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Vindu Dara Singh

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Vindu Dara Singh

Born	May 6, 1964 (age 51) Punjab , India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Farah Naaz (divorced) Dina Umarova
Children	Fateh Randhawa, Amelia Randhawa

Vindu Dara Singh (born 6 May 1964) is an Indian film and television actor. He is the winner of the third season of Bigg Boss.

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Career[edit]

Vindu made his acting debut in the 1994 Hindi film Karan. Then he acted in 1996 Punjabi film, Rab Dian Rakhan which was directed by his father. Since then, he has acted in many films, mostly in supporting roles.

He has also acted in TV serials, including the role of Hanuman in the TV serial Jai Veer Hanuman, much like his father did in Ramayan. He has also starred as a supervillain in TV serials on Star Plus, including Zaal inSsshhhh...Koi Hai (2003) and Char Sau Chalis in Karma (2004). Vindu has also played an important role in the serial "Black" on 9X where he has played the character of Rajiv, a medium who can establish connections with spirits. Vindu Dara Singh has made appearance in television shows like Master Chef 2, Comedy Circus, All Most Famous, Maa Exchange. Singh also paired in a Pepsi commercial with Ranbir Kapoor.

He was the winner of the third season of the reality TV show Bigg Boss in 2009 and was also announced the most stylish and bold contestant to win the Chevrolet Cruze a feat that has never occurred winning both the cash prize and car, defeating Pravesh Rana and Poonam Dhillon. He has been given the title 'Bade dil wala' (man with a golden heart) by his housemates.

Vindu Dara Singh has also worked in many successful films like Garv, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, Partner, Khushboo, Team - The Force, Kisse Pyaar Karoon, Kambakkht Ishq, Maruti, Housefull, Lion of Punjab, Housefull 2, joker, Jai jwala maa, Son of Sardar and many more films in Punjabi and Telugu with more in the pipeline like Sajid Nadiadwala's Next 2 including Kick and Sajid Khan's Himmatwala.

Personal life[edit]

Vindu and his wife Dina Umarova

Vindu's father is the famous wrestler turned actor late Dara Singh. Vindu was earlier married to actress Farah. They have since divorced and have a son Fateh Randhawa. After separating from Farah, he married model Dina Umarova with whom he has a daughter Amelia Randhawa.^[1]

In May 2013, he was arrested for alleged links to bookies in the 2013 spot-fixing scandal.^[2]^[3]

Filmography[edit]

Animated Films

Bhakti mein shakti (child artist) Nanak dukhiya sab sansar (child artist) Bhakti mein shakti (main lead produced by T.series) Rab dian rakhan (main lead) Mitter pyare nu haal mooridan da kehna (main lead.written and directed by Ratan Aulakh)–

Film Title	Original Voice	Role	Dub Language	Original Language	Original Year Release	Dub Year Release	Notes
The Incredibles	Samuel L. Jackson	Barfila (Lucius Best/Frozone)	Hindi	English	2004	2004	released as "Hum Hain Lajawab"

Television[edit]

Programme	Role
Bigg Boss 3 (2009)	Himself
Maa exchange (2011)	Himself
Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan-Nawaazi ki (2013)	Himself
Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein (2013)	Bhushan (Foolish Man)
Jai Veer Hanuman	Hanuman

References[edit]

Jump up^ IANS (27 December 2009). "'I hope I'm as lucky as Shilpa'". mid-day. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
Jump up^ Deshpande, Alok (22 May 2013). "Dara Singh’s son among three arrested". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
Jump up^ "IPL spot-fixing: Vindoo Dara Singh sent to 3-day police custody for alleged links to bookies". NDTV. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.

External links[edit]

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Vindu Dara Singh on Internet Movie Database
Vindu Dara Singh Official Website

Preceded by Ashutosh Kaushik	Bigg Boss Winner Season 3 (2009)	Succeeded by Shweta Tiwari

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09 Aug 1964 (Age 50)

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Biography

Vindu Dara Singh Randhawa is an Indian film and television actor.He was born in the Jat family of veteran Indian actor and wrestler Dara Singh. He is the winner of the the third season of Bigg Boss.

Career
He made his acting debut in Hindi film 'Karan' (1994). Then he acted in Punjabi language film, Rab Dian Rakhan (1996), which was directed by his father. Since then, he has acted in many films, mostly in supporting roles.

He has also acted in TV serials, including the role of Lord Hanuman in the TV serial Jai Shri Hanuman, much like his father did in Ramayan. He has also starred as supervillain in TV serials on STAR Plus, including Zaal in Ssshhhh...Koi Hai (2003) and Char Sau Chalis in Karma (2004). Vindu has also essayed an important role in the serial "Black" on 9x TV Channel where he has played the character of Rajiv, a medium who can establish connections with spirits.

He won BIGG BOSS on 26 Dec 09 and was also announced the most stylish and bold contestant to win the Chevrolet Cruze defeating Pravesh Rana and Poonam Dhillon.

The 45-year-old, son of former wrestling champion and actor Dara Singh, has been waiting for one big push in his career since making his film debut in 1994. In the third season of TV reality show Bigg Boss, it was Vindu who became one of the main TRP-earning factors. He has been given the title 'Bade dil wala'(man with a golden heart) by his housemates.

Personal life
He earlier married bollywood actress Farah (actress), (who happens to be the elder sister of actress Tabu). They have since divorced and have a son Fateh Randhawa. After 7 years of his divorce with Farah, he got married to Dina Umarova, a Russian model with whom he has a daughter Amelia.

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