Rakul Preet Singh (born 10 October 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in

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and

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films. She made her acting debut with the

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film '' Gilli'' (2009). She has won several awards including a

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with three nominations for

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. Singh has worked in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil cinema with '' Venkatadri Express'' (2013), '' Yaariyan'' (2014), ''

Loukyam ''Loukyam'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Sriwass. The film stars Gopichand and Rakul Preet Singh. It is produced by V. Anand Prasad on Bhavya Creations banner. Kona Venkat and Gopimohan provided the scree ...

'' (2014), '' Pandaga Chesko'' (2015), ''

Sarrainodu ''Sarrainodu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts. The film stars Allu Arjun, Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa, Srikanth, and Aadhi Pinisetty. B ...

'' (2016), ''

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'' (2016), ''

Nannaku Prematho ''Nannaku Prematho'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Sukumar and produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad under Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra, Bhogavalli Bapineedu and Reliance Entertainment. The film, se ...

'' (2016), '' Rarandoi Veduka Chudham'' (2017), ''

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'' (2017), ''

Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru ''Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru'' () or simply ''Theeran'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by H. Vinoth and produced by S. R. Prakashbabu and S. R. Prabhu under the banner Dream Warrior Pictures. Based on th ...

'' (2017), ''

De De Pyaar De ''De De Pyaar De'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written by Luv Ranjan and directed by Akiv Ali in his directorial debut. It was produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg under their resp ...

'' (2019), and ''

Doctor G ''Doctor G'' is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Anubhuti Kashyap and produced by Junglee Pictures. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Rakul Preet Singh and Shefali Shah. The film follows the struggles of a medical student ...

'' (2022).

Early life

Rakul Preet Singh was born on 10 October 1990 in a

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family in

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. Rakul did her schooling from

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and later completed a degree in mathematics at

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. Her father was an army officer. Her mother is Rajender Kaur and father is Kulwinder Singh. Her younger brother, Aman Preet Singh, is set to make his Bollywood debut with film '' Ram Rajya''. As of 2020, Singh lives in

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and has a house in

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Personal life

Rakul is in a relationship with actor and producer

Jackky Bhagnani Jackky Bhagnani (born 25 December 1984) is an Indian actor, film producer and entrepreneur. Early life Bhagnani was born in Kolkata, West Bengal in India to a Sindhi family. After schooling, he got a degree in commerce from H.R. College of Comm ...

Career

Debut and early roles (2009–2014)

Rakul Preet at Baqar's spinnathon in January 2014

Singh, who said that she had always dreamt of being an actress, began her career in modelling at age 18 while she was still in college. In 2009 she made her acting debut in the Kannada film, '' Gilli'', a remake of

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's ''

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''. She stated that she signed up the film "with the aim to earn a little extra pocket money" and that she was unaware "how big south Indian films were". She won critical acclaim for her role in the film before returning to complete her degree and compete in the 2011 Femina Miss India pageant. Apart from the People's Choice Miss Indiatimes, she won four subtitles at the pageant including Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face, Femina Miss Talented, Femina Miss Beautiful Smile and Femina Miss Beautiful Eyes. She returned to films in 2011, featuring opposite Siddharth Rajkumar in ''

Keratam ''Keratam'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu film directed by Gautham Patnaik and produced by S. V. Babu. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Yuvan'' by director R. N. Saran. The film stars Siddharth Rajkumar, Aishwarya Devan and Rakul Preet ...

'' which was released both in

and

languages, though critics noted that "she got very little screen time". The film was also made in Tamil simultaneously titled as "Yuvan" with the same cast but different director. In 2012, she appeared in a supporting role in the Tamil film ''

Thadaiyara Thaakka ''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni, starring Arun Vijay, Mamta Mohandas and Rakul Preet Singh. The title is derived from a devotional song titled ''Kanda Sh ...

''. In Jan 2013 she appeared in a

film titled ''

Puthagam ''Puthagam'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language film directed by television personality Vijay Adhiraj and produced by S. Manjula for Ram Pictures Private Limited. The film stars Sathya, brother of actor Arya, in the lead role; Rakul Preet Sing ...

''. In November 2013 she was seen in '' Venkatadri Express'' in

, the latter becoming a commercial success and earning her first

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nomination at the

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. In 2014, she debuted in a starring role in

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with Divya Kumar's directorial debut '' Yaariyan'', after which her third Tamil film ''

Yennamo Yedho ''Yennamo Yedho'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language romantic comedy film directed by Ravi Thyagarajan starring Gautham Karthik, Rakul Preet Singh, and Nikesha Patel. A remake of the Telugu film ''Ala Modalaindi'', the film was produced by Ravi ...

'' released. By mid-2014, she was working on three Telugu films simultaneously, which were directed by

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, and

Gopichand Malineni Gopichand Malineni (born 13 March 1980) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. After working as an assistant director in many films, Malineni made his directional debut in 2010 with the action comedy film ''Don ...

's ''

'' and

's ''

Current Theega ''Current Theega'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy action film produced by Manchu Vishnu on 24 Frames Factory banner and directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. It stars Manchu Manoj, Rakul Preet Singh and Jagapathi Babu. The fil ...

'' were her next releases. She received positive reviews for her performances in both films, with ''123Telugu'' claiming that she was "slowly becoming a star actress". She received her second Best Actress nomination at

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. Her next released film was '' Pandaga Chesko'' in which she was starred opposite Ram Pothineni and directed by

Career fluctuations (2015-2018)

Singh was then selected as the female lead in half-a-dozen, four of which are high-profile Telugu films:

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's ''

Kick 2 ''Kick 2'' is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Surender Reddy from a story written by Vakkantham Vamsi. It is produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under the banner of N.T.R. Arts. A sequel to the 2009 film ''Kick,'' the f ...

'' opposite

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,"Surender Reddy confirms the heroine in Kick 2"
IndiaGlitz (11 September 2014). Retrieved 11 September 2014.

Srinu Vaitla Srinu Vaitla (born 24 September 1972) is an Indian film director who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his best film works in the action comedy genre, Vaitla made his directional debut with ''Nee Kosam'' (1999) starring Ravi Teja and Maheswari. ...

's ''

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'' opposite

Ram Charan Konidela Ram Charan Teja (born 27 March 1985) is an Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur who works predominantly in Telugu films. One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, he is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awa ...

,"Rakul with Ram Charan"
''The Times of India'' (18 February 205). Retrieved 18 February 2015.

Sukumar Bandreddi Sukumar (born 23 January 1970) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his complex, multi-layered screenplays and for infusing grey shades in the character sketches of his pro ...

's ''

'' opposite Jr. Ntr"NTR to romance Rakul Preet"
''The Times of India'' (5 January 2015). Retrieved 5 January 2015. and Boyapati Srinu's ''

'' opposite

Allu Arjun Allu Arjun (born 8 April 1982) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. One of the highest paid actors in India, Arjun is also known for his extraordinary dancing skills. He is a recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Award ...

."Rakul Preet Singh pairs up with Allu Arjun"
IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 25 June 2015. She earned her first Best Actress (Telugu) award at

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. In January 2016 she signed the film ''

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'' under the direction of Boyapati Srinu opposite

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In February 2016 she signed

's ''

'' starring opposite

for the second time."Rakul Preet Singh in Telugu remake of ‘Thani Oruvan’"
''The Indian Express''. (7 February 2016). Retrieved 4 June 2016. In early March 2016 she signed

's film ''

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'' starring with Sai Dharam Tej for the first time. In early July 2016, she signed to AR Murugadoss' bilingual film opposite to

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, titled ''

''. In September 2016 she signed another Telugu film titled '' Rarandoi Veduka Chudham'' directed by Kalyan Krishna starring opposite

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."Rakul Preet to romance Chay"
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'' to pair opposite

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. After a small sabbatical in Hindi films, she appeared in

Neeraj Pandey Neeraj Pandey (born 17 December 1973) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. Pandey was made his directoral debut in ''A Wednesday!'', which was largely praised by critics and which later became a recip ...

's ''

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'' starring opposite

Sidharth Malhotra Sidharth Malhotra (; born 16 January 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He began his career as a fashion model, but left it to pursue an acting career. He made his acting debut with a minor role in the television serial ''Dhart ...

, released in February.

Rise to prominence (2019-present)

In 2019, she took on a guest role in

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's '' NTR: Kathanayakudu'' as

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. She then went on to play the female lead in '' Dev'' opposite

for the second time. Singh appeared with

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and

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's Bollywood romcom, ''

'', released on 17 May 2019. The same month, she appeared in

's '' NGK'' opposite

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. Her fifth release of 2019 was a Telugu

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film ''

Manmadhudu 2 ''Manmadhudu 2'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Rahul Ravindran. It is produced by Nagarjuna and P. Kiran under Annapurna Studios, Anandi Art Creations and Viacom18 Studios. It stars Nagarjuna and Rakul ...

'', produced by

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and directed by

Rahul Ravindran Rahul Ravindran (born 23 June 1981) is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu films. He made his lead debut in the Tamil film '' Moscowin Kavery'' (2010), before playing leading roles as a man with cerebral palsy in '' ...

. In the same year, she appeared in

Milap Milan Zaveri Milap Milan Zaveri, also known as Milap Zaveri, is an Indian film director and writer who has worked in blockbusters like ''Shootout at Wadala'', ''Satyameva Jayate'' and ''Marjaavaan''. He started his career as a dialogue writer in 2002 with th ...

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Marjaavaan ''Marjaavaan'' () is a 2019 Hindi language romantic action film written and directed by Milap Milan Zaveri and produced by T-Series and Emmay Entertainment. ''Marjaavaan'' stars Sidharth Malhotra, Rakul Preet Singh, Riteish Deshmukh and Tara ...

'', alongside

Ritesh Deshmukh Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, comedian, television presenter, writer, director and film producer. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh. He works in Hindi and Marathi ci ...

and

Tara Sutaria Tara Sutaria (born 19 November 1995) is an Indian actress and singer who works in Hindi films. She began her career as a singer in Disney India's '' Big Bada Boom'' and transitioned to acting with the channel's sitcoms ''The Suite Life of Karan ...

Rakul Preet Singh snapped during De De Pyaar De promotions (cropped)

In 2021, Singh starred in the

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-directed film ''

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,'' alongside

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and in ''

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'' opposite

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. Her Telugu film '' Konda Polam'' directed by Krish alongside

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was released on 8 October. In her review about the film, Neeshita Nyayapati of ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

'' wrote about Singh that "Rakul is a delight as Obu and the dubbing for her character seems almost pitch-perfect, fitting right into the skin of the character. She's a ray of sunshine in an otherwise muted film". Her first release in 2022 came with the action film '' Attack'', co-starring

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and

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, a Lakshya Raj Anand's directorial debut. It received mixed reviews. This was followed by the release of '' Runway 34'' in which she starred alongside

and

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. Both the films where commercial failures.

Upcoming projects

Singh has seven upcoming films in various stages of production. She has signed two Tamil films:

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-action film ''

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'' and the

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film '' Ayalaan'' opposite

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. She has four upcoming Hindi films. She will also be featured in

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comedy '' Thank God'' alongside Devgn and Sidharth Malhotra, and Anubhuti Kashyap's ''

'' in which she is paired opposite Ayushmann Khurrana. She will play the lead in the social family entertainer film '' Chhatriwali (2023 Film)'' directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar. Rakul will pair up with

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in ''Mission Cinderella''. She also has a Tamil-Telugu bilingual titled ''31 October Ladies Night''.

Other work

In 2017, Singh was appointed the brand ambassador for Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao programme by

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. She has an active franchise of three functional training gyms of

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. Two of them are in

, located in the suburbs of

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and

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, while the other is in

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."Rakul spends Rs 6 crore to buy a house"
Thehansindia.com (5 March 2016). Retrieved 4 June 2016.

In the media

Singh was frequently featured in the

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's 50 "Most Desirable Woman" ranked at No. 34 in 2018 and No. 24 in 2019 and No. 14 in 2020. Singh was also featured in Hyderabad times "Most Desirable Woman" rank at No. 9 in 2018 and No. 7 in 2019.

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