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'''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 | 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== | ||
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[[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 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> | ||
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