Chandrachur Singh

Chandrachur Singh
Chandrachur in 2010
Born (1968-10-11) 11 October 1968 (age 56)
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
OccupationActor
Years active1990–2022
SpouseAvantika Kumari (m. 1999; estranged)
Children1

Chandrachur Singh (born 11 October 1968) is an Indian actor, who mainly works in Hindi cinema.[1] He is the recipient of a Filmfare Award, in addition to receiving nomination for an IIFA Award and a Screen Award.

Early life and career

Singh attended the all-boys boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun, and then went to St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi.[2]

In the early 1990s, Singh, a trained classical singer, taught music at Vasant Valley School and history at his alma mater, The Doon School.[3][4] Singh made his acting debut in 1996 in Tere Mere Sapne which was produced under Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited.[5][6] Later that year he starred alongside Tabu in Maachis for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.[7] He appeared in several films as a leading actor which failed to do well, but he had success with his lead roles in the multi-starers Daag: The Fire (1999)[8][9] opposite Sanjay Dutt, Kya Kehna (2000)[10][11][12] opposite Preity Zinta and Josh (2000) opposite Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan, for which he won many popular votes.[13] He was nominated for Filmfare Awards on two occasions, in different categories.

After initial successes, his career went into a low, because of multiple dislocations of his shoulder joint, which he suffered while water skiing in Goa. Because of the pain on his shoulder, he couldn't work out or stay fit which caused him to gain weight and lose roles.[14] His last few releases included Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa (2001),[15][16] Bharat Bhagya Vidhata (2002) and the delayed release Sarhad Paar which was shot in 2002 and released in 2006. All three films flopped at the box office.[17]

In 2012, he made a comeback with the multi-starer film Chaar Din Ki Chandni.[18] The film featured Tusshar Kapoor, Kulraj Randhawa, Anupam Kher, Om Puri and Farida Jalal in lead roles. Chaar Din Ki Chandni received a mixed response from critics, and turned out to be a flop at most places in India. Singh also played a role in the 2012 English-language film The Reluctant Fundamentalist, directed by Mira Nair.[19] He then appeared in Zilla Ghaziabad which had been delayed for years, and finally released in August 2013.[20][21][22][23]

In 2020, he made his big acting comeback with Disney+ Hotstar crime drama television series Aarya, opposite Sushmita Sen.[1][24] It was directed by Ram Madhvani.[25]

Filmography

Films

† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
1990 Awaargi — assistant director
1995 The Waiter in Slow Motion Zordar Moothmare short
1996 Tere Mere Sapne Rahul Mehta
Maachis Kripal 'Pali' Singh Won- Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
1997 Betaabi Sameer
1998 Sham Ghansham Sham [26]
1999 Dil Kya Kare Som Dutt
Daag: The Fire Ravi Varma
Silsila Hai Pyar Ka Abhay Sinha
2000 Josh Rahul Sharma Nominated- Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor
Kya Kehna Ajay Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated- IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor
2001 Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa Ravi
2002 Bharat Bhagya Vidhata Shabbir Jehangir Khan [27]
2006 Sarhad Paar Ravi
2009 Maruti Mera Dost Raghvendra [28]
2011 Kemiti Ae Bandhana Tanmay Patnaik Oriya film
2012 Chaar Din Ki Chandni Prithvi Singh
Prem Mayee Arun
2013 Zilla Ghaziabad Karamvir
The Reluctant Fundamentalist Bandy Uncle English-language film
Let’s Talk Chutad Singh short
2015 Chal Guru Ho Jaa Shuru Sathya baba
Chooda: Ek Pratha
2017 Aa Gaya Hero Cop
Prakash Electronic
Yadvi - The Dignified Princess Maharaja Bhupinder Singh
2022 Cuttputlli Narinder Singh

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Royal Rasoi Host [29]
2013 Savdhaan India Akshay Episode 477
2020

Aarya

Tej Sareen
2021 Dil Bekaraar Hardik Motla

References

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