Singh: 13 facts about India's most-loved wrestler \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/dara-singh-839075-2016-11-19 \|access-date=20 August 2020 \|work=India Today \|date=19 November 2016 \|language=en}}</ref> He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television. He is known for his undefeated worldwide streak in wrestling and later being a successful movie star. He got defeated by Brahmdev Mishra of Gorakhpur in culcutta Dharmtalla.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Pandey\|first=Dr Ved Prakash\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=40owDwAAQBAJ&dq=brahmdev+mishra+pahalwan+saharnama+gorakhpur&pg=PA334\|title=Shaharnama Gorakhpur\|date=2017-07-04\|publisher=Vāṇī Prakāśana\|isbn=978-93-5229-698-9\|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=The Wrestler's Body\|url=https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft6n39p104&chunk.id=s1.9.5&toc.id=ch09&brand=ucpress\|access-date=2021-07-25\|website=publishing.cdlib.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=City duel that 'broke' Dara - Fans recall champ's stint in akhara on the bank of the Hooghly\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/city-duel-that-broke-dara-fans-recall-champ-s-stint-in-akhara-on-the-bank-of-the-hooghly/cid/1282852\|access-date=2021-08-01\|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> His role of [[Hanuman]] in the film ''[[Bajrangbali (film)\|Bajrangbali]]'' (1976) and in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s ''Ramayan'' made him popular.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Dara Singh: The original muscle man of Bollywood\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/dara-singh-the-original-muscle-man-of-bollywood/dara-singh-had-500-undefeated-fights-to-his-credit/slideshow/14869179.cms\|last=PTI\|date=13 July 2012\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> Singh was inducted into the Legacy Category of the [[WWE Hall of Fame (2018)\|WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018]].<ref name="HoF"/>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
Line 195:		Line 195:
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1965 \|\| ''[[Boxer (1965 film)\|Boxer]]''<ref name="Macho" /> \|\| \|\|		\| 1965 \|\| ''[[Boxer (1965 film)\|Boxer]]''<ref name="Macho" /> \|\| \|\|
			\|

			\|-
			\|1965
			\|Tarzan comes to Delhi<ref>{{Citation\|title=Tarzan Comes to Delhi (1965) - IMDb\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176219/\|language=en-US\|access-date=2021-09-02}}</ref>
			\|Tarzan
			\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
Line 314:		Line 321:
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	~~1974~~
	\| 1974 \|\| ''[[Kuwara Baap]]''<ref name="Encyclo" /> \|\| \|\|		\| 1974 \|\| ''[[Kuwara Baap]]''<ref name="Encyclo" /> \|\| \|\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1974 \|\| ''Amar Saheed Bhagat Singh \|\| Kaher Singh \|\| \|\|		\| 1974 \|\| ''Amar Saheed Bhagat Singh'' \|\| Kaher Singh \|\| \|\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
Line 412:		Line 418:
	\| 1983 \|\| ''[[Unkhili Muttiar]]'' \|\| Mechanic \|\| Punjabi film		\| 1983 \|\| ''[[Unkhili Muttiar]]'' \|\| Mechanic \|\| Punjabi film
	\|		\|
			\|-
			\| 1984 \|\|'' Maya Bazar '' \|\| Ghatotkach \|\| Gujarati Movie
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1984 \|\| ''[[Aan Aur Shaan]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| 1984 \|\| ''[[Aan Aur Shaan]]'' \|\| \|\|
Line 498:		Line 506:
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1995 \|\| ''[[Ram Shastra]]''<ref name="Encyclo" /> \|\| Police Commissioner \|\|		\| 1995 \|\| ''[[Ram Shastra]]''<ref name="Encyclo" /> \|\| Police Commissioner \|\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|1995
			\|[[Jai Veer Hanuman]]
			\|[[Kesari (Ramayana)\|Kesari]]
			\|TV serial
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-

imported>GreenC bot: Move 1 url. Wayback Medic 2.5

2021-08-09T01:10:53Z

Move 1 url. Wayback Medic 2.5

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:40, 9 August 2021
Line 39:		Line 39:
	}}		}}
	}}		}}
	'''Dara Singh Randhawa''' (born '''Deedar Singh Randhawa'''; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an [[Indian people\|Indian]] [[Professional wrestling\|professional wrestler]], [[actor]] and [[politician]]. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house) of India.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Remembering Dara Singh: 13 facts about India's most-loved wrestler \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/dara-singh-839075-2016-11-19 \|access-date=20 August 2020 \|work=India Today \|date=19 November 2016 \|language=en}}</ref> He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television. He is known for his undefeated worldwide streak in wrestling and later being a successful movie star. His role of [[Hanuman]] in the film ''[[Bajrangbali (film)\|Bajrangbali]]'' (1976) and in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s ''Ramayan'' made him popular.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Dara Singh: The original muscle man of Bollywood\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/dara-singh-the-original-muscle-man-of-bollywood/dara-singh-had-500-undefeated-fights-to-his-credit/slideshow/14869179.cms\|last=PTI\|date=13 July 2012\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> Singh was inducted into the Legacy Category of the [[WWE Hall of Fame (2018)\|WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018]].<ref name="HoF"/>		'''Dara Singh Randhawa''' (born '''Deedar Singh Randhawa'''; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an [[Indian people\|Indian]] [[Professional wrestling\|professional wrestler]], [[actor]] and [[politician]]. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house) of India.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Remembering Dara Singh: 13 facts about India's most-loved wrestler \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/dara-singh-839075-2016-11-19 \|access-date=20 August 2020 \|work=India Today \|date=19 November 2016 \|language=en}}</ref> He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television. He is known for his undefeated worldwide streak in wrestling and later being a successful movie star. He got defeated by Brahmdev Mishra of Gorakhpur in culcutta Dharmtalla.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Pandey\|first=Dr Ved Prakash\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=40owDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA334&lpg=PA334&dq=brahmdev+mishra+pahalwan+saharnama+gorakhpur&source=bl&ots=q5AwiWTY_C&sig=ACfU3U0fHfbX9NudKYktjjdtDInObGvXag&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwvMLRkv7xAhXWlEsFHRc7AzYQ6AEwE3oECCMQAg#v=onepage&q=brahmdev%20mishra%20pahalwan%20saharnama%20gorakhpur&f=false\|title=Shaharnama Gorakhpur\|date=2017-07-04\|publisher=Vāṇī Prakāśana\|isbn=978-93-5229-698-9\|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=The Wrestler’s Body\|url=https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft6n39p104&chunk.id=s1.9.5&toc.id=ch09&brand=ucpress\|access-date=2021-07-25\|website=publishing.cdlib.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=City duel that 'broke' Dara - Fans recall champ's stint in akhara on the bank of the Hooghly\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/city-duel-that-broke-dara-fans-recall-champ-s-stint-in-akhara-on-the-bank-of-the-hooghly/cid/1282852\|access-date=2021-08-01\|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> His role of [[Hanuman]] in the film ''[[Bajrangbali (film)\|Bajrangbali]]'' (1976) and in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s ''Ramayan'' made him popular.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Dara Singh: The original muscle man of Bollywood\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/entertainment/dara-singh-the-original-muscle-man-of-bollywood/dara-singh-had-500-undefeated-fights-to-his-credit/slideshow/14869179.cms\|last=PTI\|date=13 July 2012\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> Singh was inducted into the Legacy Category of the [[WWE Hall of Fame (2018)\|WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018]].<ref name="HoF"/>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Singh was born in a Jat ~~Sikh~~ family as Deedar Singh Randhawa on 19 November 1928<ref>{{cite news \|title=Obituary: Dara Singh - the champion loses his final fight \|agency=IANS \|work=Hindustan Times\|date=12 July 2012 \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/OBITUARY-Dara-Singh-the-champion-loses-his-final-fight/Article1-887448.aspx \|access-date=14 August 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713000223/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/OBITUARY-Dara-Singh-the-champion-loses-his-final-fight/Article1-887448.aspx \|archive-date=13 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kahol \|first1=Vikas \|title=People at ancestral village remember legendary wrestler and film actor Dara Singh \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/people-at-ancestral-village-remember-dara-singh-109168-2012-07-12 \|access-date=18 September 2019 \|work=India Today \|date=13 July 2012 \|language=en}}</ref> in the village of Dharmuchak in the [[Majha]] area of the [[Punjab region]] of India. At the time, it was still under [[British Raj]] colonial rule.<ref name="Lentz">{{cite book \|author1=Lentz, Harris M. \|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012 \|date=2013 \|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] \|isbn=978-0786470631 \|page=266 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V9hM_XbAOcQC&q=%22SINGH,+DARA+Indian+wrestler+and+actor+Dara+Singh+died+of+complications+from+cardiac+arrest+at+his+home+in+Mumbai,+India,+on+July+12,+2012.+He+was+83.+He+was+born+Deedar+Singh+Randhawa+in+Dharmuchak,+British+Punjab+(now+Amritsar),+India,+on+November+19,+1928.%22&pg=PA266 \|access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="toi20120713">{{cite news \|first=Yudhvir \|last=Rana \|agency=TNN \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-13/india/32662860_1_dara-singh-akhadas-village \|title=Little Dara holds ray of hope in wrestler's village \|date=13 July 2012 \|access-date=14 July 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021055724/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-13/india/32662860_1_dara-singh-akhadas-village \|archive-date=21 October 2013 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		Singh was born in a [[Jat]] family as Deedar Singh Randhawa on 19 November 1928<ref>{{cite news \|title=Obituary: Dara Singh - the champion loses his final fight \|agency=IANS \|work=Hindustan Times\|date=12 July 2012 \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/OBITUARY-Dara-Singh-the-champion-loses-his-final-fight/Article1-887448.aspx \|access-date=14 August 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713000223/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/OBITUARY-Dara-Singh-the-champion-loses-his-final-fight/Article1-887448.aspx \|archive-date=13 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kahol \|first1=Vikas \|title=People at ancestral village remember legendary wrestler and film actor Dara Singh \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/people-at-ancestral-village-remember-dara-singh-109168-2012-07-12 \|access-date=18 September 2019 \|work=India Today \|date=13 July 2012 \|language=en}}</ref> in the village of Dharmuchak in the [[Majha]] area of the [[Punjab region]] of India. At the time, it was still under [[British Raj]] colonial rule.<ref name="Lentz">{{cite book \|author1=Lentz, Harris M. \|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012 \|date=2013 \|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] \|isbn=978-0786470631 \|page=266 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V9hM_XbAOcQC&q=%22SINGH,+DARA+Indian+wrestler+and+actor+Dara+Singh+died+of+complications+from+cardiac+arrest+at+his+home+in+Mumbai,+India,+on+July+12,+2012.+He+was+83.+He+was+born+Deedar+Singh+Randhawa+in+Dharmuchak,+British+Punjab+(now+Amritsar),+India,+on+November+19,+1928.%22&pg=PA266 \|access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="toi20120713">{{cite news \|first=Yudhvir \|last=Rana \|agency=TNN \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-13/india/32662860_1_dara-singh-akhadas-village \|title=Little Dara holds ray of hope in wrestler's village \|date=13 July 2012 \|access-date=14 July 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021055724/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-13/india/32662860_1_dara-singh-akhadas-village \|archive-date=21 October 2013 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
Line 48:		Line 48:
	[[File:Dara Singh vs King Kong.jpg\|upright\|thumb\|Singh wrestling [[Emile Czaja\|King Kong]] at [[Japan Wrestling Association\|JWA]] in 1955]]		[[File:Dara Singh vs King Kong.jpg\|upright\|thumb\|Singh wrestling [[Emile Czaja\|King Kong]] at [[Japan Wrestling Association\|JWA]] in 1955]]
	He came to [[Singapore]] in 1947, where he worked in a [[drum]]-manufacturing mill and began his wrestling training under Harnam Singh in the [[Great World Amusement Park\|Great World Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dara-singh.com/ \|title="Meri Atmakatha" (Autobiography) \|publisher=Dara Singh \|date=1989 \|access-date=11 December 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120093124/http://www.dara-singh.com/ \|archive-date=20 November 2011 \|url-status=live}}</ref> As an adult he was {{convert\|6\|ft\|2\|in\|m}} tall,<ref name=height/> weighed {{convert\|127\|kg\|lb}} and had a chest measurement of {{convert\|53\|in\|cm}}. Due to his physique, he was encouraged to take up [[pehlwani]], an Indian style of wrestling, in which he trained for several years. After switching to [[professional wrestling]], he competed around the world with opponents such as [[Bill Verna]], Firpo Zbyszko, [[John Da Silva]], [[Rikidōzan]], Danny Lynch and [[Ski Hi Lee]]. His flooring of [[Emile Czaja\|King Kong]] is still remembered.<ref name=lifted>{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/When-Rustam-e-Hind-lifted-King-Kong-off-his-feet-and-flung-him/articleshow/14859079.cms \|title=When Rustam-e-Hind lifted King Kong off his feet and flung him \|publisher=[[Times of India]] \|date=13 July 2012 \|access-date=29 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111055840/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/When-Rustam-e-Hind-lifted-King-Kong-off-his-feet-and-flung-him/articleshow/14859079.cms \|archive-date=11 January 2018 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		He came to [[Singapore]] in 1947, where he worked in a [[drum]]-manufacturing mill and began his wrestling training under Harnam Singh in the [[Great World Amusement Park\|Great World Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dara-singh.com/ \|title="Meri Atmakatha" (Autobiography) \|publisher=Dara Singh \|date=1989 \|access-date=11 December 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120093124/http://www.dara-singh.com/ \|archive-date=20 November 2011 \|url-status=live}}</ref> As an adult he was {{convert\|6\|ft\|2\|in\|m}} tall,<ref name=height/> weighed {{convert\|127\|kg\|lb}} and had a chest measurement of {{convert\|53\|in\|cm}}. Due to his physique, he was encouraged to take up [[pehlwani]], an Indian style of wrestling, in which he trained for several years. After switching to [[professional wrestling]], he competed around the world with opponents such as [[Bill Verna]], Firpo Zbyszko, [[John Da Silva]], [[Rikidōzan]], Danny Lynch and [[Ski Hi Lee]]. His flooring of [[Emile Czaja\|King Kong]] is still remembered.<ref name=lifted>{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/When-Rustam-e-Hind-lifted-King-Kong-off-his-feet-and-flung-him/articleshow/14859079.cms \|title=When Rustam-e-Hind lifted King Kong off his feet and flung him \|publisher=[[Times of India]] \|date=13 July 2012 \|access-date=29 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111055840/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/When-Rustam-e-Hind-lifted-King-Kong-off-his-feet-and-flung-him/articleshow/14859079.cms \|archive-date=11 January 2018 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	In the year 1951, Dara Singh lost a match in Greeco Roman Style with Brahmdev Mishra of Gorakhpur in stadium located at Dahrmtalla maidan [[Dharmatala\|Culcutta]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=The Wrestler's Body\|url=https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft6n39p104&chunk.id=s1.9.5&toc.id=&brand=ucpress\|access-date=2021-06-27\|website=publishing.cdlib.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=City duel that 'broke' Dara - Fans recall champ's stint in akhara on the bank of the Hooghly\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/city-duel-that-broke-dara-fans-recall-champ-s-stint-in-akhara-on-the-bank-of-the-hooghly/cid/1282852\|access-date=2021-06-27\|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Gupta\|first=Nitish\|date=2019-12-11\|title=गोरखपुर के इस लाल ने चंद मिनटों में पहलवान दारा सिंह को दी थी पटखनी..\|url=https://www.livegorakhpur.com/this-lal-of-gorakhpur-gave-wrestler-dara-singh-a-few-minutes/\|access-date=2021-06-27\|website=Gorakhpur Live\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/993096342\|title=Śaharanāmā Gorakhapura\|date=2017\|others=Veda Prakāśa Pāṇḍeya, वेद प्रकाश पाण्डेय\|isbn=978-93-5229-698-9\|edition=Prathama saṃskaraṇa\|location=Nayī Dillī\|oclc=993096342}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Facebook\|url=https://www.facebook.com/monuharewali/photos/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE-/2695374600733962/\|access-date=2021-06-27\|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bharat Kesari GAMA Pahalwan and Mishra family, Gorakhpur ,Uttar Pradesh\|url=https://www.facebook.com/bharatkesarigamapahalwan/photos/a.799112043453186/799855290045528/?type=3\|access-date=2021-06-27\|website=www.facebook.com\|language=en}}</ref>

	In 1954 Dara competed in the Rustam-e-Hind (Champion of India) tournament where he won the final by defeating [[Tiger Joginder Singh]] and received a silver cup from Maharaja [[Hari Singh]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.cuttingthechai.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dara-singh-newspaper-clipping-04-120712.jpg \|title=Free-Style Wrestling: Dara Singh Crowned Champion of Bharat \|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] \|date=13 June 1954 \|location=Bombay \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233640/http://www.cuttingthechai.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dara-singh-newspaper-clipping-04-120712.jpg \|archive-date=14 November 2016 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1959, he won the Commonwealth Championship by defeating [[George Gordienko]] at Calcutta. On 29 May 1968 in Bombay, his victory over [[Lou Thesz]] earned him the [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships\|World championship]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/movies/dara-singh-83-bollywood-star-and-wrestler-dies.html?_r=0 \|title=Dara Singh, Wrestler and Bollywood Action Hero, Dies at 83 \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|date=14 July 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908155616/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/movies/dara-singh-83-bollywood-star-and-wrestler-dies.html?_r=0 \|archive-date=8 September 2017 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Hero>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-18809078 \|title=Dara Singh: India's 'first all-action hero' \|work=[[BBC News]] \|date=12 July 2012 \|location=Mumbai \|access-date=21 June 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908120318/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-18809078 \|archive-date=8 September 2017 \|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Thesz, Singh was "an authentic wrestler, was superbly conditioned" and had no problem losing to the latter.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Oliver \|first1=Greg \|title=Dara Singh was an Indian icon in wrestling, Bollywood \|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2012/07/13/dara-singh-was-an-indian-icon-in-wrestling-bollywood/ \|website=Slam Wrestling \|access-date=22 February 2021 \|date=13 July 2012}}</ref> His last tournament, where he announced his retirement, was held in Delhi in June 1983.<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time \|first=John F. \|last=Molinaro \|editor1-first=Jeff \|editor1-last=Marek \|editor2-first=Dave \|editor2-last=Meltzer \|publisher=Winding Stair Press \|year=2002 \|isbn=978-1-55366-305-8 \|page=199}}</ref>		In 1954 Dara competed in the Rustam-e-Hind (Champion of India) tournament where he won the final by defeating [[Tiger Joginder Singh]] and received a silver cup from Maharaja [[Hari Singh]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.cuttingthechai.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dara-singh-newspaper-clipping-04-120712.jpg \|title=Free-Style Wrestling: Dara Singh Crowned Champion of Bharat \|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] \|date=13 June 1954 \|location=Bombay \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233640/http://www.cuttingthechai.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dara-singh-newspaper-clipping-04-120712.jpg \|archive-date=14 November 2016 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1959, he won the Commonwealth Championship by defeating [[George Gordienko]] at Calcutta. On 29 May 1968 in Bombay, his victory over [[Lou Thesz]] earned him the [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships\|World championship]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/movies/dara-singh-83-bollywood-star-and-wrestler-dies.html?_r=0 \|title=Dara Singh, Wrestler and Bollywood Action Hero, Dies at 83 \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|date=14 July 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908155616/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/movies/dara-singh-83-bollywood-star-and-wrestler-dies.html?_r=0 \|archive-date=8 September 2017 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Hero>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-18809078 \|title=Dara Singh: India's 'first all-action hero' \|work=[[BBC News]] \|date=12 July 2012 \|location=Mumbai \|access-date=21 June 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908120318/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-18809078 \|archive-date=8 September 2017 \|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Thesz, Singh was "an authentic wrestler, was superbly conditioned" and had no problem losing to the latter.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Oliver \|first1=Greg \|title=Dara Singh was an Indian icon in wrestling, Bollywood \|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2012/07/13/dara-singh-was-an-indian-icon-in-wrestling-bollywood/ \|website=Slam Wrestling \|access-date=22 February 2021 \|date=13 July 2012}}</ref> His last tournament, where he announced his retirement, was held in Delhi in June 1983.<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time \|first=John F. \|last=Molinaro \|editor1-first=Jeff \|editor1-last=Marek \|editor2-first=Dave \|editor2-last=Meltzer \|publisher=Winding Stair Press \|year=2002 \|isbn=978-1-55366-305-8 \|page=199}}</ref>
Line 394:		Line 392:
	\|1980 \|\|''[[Shiv Shakti (1980 film)]]'' \|\| \|\|		\|1980 \|\|''[[Shiv Shakti (1980 film)]]'' \|\| \|\|
	\|		\|
			\|-
			\|1980 \|\|''[[Banmanush]]''
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1981 \|\| ''[[Guru Suleman Chela Pahelwan]]'' \|\| \|\|		\| 1981 \|\| ''[[Guru Suleman Chela Pahelwan]]'' \|\| \|\|

92.11.120.230 at 19:39, 8 July 2021

2021-07-08T19:39:30Z

Show changes

WikiDwarfBOT: /* Other websites */Replace {{Source}} tag

2021-05-01T10:41:38Z

Other websites: Replace {{Source}} tag

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:11, 1 May 2021
Line 26:		Line 26:

	==Other websites==		==Other websites==
	~~{{Source\|I\|S}}~~
	{{commonscat-inline}}		{{commonscat-inline}}
	*[http://www.dara-singh.com/ Official Website]		*[http://www.dara-singh.com/ Official Website]
Line 46:		Line 46:

	{{actor-stub}}		{{actor-stub}}

			{{simple-Wikipedia}}

WikiDwarf: /* Other websites */Add {{source}} tag

2021-04-10T04:59:03Z

Other websites: Add {{source}} tag

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:29, 10 April 2021
Line 26:		Line 26:

	==Other websites==		==Other websites==
			{{Source\|I\|S}}
	{{commonscat-inline}}		{{commonscat-inline}}
	*[http://www.dara-singh.com/ Official Website]		*[http://www.dara-singh.com/ Official Website]

WikiDwarf: 1 revision imported: from Simple English Wikipedia

2021-02-19T17:40:47Z

1 revision imported: from Simple English Wikipedia

← Older revision	Revision as of 23:10, 19 February 2021
(No difference)

simple>TDKR Chicago 101: /* Other websites */

2020-06-07T07:13:20Z

Other websites

New page

{{Infobox person
|name = Dara Singh
|image = Dara Singh 1.jpg
|alt = Dara Singh
|caption = Dara Singh
|birth_name = Deedar Singh
|birth_date = {{birth date|1928|11|19|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Dharmuchak (now [[Amritsar district]]), [[British India]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|2012|7|12|1928|11|19|df=yes}}
|death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
|yearsactive = 1946–1983 (wrestler) <br> 1950–2012 (actor) <br> 2003-2009 (politics)
|nationality = Indian
|religion =
|other_names = Rustam-E-Punjab<br>Rustam-E-Hind <br> Ironman of Indian cinema
|known_for =
|occupation = [[Wrestler]], Actor
|website = {{URL|http://dara-singh.com}}
}}

'''Dara Singh''' (19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an [[India]]n wrestler and actor. He started acting in 1952. He was the first sportsman to be nominated to the [[Rajya Sabha]]. He worked as Hindi and Punjabi movie producer, director and writer. He acted on movie and television. He was known for his roles in ''[[Jab We Met]]'' (2007), ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' (2003) and ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'' (1972).

Singh died on 12 July 2012 at his home in [[Mumbai]], India from [[cardiac arrest]], aged 83.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://zeenews.india.com/etertainment/celebrity/dara-singh-passes-away-after-prolonged-illness_115095.htm | title= Dara Singh taken home, doctors say less chance of recovery| date= 10 July 2012}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Other websites==
{{commonscat-inline}}
*[http://www.dara-singh.com/ Official Website]
*{{IMDb name|id=0802107}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Dara}}
[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:2012 deaths]]
[[Category:Deaths from cardiac arrest]]
[[Category:Indian movie actors]]
[[Category:Television actors]]
[[Category:Indian movie directors]]
[[Category:Wrestlers]]
[[Category:Indian movie producers]]
[[Category:Indian sportspeople]]
[[Category:Indian writers]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]

{{actor-stub}}