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{{short description|Indian actor, writer (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Rahul Singh
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1976|10|18}}
| birth_place = [[Udaipur, Rajasthan]], India
| occupation = Actor, writer
| known_for = ''[[Zubeidaa]]''<br>''[[Khiladi 786]]''
| years active = 1998{{endash}}present
| spouse = Vartika Singh
| mother = [[Prabha Thakur]]
| website =
}}
'''Rahul Singh''' is an Indian actor known for his works in [[Bollywood]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.sulekha.com/rahul-singh_actor |title=Rahul Singh, Rahul Singh Photo Gallery, Rahul Singh Wallpapers, Rahul Singh Videos, Fans, Gossip, News |publisher=Movies.sulekha.com |access-date=18 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203090944/http://movies.sulekha.com/rahul-singh_actor |archive-date=3 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-11/news-interviews/28082021_1_midas-touch-madhur-bhandarkar-s-jail-rahul-singh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904101248/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-11/news-interviews/28082021_1_midas-touch-madhur-bhandarkar-s-jail-rahul-singh |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2011 |title=Jail bails out Rahul's talent |date=11 November 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/545578 |access-date=30 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902185002/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/545578 |archive-date=2 September 2013 }}</ref> Singh's mother [[Prabha Thakur]] is a Hindi [[poet]] and also a member of [[Rajya Sabha]].

==Early life and background==
Singh attended school at [[Mayo College]] in [[Ajmer]] and graduated from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier's College]]. While in college, he wrote more than 50 street plays and was part of an acting group that performed for various social organisations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaticks.com/bollywood/bollywoodreviews.php?bollywood-type=Star-Talk&bollywood=I-have-become-addicted-to-Madhur-Bhandarkar:-Rahul-Singh&id=29614 |title=I have become addicted to Madhur Bhandarkar: Rahul Singh : Star Talk |publisher=mediaticks.com |date=18 November 2009 |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2001, Singh appeared in the film ''[[Zubeidaa]]''. He also wrote dialogues for Bollywood film ''[[Kaante]]'' (2002). In 2009, he appeared in ''[[Jail (2009 film)|Jail]]''.<ref name="toi-2009-11-11">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-11/news-interviews/28082021_1_midas-touch-madhur-bhandarkar-s-jail-rahul-singh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904101248/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-11/news-interviews/28082021_1_midas-touch-madhur-bhandarkar-s-jail-rahul-singh |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2011 |title=Jail bails out Rahul's talent |date=11 November 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref>

Singh currently plays the lead role of Brij Bhushan in the TV serial ''Sapno Ke Bhanwar Mein''.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/nov/301112-Akshay-Kumar-is-Rahul-Singhs-godbrother.htm |access-date=13 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212043849/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/nov/301112-Akshay-Kumar-is-Rahul-Singhs-godbrother.htm |archive-date=12 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/age-has-a-long-way-to-catch-up-with-me |access-date=24 June 2012 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He is also acting as Vikrant Maharia as a negative role in ''[[24 (Indian TV series)|24'']] .

Singh has written and acted in stage plays for the Jagrut theatre group, which he founded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genesisglobalschool.com/top-news-details-rahul.asp?links=act3 |title=Initiator of Theatre Group Jagrut and his college details |publisher=Genesisglobalschool.com |date=4 August 2011 |access-date=30 April 2012}}</ref> He has directed and acted in nearly fifty stage plays fostering awareness for rising social issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://desilinks.co/threads/77901-Akshay-finds-new-action-star-for-KHILADI-786#.UL1rDOTqmDk|title=Akshay finds new action star for KHILADI 786|work=DESILINKSTV.COM : Watch Different!|access-date=18 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hamaraphotos.com/bollywood/scoops/akshay-praises-actor-rahul-singh.html|title=Akshay Praises actor Rahul Singh|work=Bollywood Bytes|access-date=18 November 2014}}</ref>

He has also performed in cultural festivals including ''Mood Indigo'', and ''Malhar''. Rahul has performed in ''[[The Shawl]]'' by David Mamet, ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' by [[Shakespeare]], and ''[[The Black Cat (short story)|The Black Cat]]'' by [[Edgar Allan Poe]], among others. He has also performed in several [[classicism|classical]] and [[Modernism|modern]] plays for the English theatre and Hindi theatre in the [[Oval House Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/celebrity/rahul-singh |title=rahul singh Filmography, Wallpapers, Pictures, Photo Gallery, News, Videos, Events & Parties |publisher=Glamsham.com |access-date=30 April 2012}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Writing===
* Rani (dialogue), producer [[Kevin Spacey]], director [[Kaizad Gustad]]
* ''[[Kaante]]'' (2002) (dialogue), PNC/director [[Sanjay Gupta]]
* ''[[Kachchi Sadak]]'' (2006)(screenplay)
* Several screenplays to be directed by [[Tigmanshu Dhulia]] and [[Navdeep Singh (director)|Navdeep Singh]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianentertainment.info/2009/08/23/interview-rahul-singh.html|title=RAHUL SINGH – From being a writing actor to being on the threshold of being written about - Indian Entertainment Online|publisher=Indianentertainment.info|access-date=18 November 2014}}</ref>

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Dushman (1998 film)|Dushman]]'' || Taxi Driver
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Ghulam (film)|Ghulam]]'' || Assistant officer #3
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Baadshah (1999 film)|Baadshah]]'' || Chai Person
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Zubeidaa]]'' || Uday Singh
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai]]'' || Yashwant Rane
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' || Dev
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...]]'' || Banna
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero]]'' || [[Mohammed Zaman Kiani|Mohd Zaman Kiani]] (Chief of INA)
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Kachchi Sadak]]'' || Randhir Singh Chaudhry
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Well Done Abba]]'' || Rohan Kapoor
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Jail (2009 film)|Jail]]'' || Abdul Gani
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Tere Bin Laden]]'' || Qureishi
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Chalo Dilli]]'' || Bhairon Singh Gurjar
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]'' || Rajeev Khanna
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Stanley Ka Dabba]]'' ||School Principal
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Hum Tum Shabana]]'' || Ravi Aggarwal
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Chitkabrey]]'' ||Jayan Mangatram Patel
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Chaar Din Ki Chandni]]'' || Lt. Shaitan
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive]]'' ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid]]'' || Veera Boxer
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Khiladi 786]]'' || Azad Reddy
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story]]''||Dutta Bhai
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Saadey CM Saab]]'' || Inder
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Ghazi Attack (film)|The Ghazi Attack]]'' || [[Commander (rank)|Commander]] [[Zafar Muhammad Khan|Razaq Moh'd. Khan]]
|-
| 2017 || ''Dragon'' || Surya
|-
| 2018 || ''Side A & Side B'' || Rajan
|-
| 2021 || ''Dhananjay'' ||
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Series
! Role
|-
|1998
|''[[Captain Vyom]]''
|Chandrakant Shastri'CHANDU'
|-
|rowspan="3"|2013
|''[[24 (Indian TV series)|24]]''
|Vikrant Maurya
|-
|''[[Samvidhaan|Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India]]''
|Acharya Kriplani
|-
|''[[List of programs broadcast by Life OK|Sapno Ke Bhanwar Me]]''
|Politician (Main Lead - Antagonist)
|-
|2016-2017
|''[[Peshwa Bajirao (TV series)|Peshwa Bajirao]]''
|[[Aurangzeb]]
|-
|2018
|''[[Chandrashekhar (TV series)|Chandrashekhar]]''
|[[Ram Prasad Bismil]]
|-
| 2019–present
| ''[[Meri Gudiya]]''
| Dr. Rudraksh Kaushal
|-
| 2020
| ''Damaged 2''
| Deshraj Duggal
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0536799}}
* {{Instagram|rahulsinghofficialpage}}

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[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:People from Udaipur]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]

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