FILM DIRECTOR

Dara Singh

1928 - 2012

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Dara Singh (born Deedar Singh Randhawa; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and politician. Widely regarded as one of India’s greatest wrestlers, Singh earned international recognition during the 1950s and 1960s for his victories in both Indian and world wrestling circuits. In 1968, Singh became world champion by defeating Lou Thesz. Transitioning to cinema, Singh appeared in over 100 Hindi and Punjabi films, often portraying strong, heroic and religious characters, and is best remembered for his iconic role as Hanuman in the film Bajrangbali (1976) and in the television series Ramayan (1987–1988). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Dara Singh is the 1,131st most popular film director (down from 848th in 2024), the 695th most popular biography from India (down from 504th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Dara Singh ranks 1,131 out of 2,041. Before him are Alexander Nevzorov, Pablo Larraín, Barbara Hammer, Stephen Sommers, Károly Makk, and David R. Ellis. After him are Aaron Russo, Gabriele Salvatores, Gulzar, Julio Medem, Jean Dréville, and Régis Wargnier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Dara Singh ranks 429. Before him are Rıdvan Bolatlı, Lucho Gatica, Alice Drummond, Klaus von Dohnanyi, Gunnar Andersson, and Jean Dotto. After him are Walter Haummer, Koko Taylor, Nunzio Gallo, Dolph Schayes, Tadeusz Baird, and Milan Rúfus. Among people deceased in 2012, Dara Singh ranks 321. Before him are Luis Aponte Martínez, Aleksandr Belyavsky, Art Larsen, Ervin Zádor, István Rózsavölgyi, and Alketas Panagoulias. After him are Carmen Basilio, Keith Campbell, Zalman King, Zig Ziglar, Humayun Ahmed, and Bill Moggridge.

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In India

Among people born in India, Dara Singh ranks 695 out of 1,861. Before him are Islam Shah Suri (1510), Sunny Deol (1956), Sam Manekshaw (1914), Kumar Pallana (1918), Sushma Swaraj (1952), and Durgabai Deshmukh (1909). After him are Percy Hobart (1885), Jimmy Sheirgill (1970), P. V. Sindhu (1995), Yashpal (1903), Charu Majumdar (1918), and Genelia D'Souza (1987).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Dara Singh ranks 9. Before him are M. Night Shyamalan (1970), Michael Radford (1946), Lindsay Anderson (1923), B. R. Chopra (1914), Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), and Shyam Benegal (1934). After him are Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), S. Shankar (1963), Guru Dutt (1925), Ismail Merchant (1936), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941), and Goutam Ghose (1950).

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