Gracy Singh

Gracy Singh
Gracy Singh
Born	20 July 1980 (age 43); New Delhi, India
Occupation	Actress; dancer;
Years active	1997–present

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Gracy Singh (born 20 July 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. She is best known for her role in the film Lagaan and Munna Bhai M.B.B.S..^[2] Singh is also a trained Bharatnatyam and Odissi dancer.^[3]^[4]

Career[edit]

Born in Delhi, India,^[1] Singh began her career touring with the dance group "The Planets".^[3] Her first acting role was in the television soap, Amanat. She then went on to star opposite Aamir Khan in Ashutosh Gowariker's epic sports-drama Lagaan, where she played a village belle. She was nominated in this role for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut,^[5] and won the Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female.^[6]

Post Lagaan, Singh appeared in a few successful films in Hindi and Telugu including Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.^[7] and Santosham. She has also starred in Punjabi films such as Lakh Pardesi Hoye^[8] and a Malayalam film Loudspeaker directed by Jayaraj.^[9]

In 2015, Singh returned to television, playing Goddess Santoshi in the series Santoshi Maa on &TV.^[10]^[11]

Filmography[edit]

Year(s)	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1997–2002	Amanat	Dinky or Amrita	Hindi	TV series
1998	Prithviraj Chauhan	Chakori	Hindi	TV series
1999	Hu Tu Tu	Shanti	Hindi
1999	Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain	Maya	Hindi	Credited as Gracy
2001	Lagaan	Gauri	Hindi	Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Actress
2002	Santhosham	Padmavathi	Telugu	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Dubbed in Hindi as Pehli Nazar Ka Pehla Pyaar
2002	Tappu Chesi Pappu Kudu	Radhika Rani	Telugu
2003	Armaan	Dr. Neha Mathur	Hindi
	Gangaajal	Anuradha	Hindi
	Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.	Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana	Hindi
2004	Muskaan	Muskaan	Hindi
2004	Shart: The Challenge	Sonam	Hindi
2005	Wajahh: A Reason to Kill	Trishna Bhargava	Hindi
2005	Yehi Hai Zindagi	Vasundhara Rao	Hindi
2006	The White Land	Sudha Patel	Hindi
2006	Choodiyan	Simran	Hindi
2007	Lakh Pardesi Hoiye	Neha	Punjabi
2007	Chanchal	Chanchal	Hindi
2008	Deshdrohi	Sonia Patil	Hindi
2008	Dekh Bhai Dekh	Babli Lala	Hindi
2009	Vighnaharta Shree Siddhivinayak	Herself	Hindi	Guest appearance
2009	Loudspeaker	Annie	Malayalam
2009	Aseema	Prof. Aseema L. Patnayak	Hindi
2009	Meghave Meghave	Charmi aka Chandramukhi	Kannada
2010	Rama Rama Krishna Krishna	Gauthami	Telugu	Cameo appearance
2010	Ramdev	Shilpa	Telugu
2011	Milta Hai Chance By Chance	Megha	Hindi
	Sai Ek Prerna	Herself	Hindi	Guest appearance
	Andhala Doctor	Maria	Marathi
2012	Dangerous Ishq	Maharani Meerabai	Hindi
	Aappan Pher Milange	Gulaab	Punjabi
	Qayamat Hi Qayamat	Herself	Hindi	Special appearance in a song
	Baba Ramsaa Peer	Dalibai	Hindi
2013	Janta V/S Janardan - Bechara Aam Aadmi		Hindi
	Mahabharat Aur Barbareek	Morvi	Hindi
	Blue Mountains	Vani Sharma	Hindi
	Samadhi	Mukto	Bengali^[12]
2015	Chooriyan	Simran	Punjabi
2015–2017	Santoshi Maa	Santoshi Maa / Sadhvi Maa	Hindi	TV series for &TV
2020–present	Santoshi Maa - Sunayein Vrat Kathayein	Santoshi Maa	Hindi	TV series for &TV

Awards[edit]

2002: Won - IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female - Special Award for Lagaan
2002: Won - Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female for Lagaan
2002: Won - Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut for Lagaan
2002: Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for Lagaan
2002: Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for Santhosham
2019: Won - Global Excellence Awards 2019 - Award for contribution to Indian cinema^[13]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Gracy Singh". Indiatimes.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016. Gracy is actually from Punjab, but born in Delhi on July 20, 1980.
↑ Jha, Sumit (9 July 2016). "Gracy Singh: TV has a wider reach than cinema now". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Bhayani, Viral. "Gracy Singh performs". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "Gracy's Foot Forward". Indian Express. 31 March 2001. Retrieved 22 August 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Gracy Singh Awards". One India. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
↑ "'Lagaan', 'DCH' sweep Screen awards - Nation". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. United News of India. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ Shrivastava, Vipra (26 November 2015). "Lagaan actress Gracy Singh back on TV after 13 years". India Today. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ Mathur, Siddhartha (14 December 2009). "Here's Gracy!". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "Gracy Singh in Loud Speaker". Sify. Retrieved 26 August 2016 – via Moviebuzz.
↑ Maheshwri, Neha (23 November 2015). "Gracy Singh repeats her 'Lagaan' look on TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ Santoshi Maa
↑ Ghosh, Madhusree (17 November 2013). "Samadhi Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "PIX: Madhuri steps out for an awards night".

External links[edit]

[indiatimes-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Gracy Singh". Indiatimes.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016. Gracy is actually from Punjab, but born in Delhi on July 20, 1980.

[time_Grac-2] Jha, Sumit (9 July 2016). "Gracy Singh: TV has a wider reach than cinema now". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[arch_Grac-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Bhayani, Viral. "Gracy Singh performs". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[4] "Gracy's Foot Forward". Indian Express. 31 March 2001. Retrieved 22 August 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Gracy_Singh_Awards-5] "Gracy Singh Awards". One India. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

[trib_TheT-6] "'Lagaan', 'DCH' sweep Screen awards - Nation". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. United News of India. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[indi_Laga-7] Shrivastava, Vipra (26 November 2015). "Lagaan actress Gracy Singh back on TV after 13 years". India Today. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[arch_Here-8] Mathur, Siddhartha (14 December 2009). "Here's Gracy!". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[sify_Grac-9] "Gracy Singh in Loud Speaker". Sify. Retrieved 26 August 2016 – via Moviebuzz.

[time_Grac2-10] Maheshwri, Neha (23 November 2015). "Gracy Singh repeats her 'Lagaan' look on TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[11] Santoshi Maa

[time_Sama-12] Ghosh, Madhusree (17 November 2013). "Samadhi Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[13] "PIX: Madhuri steps out for an awards night".

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