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'''Chandrachur Singh''' (born 11 October 1968) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] actor, singer and television presenter, who mainly works in [[Hindi cinema]], as well as in some [[English language|english]] films.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/chandrachur-singh/406|title=Chandrachur Singh|website=Book My Show|access-date=July 29, 2020|archive-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/chandrachur-singhs-biography-everything-about-the-actor.html|title=Chandrachur Singh Biography|website=Republic World|author=Pooja Dhar|date=October 11, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref> He has won a [[Filmfare Award]] and has been nominated for a [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA Award]] and a [[Screen Award]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chandrachur Singh Biography|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Chandrachur-Singh/biography-3061.html|publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|accessdate=25 May 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030102156/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Chandrachur-Singh/biography-3061.html|archivedate=30 October 2010}}</ref>
'''Chandrachur Singh''' is an Indian actor, television host and singer who mainly works in [[Hindi cinema]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url= https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/why-chandrachur-singh-vanished/20200620.htm|title= Why Chandrachur Singh vanished|author=Sonil Dedhia|website=Rediff|date=June 20, 2020}}</ref> He has won a [[Filmfare Award]] and
a [[Screen Award]], in addition to receiving nomination for an [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]].


He made his screen debut with [[Gulzar]] directorial ''[[Maachis]]'' in 1996, the film also starred [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Om Puri]] and [[Jimmy Shergill]] in key roles. For which he won the [[Filmfare Award]] in the category of [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut|Best Male Debut]]. Subsequently he starred in many acclaimed films like ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]'' (1996), ''[[Betaabi]]'' (1997), ''Sham Ghansham'' (1998), ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]'' (1999), ''[[Daag: The Fire]]'' (1999) and ''[[Silsila Hai Pyar Ka]]'' (1999). Then he starred in two films in year 2000, first ''[[Josh (2000 film)|Josh]]'', in which he portrayed the role Rahul Sharma, co-starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Aishwarya Rai]].<Ref>{{cite web|url= https://postmannews.com/sushmita-and-aishwarya-are-so-different-have-their-warm-heartedness-in-common-chandrachur-singh/|website=Postman News|title=Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai are so different have their warm heartedness in common says Chandrachur Singh|date=June 16, 2020|author=Team Postman Entertainment|accessdate=July 10, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101030102156/https://postmannews.com/sushmita-and-aishwarya-are-so-different-have-their-warm-heartedness-in-common-chandrachur-singh/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-raksha-bandhan-2021-watch-dil-dhadakne-do-josh-fiza-other-bollywood-films-celebrate-rakhi-in-a-filmy-way-2907165|title=Movies to watch on Raksha Bandhan|website=DNA India|date=August 22, 2021|author=DNA Web Team}}</ref> For which he was nominated in the [[Screen Awards]] and [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA Awards]] both in the category of Best Supporting Actor. Second he appeared in ''[[Kya Kehna]]'' which was directed by [[Kundan Shah]], starring [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Preity Zinta]] in lead. For his role in ''[[Kya Kehna]]'', he got nominated in the [[Filmfare Award]] in the category of [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]].
== Early life and career==
Singh attended the all-boys boarding school [[The Doon School]] in [[Dehradun]], and then went to [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], [[University of Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/interview-chandrachur-singh-returns-with-aarya-streaming-on-disney-hotstar/cid/1781975|title=Chandrachur Singh returns with Aarya|website=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621091042/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/interview-chandrachur-singh-returns-with-aarya-streaming-on-disney-hotstar/cid/1781975|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2000, Chandrachur hurt his shoulder while jet skiing in [[Goa]], that resulted in gaining weight and losing roles. After his accident he appeared in films like ''[[Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa]]'' (2001), ''Junoon'' (2002), ''Bharat Bhagya Vidhata'' (2002), ''[[Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse]]'' (2002), ''[[Sarhad Paar]]'' (2006) etc. Unfortunately, none of his roles left an impact. After 2006, he appeared in many commercially and critically failed films like ''[[Chaar Din Ki Chandni]]'' (2012), ''[[Prem Mayee]]'' (2012), ''[[Zilla Ghaziabad]]'' (2013), ''Chal Guru Ho Jaa Shuru'' (2015), ''Prakash Electronic'' (2017), ''[[Aa Gaya Hero]]'' (2017) etc. Apart from [[Hindi films|hindi films]], he has also appeared in two [[English language|english language films]] namely ''[[The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film)|The Reluctant Fundamentalist]]'' (2012) and ''[[Yadvi - The Dignified Princess]]'' (2017), both the films won critical acclaim from audience and critics.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mansworldindia.com/entertainment/cinema/wont-believe-chandrachur-singh-days/|website=Mans World India|title=You won’t believe what Chandrachur Singh Is Up To These Days|quote=The guy who completely nailed the role in Maachis is back with a new film Yadvi: The Dignified Princess.|author=Mans World Staff|accessdate=April 19, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=August 20, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101030102156/https://www.mansworldindia.com/entertainment/cinema/wont-believe-chandrachur-singh-days/}}</ref>
In the early 1990s, Singh, a trained classical singer, taught music at [[Vasant Valley School]] and history at his alma mater, The Doon School. He was an alumnus of KK COLLEGE, Berhampur, Odisha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-career-aarya-6494596/|title=Chandrachur Singh on fame in the '90s, obscurity in the '00s and his rebirth in Aarya|date=7 July 2020|access-date=15 August 2020|archive-date=21 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821223916/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-career-aarya-6494596/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/cinema-whatever-happened-to-chandrachur-singh/story-3QYHygC8gIHSLBTgu0RhwJ.html|title=Cinema: Whatever happened to Chandrachur Singh....|date=28 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=30 June 2020|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630023252/https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/cinema-whatever-happened-to-chandrachur-singh/story-3QYHygC8gIHSLBTgu0RhwJ.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Singh made his acting debut in 1996 in ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]'' which was produced under [[Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chopra|first1=Anupama|authorlink1=Anupama Chopra|title=A prince and pauper tale|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-tere-mere-sapne-starring-chandrachur-singh-arshad-warsi/1/282831.html|accessdate=18 December 2014|work=India Today|publisher=Living Media|date=31 December 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2732 | title = Tere Mere Sapne | website = [[Box Office India]]}}</ref> Later that year he starred alongside [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] in ''[[Maachis (1996 film)|Maachis]]'' for which he won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut]].<ref name="Maachis budget and BO">{{cite news|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2742 |title=Maachis Budget and Box Office |work=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref> He appeared in several films as a leading actor which failed to do well, but he had success with his lead roles in the multi-starers ''[[Daag: The Fire]]'' (1999)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/feb/13daag.htm | title=Revenge and amnesia | publisher=[[Rediff.com|Rediff]] | date=13 February 1999 | accessdate=10 February 2016 | author=Suparn Verma}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/music/daag.html | title=review (Planet Bollywood) | accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref> opposite [[Sanjay Dutt]], ''[[Kya Kehna]]'' (2000)<ref>{{cite news |title=Kya Kehna! declared a hit |url=http://www.go4i.com/cinema/dresscircle/dresscirclestory7.shtml |access-date=1 August 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010303205221/http://www.go4i.com/cinema/dresscircle/dresscirclestory7.shtml |archive-date=3 March 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kapoor |first1=Pankaj |title=Dil Hai Tumhaara? Kya Kehna, Preity! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Dil-Hai-Tumhaara-Kya-Kehna-Preity/articleshow/21282352.cms?from=mdr |access-date=1 August 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=5 September 2002 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Saibal |title=Bollywood 2000 — love in the time of tainted funds |url=http://www.go4i.com/cinema/dresscircle/dresscirclestory134.shtml |work=Hindustan Times |date=2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010212150408/http://www.go4i.com/cinema/dresscircle/dresscirclestory134.shtml |archive-date=12 February 2001}}</ref> opposite [[Preity Zinta]] and ''[[Josh (2000 film)|Josh]]'' (2000) opposite [[Aishwarya Rai]] and [[Shah Rukh Khan]], for which he won many popular votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/2000#.Vb3ELtyqqko|title=Top Worldwide Grossers 2000|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref> He was nominated for Filmfare Awards on two occasions, in different categories.


In 2012, Chandrachur turned television host with a reality cookery show named ''[[Food Food (TV channel)|Royal Rasoi]]'', which was aired on the channel [[Food Food (TV channel)|Food Food]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/chandrachur-singh-to-become-chef/articleshow/13048637.cms|title=Chandrachur Singh to become Chef|website=Times of India|date=May 8, 2012|author=TNN|accessdate=December 11, 2016|url-status=live|archivedate=May 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030102156/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/chandrachur-singh-to-become-chef/articleshow/13048637.cms}}</ref> It was co-produced by his brother Aditya Singh. In 2020, he made a comeback after a three year hiatus, he appeared in [[Hotstar]] original series ''[[Aarya (Indian TV series)|Aarya]]'' as Tej Sareen, directed by [[Ram Madhvani]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.idiva.com/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-is-back-to-acting-after-two-decades/18010431|website=iDiva|title= Chandrachur Singh is back to acting after two decades|author=Annanya Chatterjee|date=June 16, 2020|accessdate=June 19, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101030102156/https://www.idiva.com/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-is-back-to-acting-after-two-decades/18010431}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.india.com/entertainment/bollywood-news-chandrachur-singh-2-0-aarya-brings-back-the-gem-industry-lost-a-few-years-ago-interview-2-4077509/|title=Aarya brings back the gem, industry lost a few years ago|website=India|author=Vineeta Kumar|date=July 7, 2020|accessdate=July 9, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=July 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030102156/https://www.india.com/entertainment/bollywood-news-chandrachur-singh-2-0-aarya-brings-back-the-gem-industry-lost-a-few-years-ago-interview-2-4077509/}}</ref> His performance was lauded by critics and audience.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youandi.com/namit-das-was-privilege-working-true-gentleman-chandrachur-singh-aarya-0|title=Namit Das: Was privilege working with true gentleman Chandrachur Singh in Aarya|website=Youandi|date=July 1, 2020|accessdate=July 30, 2020|url-status= live|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101030102156/https://www.youandi.com/namit-das-was-privilege-working-true-gentleman-chandrachur-singh-aarya-0}}</ref>
After initial successes, his career went into a low, because of multiple dislocations of his shoulder joint, which he suffered while water skiing in [[Goa]]. Because of the pain on his shoulder, he couldn't work out or stay fit which caused him to gain weight and lose roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-on-phase-of-disillusionment-after-films-got-shelved-a-sense-of-surrender-came-along-soon-after/story-kei8oywJE1rMaaB8dKjs9O.html|title=Chandrachur Singh on 'phase of disillusionment' after films got shelved: 'A sense of surrender came along soon after'|date=8 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616165826/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-on-phase-of-disillusionment-after-films-got-shelved-a-sense-of-surrender-came-along-soon-after/story-kei8oywJE1rMaaB8dKjs9O.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His last few releases included ''[[Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa]]'' (2001),<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/years.php?year=2001&pageId=4 |title=Box office of 2001 films |work=Box Office India |access-date=2019-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa - Movie - Box Office India|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=677|access-date=2021-04-11|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> ''Bharat Bhagya Vidhata'' (2002) and the delayed release ''Sarhad Paar'' which was shot in 2002 and released in 2006. All three films flopped at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-on-injury-that-threw-his-career-off-track-my-shoulder-would-get-dislocated-stop-shoot-for-some-days/story-nHdJiGzUHGlgHfl2tRt9sI.html|title=Chandrachur Singh on injury that threw his career off track: 'My shoulder would get dislocated, stop shoot for some days'|date=13 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621032103/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-on-injury-that-threw-his-career-off-track-my-shoulder-would-get-dislocated-stop-shoot-for-some-days/story-nHdJiGzUHGlgHfl2tRt9sI.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Early life ==
In 2012, he made a comeback with the multi-starer film ''[[Chaar Din Ki Chandni]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tough-times-dont-last-tough-people-do-chandrachur-singh-on-his-acting-comeback/1864996|title=Tough times don''t last, tough people do: Chandrachur Singh on his acting comeback|website=Outlook India|access-date=11 October 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011125357/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tough-times-dont-last-tough-people-do-chandrachur-singh-on-his-acting-comeback/1864996%7Ctitle%3DTough|url-status=live}}</ref> The film featured [[Tusshar Kapoor]], [[Kulraj Randhawa]], [[Anupam Kher]], [[Om Puri]] and [[Farida Jalal]] in lead roles. ''Chaar Din Ki Chandni'' received a mixed response from critics, and turned out to be a flop at most places in India. Singh also played a role in the 2012 English-language film ''[[The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film)|The Reluctant Fundamentalist]]'', directed by [[Mira Nair]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/movies/mira-nair-on-the-reluctant-fundamentalist.html|title=Mira Nair on 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'|last=Kaplan|first=Fred|date=19 April 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=5 April 2016}}</ref> He then appeared in  ''[[Zilla Ghaziabad]]'' which had been delayed for years, and finally released in August 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/i-don-t-want-to-be-typecast-chandrachur-singh-851552.html|title=I don't want to be typecast: Chandrachur Singh|date=19 June 2020|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011125357/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/i-don-t-want-to-be-typecast-chandrachur-singh-851552.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/zila-ghaziabad/movie-review/18588721.cms|title=Zila Ghaziabad Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Zila Ghaziabad by Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref name ="DNA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-film-review-zila-ghaziabad-is-out-of-sync-1803050|title=Film review: 'Zila Ghaziabad' is out of sync|first=Tushar|last=Joshi|date=22 February 2013|website=DNA India}}</ref><ref name="rediff">{{Cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/review-zila-ghaziabad/20130222.htm|title=Review: Zila Ghaziabad is assembly-line garbage - Rediff.com|website=m.rediff.com}}</ref>
Singh was born on 11 October 1968 in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sabguru.com/birthday-chandrachur-singh-filmy-career/|title=Chandrachur Singh's birthday|website=Sabhguru|date=October 11, 2019|author=Rahul Jangid|accessdate=August 21, 2021| url-status=live|archive-date=October 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630023252/https://www.sabguru.com/birthday-chandrachur-singh-filmy-career/}}</ref> He attended the all-boys boarding school [[The Doon School]] in [[Dehradun]] and then went to [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], [[University of Delhi]]. In the early 1990s, Singh, a trained classical singer, taught music at [[Vasant Valley School]] and history at his alma mater, The Doon School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/cinema-whatever-happened-to-chandrachur-singh/story-3QYHygC8gIHSLBTgu0RhwJ.html|title=Cinema: Whatever happened to Chandrachur Singh....|date=28 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=30 June 2020|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630023252/https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/cinema-whatever-happened-to-chandrachur-singh/story-3QYHygC8gIHSLBTgu0RhwJ.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://wittycolumn.com/top-10-movies-of-chandrachur-singh/|title= Top 10 movies of Chandrachur Singh|website=Witty Column|author=Admin|date=December 6, 2019|accessdate=April 19, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630023252/https://wittycolumn.com/top-10-movies-of-chandrachur-singh/}}</ref>


==Personal life==
In 2020, he made his big acting comeback with [[Disney+ Hotstar]] crime drama television series ''[[Aarya (Indian TV series)|Aarya]]'', opposite [[Sushmita Sen]].<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-on-his-comeback-with-aarya-years-in-oblivion-i-see-it-as-a-learning-curve/story-usOAwnWRlHkC9XZckFVbqI.html|title=Chandrachur Singh on his comeback with Aarya, years in oblivion: 'I see it as a learning curve'|date=18 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=20 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620180931/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-on-his-comeback-with-aarya-years-in-oblivion-i-see-it-as-a-learning-curve/story-usOAwnWRlHkC9XZckFVbqI.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was directed by [[Ram Madhvani]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/aarya-actor-chandrachur-singh-ram-madhvani-6455996/|title=Aarya actor Chandrachur Singh: Ram Madhvani has a unique style of filmmaking|date=15 June 2020|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615090918/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/aarya-actor-chandrachur-singh-ram-madhvani-6455996/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Chandrachur married Avantika Kumari in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/mumbai/big-bs-70th-bday-party/chandrachur-singh/articleshow/16764477.cms|title=BigB's 70th B'day Party|website=India Times photogallery|quote=Chandrachur Singh with his wife at Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday party on 10 October 2012.|date=October 11, 2012|accessdate=October 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.punjabigram.com/chandrachur-singh-and-his-wufe/|title=Chandrachur Singh with his wife|website=Punjabi Gram|accessdate=May 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://ashaadi.blogspot.com/2011/06/chandrachur-singh-marriage.html|title=Chandrachur Singh marriage|website=Shaadi|accessdate=July 29, 2021|quote=Pictures of Chandrachur Singh and his wife Avantika Kumari}}</ref> The couple has  a son named Sharanjai.{{efn|Chandrachur Singh talks on being a single father, but he didn’t comment on his marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://e24bollywood.com/news/gallery/chandrachur-singh-raising-7-year-old-son-alone-know-why-he-single-parent-34c313d9/|title=Chandrachur Singh raising a 7 year old son alone know why he is a single parent|website=E24Bollywood|author=Pooja|accessdate=August 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/celebrity/article/chandrachur-singh-opens-up-about-being-a-single-father-says-it-took-most-of-his-time/761565|title=Chandrachur Singh opens about being a single father says it took most of his time|website=Zoom Tv Entertainment|author=Zoom Digital|date=May 25, 2021|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-talks-about-being-single-father-to-son-calls-parenting-one-of-the-toughest-jobs-101621919373383.html|title=Parenting is one of the toughest jobs says Chandrachur Singh|website=Hindustan Times|author=HT Entertainment Desk|date=May 25, 2021}}</ref>}} He is a great cook and a trained classical singer.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.santabanta.com/gallery/fashion/guests-at-blenders-pride-show/chandrachur-singh-and-arbaaz-khan/163143/|title=Blenders Pride Show|website=Santa Banta|date=August 8, 2011|accessdate=August 27, 2018|quote=Chandrachur Singh and [[Arbaaz Khan]] at the Blenders Pride Show 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://wallpapers.oneindia.com/celebs/chandrachur-singh/wallpapers-e11162-p2343.html|website=Wallpapers by one India|title=Young Chandrachur Singh HQ wallpapers|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref> He has two brothers, Abhimanyu Singh and Aditya Narain Singh. Both are producers in the [[Indian Cinema]]. Both his brothers founded [[Contiloe Entertainment]] in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.contiloe.in/|title=Contiloe Entertainment official website|accessdate=April 19, 2020}}</ref> They produced many television shows and films till 2007. After 2007, Aditya founded his own [[production company]] named Shri Jagganaath Entertainment.


== Acting career ==
== Filmography ==
{{main|Chandrachur Singh filmography}}
===Films===
===Debut and early success (1996-2000)===
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Singh made his acting debut in 1996 in ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]'' which was produced under [[Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited]]. Later that year he starred alongside [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] in ''[[Maachis (1996 film)|Maachis]]'' for which he won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut]]. He appeared in several films as a leading actor which failed to do well, but he got some notice in multi-starrers ''[[Daag: The Fire]]'' (1999) opposite [[Sanjay Dutt]], ''[[Kya Kehna]]'' (2000) opposite [[Preity Zinta]] and ''[[Josh (2000 film)|Josh]]'' (2000) opposite [[Aishwarya Rai]] and [[Shah Rukh Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/chandrachur-singh-gets-candid-on-comparisons-with-srk-shashi-tharoor-maachis-515347.html|title=Chandrachur gets candid on comparisons with Shah Rukh Khan in the 90s|website=India Times|author=Garima Satija|date=June 10, 2020|accessdate=July 23, 2020}}</ref> He was nominated for [[Filmfare awards]] on two occasions, in different categories.
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
 
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===Recurring roles, career decline (2001-2017)===
! scope="col" | Title
After initial success, his career went into a low, because of psychiatric problems and an alleged "dislocation of his shoulder joint", which he suffered while water skiing in [[Goa]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.patrika.com/bollywood-news/bollywood-actor-chandrachur-singh-met-horrible-accident-in-goa-6451882/|title=Chandrachur Singh met with an horrible accident in Goa|website=Patrika|author=Sunita Adhikari|date=October 11, 2020|accessdate=November 19, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=October 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616165826/https://www.patrika.com/bollywood-news/bollywood-actor-chandrachur-singh-met-horrible-accident-in-goa-6451882/}}</ref> He claimed he couldn't work out to stay fit which caused him to gain weight and lose roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-on-phase-of-disillusionment-after-films-got-shelved-a-sense-of-surrender-came-along-soon-after/story-kei8oywJE1rMaaB8dKjs9O.html|title=Chandrachur Singh on 'phase of disillusionment' after films got shelved: 'A sense of surrender came along soon after'|date=8 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616165826/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-on-phase-of-disillusionment-after-films-got-shelved-a-sense-of-surrender-came-along-soon-after/story-kei8oywJE1rMaaB8dKjs9O.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His next few releases included ''[[Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya]]'' (2001), ''Bharat Bhagya Vidhata'' (2002), ''Junoon'' (2002) and the delayed release ''Sarhad Paar'' which was shot in 2002 and released in 2006. All three films flopped at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-on-injury-that-threw-his-career-off-track-my-shoulder-would-get-dislocated-stop-shoot-for-some-days/story-nHdJiGzUHGlgHfl2tRt9sI.html|title=Chandrachur Singh on injury that threw his career off track: 'My shoulder would get dislocated, stop shoot for some days'|date=13 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621032103/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-on-injury-that-threw-his-career-off-track-my-shoulder-would-get-dislocated-stop-shoot-for-some-days/story-nHdJiGzUHGlgHfl2tRt9sI.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-chandrachur-singh-is-back-from-the-dead-1250763|website=DNA India|title=Chandrachur Singh is back from the dead|author=Soumyadipta Banerjee|date=April 26, 2009|accessdate=May 14, 2013|url-status=live|archive-date=April 26, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201011125357/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-chandrachur-singh-is-back-from-the-dead-1250763|quote=Maachis and Josh star Chandrachur made an impact, then suddenly, post 2001 he was nowhere to be seen. But, now he is coming on the big screens with children film Maruti Mera Dost.}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Year
 
! scope="col" | Role
In 2012, he made a comeback with the multi-starer film ''[[Chaar Din Ki Chandni]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tough-times-dont-last-tough-people-do-chandrachur-singh-on-his-acting-comeback/1864996|title=Tough ] times don''t last, tough people do: Chandrachur Singh on his acting comeback|website=outlookindia.com/|access-date=11 October 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011125357/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tough-times-dont-last-tough-people-do-chandrachur-singh-on-his-acting-comeback/1864996%7Ctitle%3DTough|url-status=live}}</ref> The film featured [[Tusshar Kapoor]], [[Kulraj Randhawa]], [[Anupam Kher]], [[Om Puri]] and [[Farida Jalal]] in lead roles. ''Chaar Din Ki Chandni'' received a mixed response from critics, and turned out to be a flop at most places in India. Singh also played a role in the 2012 English-language film ''[[The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film)|The Reluctant Fundamentalist]]'', directed by [[Mira Nair]]. He then appeared in  ''[[Zilla Ghaziabad]]'' which had been delayed for years, and finally released in August 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/i-don-t-want-to-be-typecast-chandrachur-singh-851552.html|title=I don't want to be typecast: Chandrachur Singh|date=19 June 2020|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011125357/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/i-don-t-want-to-be-typecast-chandrachur-singh-851552.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After [[Zila Ghaziabad]] Singh acted in some movies like ''[[Prem Mayee]]'' (2012), ''Just U & me'' (2013), ''Chal Guru Ho Ja Shuru'' (2015), ''[[Aa Gaya Hero]]''(2017) and ''[[Yadvi - The Dignified Princess]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Where-Has-Chandrachur-Singh-Been-All-These-Years/|title=Where has Chandrachur Singh been all these years|website=ScoopWhoop|author=Catherine|date=May 26, 2016|accessdate=May 27, 2016|url-status=live|archive-date=May 30, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201011125357/https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Where-Has-Chandrachur-Singh-Been-All-These-Years/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.koimoi.com/photos/prem-mayee-movie-press-conference/|title=Prem Mayee movie press conference|website=Koimoi|author= Manav Manglani|date=October 5, 2012|access-date=May 28, 2015|url-status=live|archive-date=October 5, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201011125357/https://www.koimoi.com/photos/prem-mayee-movie-press-conference/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/chandrachur-singh-on-doing-less-films-everyone-makes-mistake-i-dont-deny-making-a-few-22887279|title=Chandrachur Singh on doing less films everyone makes mistakes I don’t deny making a few|website=Mid Day|date=July 11, 2020|author=Mid Day Online Correspondent|location=Mumbai|accessdate=August 19, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Notes
 
|-
===Comeback with Aarya (2020-present)===
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Awaargi]]''
 
| 1990
In 2020, Chandrachur made a comeback in the [[Hotstar]] original drama web series ''[[Aarya (Indian TV series)|Aarya]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/interview-chandrachur-singh-returns-with-aarya-streaming-on-disney-hotstar/cid/1781975|title=Chandrachur Singh returns with Aarya|website=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621091042/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/interview-chandrachur-singh-returns-with-aarya-streaming-on-disney-hotstar/cid/1781975|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-on-his-comeback-with-aarya-years-in-oblivion-i-see-it-as-a-learning-curve/story-usOAwnWRlHkC9XZckFVbqI.html|title=Chandrachur Singh on his comeback with Aarya, years in oblivion: 'I see it as a learning curve'|date=18 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=20 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620180931/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-on-his-comeback-with-aarya-years-in-oblivion-i-see-it-as-a-learning-curve/story-usOAwnWRlHkC9XZckFVbqI.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was appreciated for his role in Hotstar Original Series [[Aarya (Indian TV series)|Aarya]] (2020) directed by [[Ram Madhvani]] opposite [[Sushmita Sen]] as Tej Sareen.<Ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bollywoodlife.com/web-series/entertainment-news-ott-news-did-chandrachur-singh-feel-insecure-with-sushmita-sen-taking-the-centre-stage-in-aarya-the-actor-spills-the-beans-1832253/|title=Did Chandrachur Singh feel insecure with Sushmita Sen taking centre stage in Aarya, the actor spills the beans|website= Bollywood Life|author=Bollywood Life Desk|date=May 23, 2021|location=Mumbai|url-status=live|accessdate=May 25, 2021|archive-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200620180931/https://www.bollywoodlife.com/web-series/entertainment-news-ott-news-did-chandrachur-singh-feel-insecure-with-sushmita-sen-taking-the-centre-stage-in-aarya-the-actor-spills-the-beans-1832253/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-career-aarya-6494596/|title=Chandrachur Singh on fame in the ’90s, obscurity in the ’00s and his rebirth in Aarya|website=Indian Express|author=Tatsam Mukherjee|date=July 7, 2020|accessdate=July 17, 2021|url-status=live|archivedate=July 19, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200620180931/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-career-aarya-6494596/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.desimartini.com/web-series/aarya-chandrachur-singh-reveals-the-team-addressed-him-and-sushmita-sen-as-their-characters-on-the-set-article146897.htm|title=Chandrachur Singh reveals the Aarya team addressed him and Sushmita Sen as their character in the set|website=Desi Martini|date=June 15, 2020|author=Mahima Pandey|accessdate=August 30, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200620180931/https://www.desimartini.com/web-series/aarya-chandrachur-singh-reveals-the-team-addressed-him-and-sushmita-sen-as-their-characters-on-the-set-article146897.htm}}</ref> In January 2021, [[Koimoi]] magazine conducted an online audience poll for the best supporting actor in a Web Series, Chandrachur Singh won that online audience poll by getting 75% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/audience-poll/koimoi-audience-poll-2020-ishwak-singh-paatal-lok-to-chandrachur-singh-aarya-vote-for-the-best-supporting-actor-web-series/|title=Koimoi audience poll for the best supporting actor in a web series|website=Koimoi}}</ref>
| -
 
| Assistant director
He will be next seen in the [[Hotstar]] original series ''Those Pricey Thakur Girls'', directed by [[Tarun Mansukhani]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/news-digital/chandrachur-singh-roped-hotstars-pricey-thakur-girls/2021/03/22|title=Chandrachur Singh roped in for Hotstar's Those Pricey Thakur Girls|website=IWM Buzz|date= March 22, 2021|author=Manisha Suthar|accessdate= April 22, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=March 22, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200615090918/https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/news-digital/chandrachur-singh-roped-hotstars-pricey-thakur-girls/2021/03/22}}</ref> The series also stars [[Raj Babbar]], [[Padmini Kohlapure]], [[Poonam Dhillon]], and [[Akshay Oberoi]] in key roles.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15128116/|website=IMDb|title= Those Pricey Thakur Girls cast & crew}}</ref> He will be also seen in [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Sargun Mehta]] starrer ''Cinderella'', directed by Ranjit M Tewari.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://kiddaan.com/production-no-41-sargun-mehta-begins-shooting-with-akshay-kumar-for-an-upcoming-film/|website=Kiddaan|title=Sargun Mehta begins shooting with Akshay Kumar for an upcoming film|author=Kiddaan|date=August 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://meabni.in/akshay-kumar-sargun-mehta-chandrachur-singh-start-the-shoot-of-cinderella-within-the-uk-bollywood-information/|website=MEABNI|title=Akshay Kumar, Sargun Mehta, Chandrachur Singh start the shoot of Cinderella within the UK|author=Entertainment|accessdate=August 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.newdelhitimes.com/cinderella-begins-filming-in-the-united-kingdom-with-akshay-kumar-sargun-mehta-and-chandrachur-singh/|title=Cinderella begins filming in the United Kingdom with Akshay Kumar, Sargun Mehta and Chandrachur Singh|website=New Delhi Times|date=August 21, 2021|author=Special Correspondent}}</ref>
|-
 
!scope="row" align="left"| ''Jab Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya''
==Other work==
| 1991
===Television presenter===
|  
In 2012, Chandrachur made his [[television]] debut as a [[Television presenter|host]] in cookery reality show titled ''[[Food Food (TV channel)|Royal Rasoi]]''. It was a weekly lifestyle, travel and food show, produced by his brother Aditya Singh. It was aired on the channel ''[[Food Food (TV channel)|Food Food]]''. He is also a good cook himself. On the show, he will take viewers into the households of the [[maharajas]] where certain recipes originated from, detailing their history though anecdotes while explaining why certain ingredients are essential to a dish. The show will not only cook up a meal fit for a king, but will also talk about the cultural diversity, lifestyle, art, craft, music and architecture of the place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-to-host-tv-cookery-show-4026.html|title=Chandrachur Singh to host television cookery show|website=India Tv News|author=PTI|date=April 19, 2012|accessdate=May 20, 2012|url-status=live|archive-date=April 19, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200630023252/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-to-host-tv-cookery-show-4026.html}}</ref>
| Unreleased
 
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{{quote box|align=left|width=246px|quote= “It was interesting going to places like Kota and Karauli where my paternal grandparents came from. These were unfamiliar
!scope="row" align="left"| ''The Waiter in Slow Motion''
territory to me since I was born in Uttar Pradesh and schooled in Dehradun before moving to Mumbai”.|source= Chandrachur (in 2012) on working on the show Royal Rasoi <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-s-tv-debut/story-g1YoLEn8frTUYQ3YGm6A0M_amp.html|title=Chandrachur Singh on his television debut with Channel Food Food new cookery reality show Royal Rasoi|website=Hindustan Times|author=Roshmila Bhattacharya|location=Mumbai|date=April 19, 2012|access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/long-association-with-rajasthan-rajasthan-youth-cndracud-singh-josh-passion-2474172/|title=Chandrachur Singh in Rajasthan|quote=Chandrachur Singh has a long association with Rajasthan, he met the youth of Rajasthan there and said Rajasthan's youth has so much passion.|author=Guest User|date=February 7, 2017|accessdate=December 29, 2019|website=Patrika (पत्रिका)}}</ref>}}
| 1995
 
|  
===Election campaigning===
| Short film
In April 2017, Chandrachur made a appearance in the media for a [[election campaign]]. He went onto the streets of [[New Delhi]], campaigning for [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]] candidate Neha Chauhan for the [[Municipal Corporation]] elections of Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-chandrachur-singh-returns-on-the-streets-of-delhi-2396217|title=Chandrachur Singh Returns: On the streets of Delhi|website=DNA India|author=DNA Web Team|date=April 11, 2017|accessdate=April 21, 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=April 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630023252/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-chandrachur-singh-returns-on-the-streets-of-delhi-2396217}}</ref>
|-
 
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1996 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]''
==Discography==
| rowspan=2|1996
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
| Rahul Mehta
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Maachis]]''
| Kripal 'Pali' Singh
| Won- [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut]]
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Betaabi]]''
| 1997
| Sameer
|
|-
|-
! Album
!scope="row" align="left"| ''Sham Ghansham''
! Year
| 1998
! Track
| Sham
! Notes
|
! Ref(s)
|-
|-
!scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Silsila Hai Pyar Ka]]''
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Dil Kya Kare]]''
|1999
| rowspan=4|1999
|"Ae Mama Han Bhanje"
| Som Dutt
|rowspan="2"|{{efn|He also acted in these films.}}
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/silsila-hai-pyar-ka/tF3R,,ixWPw_|website=Jio Saavn|title=Silsila Hai Pyaar Ka (1999) songs}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row" align="left" | ''Maruti Mera Dost''
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Daag: The Fire]]''
|2009
| Ravi Varma
| "Janki Nath Sahay"
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://gaana.com/album/maruti-mera-dosst|website=Gaana.com|title= Maruti Mera Dost songs|access-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref>
|}
 
== Awards and Nominations==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award Show
!Award
!Work
!Result
!Ref(s)
|-
|-
| 1996
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Silsila Hai Pyar Ka]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare Award]]
| Abhay Sinha
| [[Filmfare Best Debut Award|Best Debut Award]]
|
| ''[[Maachis]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.filmfare.com/award.htm |title=Nominations for the 42nd annual Filmfare awards are |work=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970428133635/http://www.filmfare.com/award.htm |archive-date=28 April 1997 |agency=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/apr97/win.htm |title=The Winners |work=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970428134237/http://www.filmfare.com/site/apr97/win.htm |archive-date=28 April 1997 |agency=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2000
!scope="row" align="left"| ''Tumhare Liye''
| [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award|Best Supporting Actor]]
|
| ''[[Kya Kehna]]''
| Unreleased
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/94ff8a4a35a9b8876525698d002642a9/e58091a547dffcb56525693f001c8d3c/$FILE/a0031411.pdf|title=46th Annual Filmfare Awards|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=1999-03-07|access-date=16 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725213651/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/94ff8a4a35a9b8876525698d002642a9/e58091a547dffcb56525693f001c8d3c/$FILE/a0031411.pdf|archive-date=25 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}~</ref>
|-  
|-  
| rowspan="2"| 2001
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Josh (2000 film)|Josh]]''
| [[International Indian Film Academy]]
| rowspan=2|2000
| [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Rahul
| rowspan="2"|[[Josh (2000 film)|''Josh'']]
| Nominated- [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://server1.msn.co.in/iifa/nominee/index.html |title=2nd IIFA Awards 2001 Nominations |work=[[MSN]] |access-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010826062906/http://server1.msn.co.in/iifa/nominee/index.html |archive-date=26 August 2001 |agency=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Screen Awards]]
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Kya Kehna]]''
| [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Ajay
| {{nom}}
|Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br>Nominated- [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
| <ref name="eighthannual">{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/about/star-screen-awards|title=Screen Awards|publisher=Indian Express Newspapers|access-date=9 March 2011|date=2002}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2021
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa]]''
| [[Koimoi|Koimoi Audience Poll]]
| 2001
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
| Ravi
| rowspan="2"|''[[Aarya (Indian TV series)|Aarya]]''
|
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/audience-poll/koimoi-audience-poll-2020-ishwak-singh-paatal-lok-to-chandrachur-singh-aarya-vote-for-the-best-supporting-actor-web-series/|title=Koimoi audience poll for the best supporting actor in a web series|website=Koimoi}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Hitlist OTT Awards
!scope="row" align="left"| ''Junoon''
| Best Ensemble Cast - Series
| Rowspan=3|2002
| {{nom}}
|
|{{efn|Nominated with the entire cast.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://radioinfo.asia/news/radio-city-returns-hitlist-ott-awards/|title=Radio city returns hitlist OTT Awards|website=Radio info. Asia|date=January 24, 2021|accessdate=January 28, 2021|author=NEWS|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010826062906/https://e24bollywood.com/news/gallery/chandrachur-singh-raising-7-year-old-son-alone-know-why-he-single-parent-34c313d9/|archive-date=January 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''Bharat Bhagya Vidhata''
| Shabbir Jehangir Khan
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse]]''
| Raj
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Sarhad Paar]]''
| 2006
| Ravi
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''Maruti Mera Dost''
| 2009
|
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''Kemiti Ae Bandhana''
| 2011
| Tanmay Patnaik
| [[Oriya film]]
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Chaar Din Ki Chandni]]''
| rowspan=2| 2012
| Prithvi Singh
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Prem Mayee]]''
| Arun
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Zilla Ghaziabad]]''
| Rowspan=3|2013
| Karamvir
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film)|The Reluctant Fundamentalist]]''
| Bandy Uncle
| English film
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''Let’s Talk''
|  
| Short film
|-
!scope="row" align="left"|''[[Chal Guru Ho Jaa Shuru]]''
| rowspan=2|2015
| Sathya baba
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"|''Chooda: Ek Pratha''
|
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Aa Gaya Hero]]''
| rowspan=3|2017
| Cop
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''Prakash Electronic''
|
|
|-
!scope="row" align="left"| ''[[Yadvi - The Dignified Princess]]''
| Maharaja Bhupinder Singh
|
|-  
| scope="row"  style="text-align:left; background:#ffc;" |'''''Mission Cinderella''''' {{Dagger}}
|2022
|{{TBA}}
|Completed
|}
|}


== See also ==
===Television===
{{Portal|Bollywood}}
* [[List of Bollywood actors]]
* [[List of Indian film actors]]


==Footnotes==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{{notelist}}
|- align="center"
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
!scope="row" align="left"|''[[Savdhaan India]]''
| rowspan=2|2012
| Akshay
| Episodic role
|-
!scope="row" align="left"|''[[Food Food (TV channel)|Royal Rasoi]]''
| Host
| Reality show
|-
!scope="row" align="left"|
''[[Aarya (Indian TV series)|Aarya]]''
| 2020
| Tej Sareen
| [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|-
!scope="row" align="left"|''[[Dil Bekaraar]]''
| 2021
| Hardik Motla
| [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0802103}}
* {{IMDb name|0802103}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|chandrachur-singh}}
* {{Instagram|imchandrachursingh}}


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[[Category:Delhi University alumni]]
[[Category:The Doon School faculty]]
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Chandrachur Singh
Chandrachur Singh.jpg
Chandrachur in 2010
Born (1968-10-11) 11 October 1968 (age 57)
Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
  • television host
Years active1990–present
Spouse(s)Avantika Kumari (m. 1999; estranged)
Children1

Chandrachur Singh is an Indian actor, television host and singer who mainly works in Hindi cinema.[1] He has won a Filmfare Award and a Screen Award, in addition to receiving nomination for an International Indian Film Academy Awards.

Early life and career[edit | edit source]

Singh attended the all-boys boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun, and then went to St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi.[2]

In the early 1990s, Singh, a trained classical singer, taught music at Vasant Valley School and history at his alma mater, The Doon School. He was an alumnus of KK COLLEGE, Berhampur, Odisha.[3][4] Singh made his acting debut in 1996 in Tere Mere Sapne which was produced under Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited.[5][6] Later that year he starred alongside Tabu in Maachis for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.[7] He appeared in several films as a leading actor which failed to do well, but he had success with his lead roles in the multi-starers Daag: The Fire (1999)[8][9] opposite Sanjay Dutt, Kya Kehna (2000)[10][11][12] opposite Preity Zinta and Josh (2000) opposite Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan, for which he won many popular votes.[13] He was nominated for Filmfare Awards on two occasions, in different categories.

After initial successes, his career went into a low, because of multiple dislocations of his shoulder joint, which he suffered while water skiing in Goa. Because of the pain on his shoulder, he couldn't work out or stay fit which caused him to gain weight and lose roles.[14] His last few releases included Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa (2001),[15][16] Bharat Bhagya Vidhata (2002) and the delayed release Sarhad Paar which was shot in 2002 and released in 2006. All three films flopped at the box office.[17]

In 2012, he made a comeback with the multi-starer film Chaar Din Ki Chandni.[18] The film featured Tusshar Kapoor, Kulraj Randhawa, Anupam Kher, Om Puri and Farida Jalal in lead roles. Chaar Din Ki Chandni received a mixed response from critics, and turned out to be a flop at most places in India. Singh also played a role in the 2012 English-language film The Reluctant Fundamentalist, directed by Mira Nair.[19] He then appeared in Zilla Ghaziabad which had been delayed for years, and finally released in August 2013.[20][21][22][23]

In 2020, he made his big acting comeback with Disney+ Hotstar crime drama television series Aarya, opposite Sushmita Sen.[1][24] It was directed by Ram Madhvani.[25]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

dagger Denotes films that have not yet been released
Title Year Role Notes
Awaargi 1990 - Assistant director
Jab Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya 1991 Unreleased
The Waiter in Slow Motion 1995 Short film
Tere Mere Sapne 1996 Rahul Mehta
Maachis Kripal 'Pali' Singh Won- Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
Betaabi 1997 Sameer
Sham Ghansham 1998 Sham
Dil Kya Kare 1999 Som Dutt
Daag: The Fire Ravi Varma
Silsila Hai Pyar Ka Abhay Sinha
Tumhare Liye Unreleased
Josh 2000 Rahul Nominated- Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor
Kya Kehna Ajay Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated- IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor
Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa 2001 Ravi
Junoon 2002
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata Shabbir Jehangir Khan
Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse Raj
Sarhad Paar 2006 Ravi
Maruti Mera Dost 2009
Kemiti Ae Bandhana 2011 Tanmay Patnaik Oriya film
Chaar Din Ki Chandni 2012 Prithvi Singh
Prem Mayee Arun
Zilla Ghaziabad 2013 Karamvir
The Reluctant Fundamentalist Bandy Uncle English film
Let’s Talk Short film
Chal Guru Ho Jaa Shuru 2015 Sathya baba
Chooda: Ek Pratha
Aa Gaya Hero 2017 Cop
Prakash Electronic
Yadvi - The Dignified Princess Maharaja Bhupinder Singh
Mission Cinderella dagger 2022
TBA
Completed

Television[edit | edit source]

Title Year Role Notes
Savdhaan India 2012 Akshay Episodic role
Royal Rasoi Host Reality show

Aarya

2020 Tej Sareen Disney+ Hotstar
Dil Bekaraar 2021 Hardik Motla Disney+ Hotstar

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sonil Dedhia (20 June 2020). "Why Chandrachur Singh vanished". Rediff.
  2. ↑ "Chandrachur Singh returns with Aarya". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Chandrachur Singh on fame in the '90s, obscurity in the '00s and his rebirth in Aarya". 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cinema: Whatever happened to Chandrachur Singh..." Hindustan Times. 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Chopra, Anupama (31 December 1996). "A prince and pauper tale". India Today. Living Media. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Tere Mere Sapne". Box Office India.
  7. ↑ "Maachis Budget and Box Office". Box Office India. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Suparn Verma (13 February 1999). "Revenge and amnesia". Rediff. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "review (Planet Bollywood)". Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Kya Kehna! declared a hit". Hindustan Times. 2000. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. ↑ Kapoor, Pankaj (5 September 2002). "Dil Hai Tumhaara? Kya Kehna, Preity!". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. ↑ Chatterjee, Saibal (2000). "Bollywood 2000 — love in the time of tainted funds". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2001.
  13. ↑ "Top Worldwide Grossers 2000". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Chandrachur Singh on 'phase of disillusionment' after films got shelved: 'A sense of surrender came along soon after'". Hindustan Times. 8 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  15. ↑ "Box office of 2001 films". Box Office India. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "Chandrachur Singh on injury that threw his career off track: 'My shoulder would get dislocated, stop shoot for some days'". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  18. ↑ "Tough times dont last, tough people do: Chandrachur Singh on his acting comeback". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  19. ↑ Kaplan, Fred (19 April 2013). "Mira Nair on 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  20. ↑ "I don't want to be typecast: Chandrachur Singh". Deccan Herald. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  21. ↑ "Zila Ghaziabad Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Zila Ghaziabad by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  22. ↑ Joshi, Tushar (22 February 2013). "Film review: 'Zila Ghaziabad' is out of sync". DNA India.
  23. ↑ "Review: Zila Ghaziabad is assembly-line garbage - Rediff.com". m.rediff.com.
  24. ↑ "Chandrachur Singh on his comeback with Aarya, years in oblivion: 'I see it as a learning curve'". Hindustan Times. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  25. ↑ "Aarya actor Chandrachur Singh: Ram Madhvani has a unique style of filmmaking". 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

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