Sardar Singh Randhawa, popularly known as Randhawa, was an

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and actor. He was the younger brother of wrestler and actor Dara Singh.

Early life

Randhawa was born in 1933 at Dharmuchakk, a village in Amritsar district,

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to Surat Singh and Balwant Kaur.

Career

Wrestling

He started his career in wrestling when he arrived at

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in 1952. He had a good build and strong body like his brother. During his career he wrestled with wrestlers like

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and

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etc. At the time when Dara Singh became the world champion, Randhawa was the reigning Indian champion.

Films

He got his first break in ''

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'' (1963). After that, he did many short roles in films, but mostly negative characters.

Filmography

This is a selected list:-

Personal life

Randhawa was married to

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's sister Malika and has a son

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, who is also an actor and a daughter named Shehnaz.

Death

He died on 21 October 2013 at hospital.Dara Singh's brother Randhawa passes away
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References

External links

* {{authority control Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male professional wrestlers 20th-century Indian male actors 1933 births 2013 deaths Indian wrestlers Punjabi people