28th March 1976 Chitrangada Singh Was Born In Jodhpur Rajasthan

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Chitrangada Singh

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Chitrangada Singh

Born	Chitrangada Singh 27 March 1976 (age 39) Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Jyoti Singh Randhawa (m.2001–2014; divorced - 1 child)

Chitrangada Singh (born 28 March 1976^[1]) is an Indian film actress who works primarily in Bollywood.^[2] She has starred in some successful films like Yeh Saali Zindagi, Desi Boyz, Inkaar and I, Me Aur Main.^[3]

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Early life[edit]

Chitrangada Singh was born in a Hindu Jat family and brought up in Meerut in Western Uttar Pradesh. Her brother is golfer Digvijay Singh. As a girl, she was known for looking like the late actress Smita Patil.^[4] "You have outdone Smita Patil", said Shekhar Kapur, when he saw Chitrangada Singh's performance in her debut movie Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003). She received training in Kathak (a classical dance) and enjoyed acting.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Personal Life[edit]

Chitrangada Singh was married to golfer Jyoti Singh Randhawa and has a son named Zorawar Randhawa. While Jyoti has been ranked among the world's top 100 golfers and has 10 professional Tour wins . Chitrangada and her husband separated in 2013 and then formally got divorced in April 2014.^[8] The couple has a son named Zorawar; his custody has been granted to Chitrangada.^[9]^[10]

Career[edit]

Debut And Sabbatical Break (2003 to 2010)[edit]

She began her career in Delhi as a model before making the transition to the silver screen. After completing her education from Lady Irwin College,New Delhi in Home Science she entered modeling, where her ad credits include ICICI bank and Alukkas Jewellery, and gradually shifting to music videos, she performed in Gulzar's "Sunset Point."^[11]

It was in a music video of singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, that she was spotted by Sudhir Mishra’s production manager.^[6] Subsequently, she made her much acclaimed debut with Sudhir Mishra's film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2003.^[12] The role got her wide acclaim: a Washington Post review noted her for giving "her character a deep sense of dignity and decency."^[13] After that Chitrangada acted in the 2005 film Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow. Chitrangada made her debut as an item girl in Shirish Kunder's Joker. Also she is to lend her voice to a score in the movie.^[14]

She took a sabbatical break from acting from 2005 to 2008.^[15]^[16] In 2008, she made her comeback with the leading role opposite Sanjay Suri in the director Onir's romantic-comedy, Sorry Bhai!.^[4] Its release over the weekend of the Mumbai terror attacks proved disastrous at the box office.^[17]^[18]

Success And Stardom (2011-Present)[edit]

In Sudhir Mishra's movie Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011), Chitrangada played the role of an aspiring singer from Delhi who goes to Mumbai to get fame and money. She then starred in Rohit Dhawan's Desi Boyz, where she played the role of an economics teacher opposite Akshay Kumar. Desi Boyz also starred John Abraham and Deepika Padukone. She gained stardom by appearing along Akshay Kumar in Desi Boys . She then appeared in a special song along with Akshay Kumar in his movie Joker.

In 2013,her next movie was I, Me Aur Main with John Abraham .^[19]

In 2014, She then appeared in a special song with Suriya in Tamil film Anjaan .

In 2015, She again performed a special song with Akshay Kumar for the second time in his film Gabbar is Back.^[20]

Brand Endorsement[edit]

Chitrangada Singh is brand ambassador for Airtel, Parachute , Puma, Borges Olive Oil, Garnier, Aliva Crackers, Taj Mahal Tea and Joyalukkas Jewellers. She also endorses Tata Group's Tanishq .^[21] and Titan Eye Plus.^[22]

Filmography[edit]

As Actress[edit]

Key
	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Launguage	Hero/Co-Star	Role	Notes
2003	Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi	Hindi	Shiney Ahuja	Geeta Rao	Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut Nominated—Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
2005	Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow	Hindi	Shiney Ahuja	Bhavana Dayal
2008	Sorry Bhai!	Hindi	Sharman Joshi	Aaliya
2011	Yeh Saali Zindagi	Hindi	Irrfan Khan	Priti
2011	Desi Boyz	Hindi	Akshay Kumar	Tanya Sharma
2012	Joker	Hindi	Akshay Kumar	Herself	Special appearance in a song Kafirana
2013	Inkaar	Hindi	Arjun Rampal	Maya Luthra	Nominated—Screen Award for Best Actress
2013	I, Me Aur Main	Hindi	John Abraham	Anushka Lal
2014	Anjaan	Tamil	Suriya	Herself	Special appearance in a song
2015	Gabbar is Back	Hindi	Akshay Kumar	Herself	Special apperance in a song

Awards[edit]

Won: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Female Debut (2006)
Nominated: Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female (2006)
Nominated: Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut – Female (2005)
Nominated: Apsara Award for Best Actress (2005)
Won: Young Women Achiever Award by FICCI (2009)^[23]

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