Rituraj Singh (actor)

For the cricketer, see Rituraj Singh.

Rituraj Singh
Singh in 2015
Born(1964-05-23)23 May 1964
Kota, Rajasthan, India
Died20 February 2024(2024-02-20) (aged 59)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active1988–2024

Rituraj Singh (23 May 1964 – 20 February 2024) was an Indian television actor who worked prominently with Bollywood. He played different roles in a number of Indian TV shows like Banegi Apni Baat aired on Zee TV in 1993, Jyoti, Hitler Didi, Shapath, Warrior High, Aahat, Adaalat, and Diya Aur Baati Hum. He also played the role of Balwant Chodhary in the Colors TV serial Laado 2.

Early life

Rituraj Singh's full name was Rituraj Singh Chandrawat Sisodia. He was born on 23 May 1964 in Kota, Rajasthan, to a Sisodia Rajput family.[1][2] Even though a native of Rajasthan, he did not properly live in his home state. Singh did his schooling in Delhi. He then moved to the United States, before returning to India at the age of 12. He moved and settled in Mumbai in 1993.[3]

Career

Singh worked in theatre in Delhi along with Barry John's Theatre Action Group (TAG) for 12 years and was featured in the popular Hindi TV game show, Tol Mol Ke Bol, broadcast on Zee TV.[4] Singh was also part of a web series titled Abhay available on Zee5. This web series marked the digital debut of Kunal Khemu.[5]

Death

Singh died of a cardiac arrest on 20 February 2024, at the age of 59.[6] He was undergoing treatment for pancreatic ailments.[7]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Note(s)
1992 Miss Beatty's Children [4]
2010 Hum Tum Aur Ghost Boxer Aslam
2011 The Masterpiece Filmmaker (voice) short
2011 Prakata Het Yad Appa short
2017 Badrinath Ki Dulhania[8] Badri's father
2021 Satyameva Jayate 2[9] Madan Lal Joshi
2023 Vash- Possessed by the Obsessed Shastri
2023 Thunivu Sunil Dutta Tamil film
Yaariyan 2 Shikhar's team member

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones Arjun Television film
1991 Suno re Kissa Raja Theatrical Play
1993 Tol Mol Ke Bol Host
1993 Banegi Apni Baat Vikram
1993 Yule Love Story
1994 Mr Shrimati TV film
1994 Tehkikaat Ramesh Lal
1997 Jaane Kahan Mera Jigar Gaya Ji
1999 Aashiqui
1999 Rishtey - The Love Stories Sadanand
2000 Ghar Ek Mandir
2001 Rishtey - The Love Stories Ravi Bhatnagar
2001 Kutumb Ajay Mittal
2002 Kittie Party
2002 Sanjivani - A Medical Boon
2004 K. Street Pali Hill Aditya Khandelwal
2004 Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Sanjay Doshi
2007 Ek Ladki Anjaani Si Abhinav Raheja
2007 Kulvaddhu Amit Sahay
2007 Jeete Hain Jiske Liye Tarun Moolchandani
2007 Jersey No. 10 Arjun's father
2009 CID Deven episode:" Khoon Ka Raaj..Ek Aawaz"
2009 CID Hiten episode: "Khooni Khabar"
2009 Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai Story: "Intezaar"
2010 CID Dr Sunil episode: "Ek Khoon Do Baar"
2010 Star One Haunted Nights Doctor story: "Haunted Hospital"
2010 Adaalat Trikon
2010 Jyoti Kabir's father
2011 Hitler Didi[10] Kala Diwan Chandela
2011 Diya Aur Baati Hum Mahendra Singh [11]
2012 SuperCops vs Supervillains DCP Kamalkant / Nikhil
2013 Beintehaa[12] Ghulam Haider
2013 Ekk Nayi Pehchaan[13] Sharda's professor
2014 Satrangi Sasural Rajesh Vatsal
2015 Aahat DSP
2015 Warrior High Pankaj Malhotra
2016 Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai Sohrab Mistry
2016 Trideviyaan[14] Dinanath Chauhan
2017 Laado 2 - Veerpur Ki Mardani[15] Balwant Choudhary
2019 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai[16] Purushottam Ajmera
2019 Abhay Kuldeep Dhingra (KD)
2019 Criminal Justice Naresh Lakhani
2020 Bandish Bandits Harshvardhan
2020–2021 Never Kiss Your Best Friend Sumer's Father [17]
2022 Made in Heaven (season 2) Radhika's Father
2023–2024 Anupamaa Yashpal Dhillon
2024 Indian Police Force Rafeeq

Web

Year Title Role
2017 The Test Case Gen. Bedi
2019 Hey Prabhu! Ishwar Prabhu

References

  1. ^ "Actor Rituraj turns 55, vows to work for 'new India'". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Rituraj Singh's journey in showbiz: All you need to know about the late actor". Times Entertainment. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Whts your story with Actor Rituraj.K.Singh". 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023 – via YouTube. 5:17 where he gives his bio in Hindi
  4. ^ a b Shukla, Richa (5 June 2015). "Rituraj Singh: Earlier, makers wanted actors. Now, they just want good-looking faces". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ^ Abhay, archived from the original on 7 September 2019, retrieved 19 February 2019
  6. ^ "Actor Rituraj Singh dies of cardiac arrest at 59". India Today. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Anupamaa actor Rituraj Singh, 59, dies due to cardiac arrest; had pancreatic disease: All about it". The Times of India. 20 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Badrinath Ki Dulhania actor Rituraj Singh: The man who couldn't be Shah Rukh Khan". First Post. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Satyameva Jayate 2 actor Rituraj Singh: The man who couldn't be Shah Rukh Khan". First Post. 27 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Sandeep Baswana and Rituraj Singh in Hitler Didi". Yahoo News. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Anas Rashid aka Sooraj Rathi of Diya Aur Baati Hum injured on set". India Today. 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Naved Aslam & Rituraj Singh in Beintehaa". Times Of India. 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Ritu Raj Singh to play Poonam Dhillon's professor in Ekk Nayi Pehchaan?". Times Of India. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Sustaining by adapting to changing times: Actor Rituraj Singh". Business Standard. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019.
  15. ^ "'Udann' and 'Laado-Veerpur Ki Mardaani' Come Together on Aap Ka Colors' 'Mahasangam' Episode". India West. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Rituraj Singh on playing a lecherous man in YRKKH: 'The message here is about women empowerment'". Times Now News. 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019.
  17. ^ Grace Cyril (26 November 2021). "Nakuul Mehta and Anya Singh reunite for Never Kiss Your Best Friend Season 2. See pics". India Today. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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