Chandrachur Singh (born 11 October 1968) is an Indian actor, who mainly works in

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. He is the recipient of a

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, in addition to receiving nomination for an

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and a

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Early life and career

Singh attended the all-boys boarding school

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, and then went to St. Stephen's College,

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. In the early 1990s, Singh, a trained classical singer, taught music at

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and history at his alma mater, The Doon School. He was an alumnus of KK COLLEGE, Berhampur, Odisha. Singh made his acting debut in 1996 in '' Tere Mere Sapne'' which was produced under Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited. Later that year he starred alongside

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in ''

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'' for which he won the

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. 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) opposite

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, ''

Kya Kehna ''Kya Kehna'' ( en, So well said) is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic drama film. Written by Honey Irani, it was directed by Kundan Shah and released on 19 May 2000 at a budget of . ''Kya Kehna'' dealt with the taboo issue of pre-marital pregnancy a ...

'' (2000) opposite

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and ''

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'' (2000) opposite

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and

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, for which he won many popular votes. 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

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. Because of the pain on his shoulder, he couldn't work out or stay fit which caused him to gain weight and lose roles. His last few releases included ''

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'' (2001), ''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. In 2012, he made a comeback with the multi-starer film ''

Chaar Din Ki Chandni ''Chaar Din Ki Chandni'' () is a 2012 Hindi romantic comedy film directed and produced by Samir Karnik. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor and Kulraj Randhawa in the lead roles while Anupam Kher, Om Puri and Anita Raj appear in supporting roles. ...

''. The film featured

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, Anupam Kher,

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and

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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 ''

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'', directed by

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. He then appeared in '' Zilla Ghaziabad'' which had been delayed for years, and finally released in August 2013. In 2020, he made his big acting comeback with

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crime drama television series '' Aarya'', opposite

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. It was directed by

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Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Chandrachur Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male film actors Indian male voice actors The Doon School alumni St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni Delhi University alumni The Doon School faculty 1968 births Filmfare Awards winners Screen Awards winners