The Bollywood Boyz are a Canadian

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composed of brothers Gurvinder "Gurv" Sihra (born November 13, 1984) and Harvinder "Harv" Sihra (born November 2, 1987). They are best known for their time in

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, where Gurvinder and Harvinder performed under the ring names Sunil Singh and Samir Singh, respectively. They made their main roster debut on ''

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'' in April 2017, repackaged as The Singh Brothers and the managers of

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. They managed Mahal to his reign as

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and continued to accompany him until 2019, when the duo began wrestling on ''205 Live''. In October 2020, they returned to using The Bollywood Boyz team name and gimmick.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2005–2015)

Gurv began training in 2004 with

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, and in the

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. Gurv debuted in Ohio Valley Wrestling in October 2005, and Harv followed suit. The brothers wrestled for a short time as singles wrestlers: Harv as "Bollywood Don" and Gurv as "Golden Lion". As a tag team, The Bollywood Boyz (originally The Bollywood Lions) won the

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five times between 2011 and 2015. Early in their careers, the brothers also wrestled on Tony Condello's " Death Tour" of

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, a tour known for its rough conditions. In 2011, The Bollywood Boyz wrestled in India as part of the TNA-sponsored

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promotion. On December 19, 2011, they took part of a tournament to crown the inaugural RKK Tag Team Champions defeating The Mumbai Cats (Leopard and Puma) in the quarterfinals. The following night they were eliminated from the tournament by RDX ( Sir Brutus Magnus and

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) in the semifinals. On January 22, 2012, The Bollywood Boyz defeated RDX (

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and

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) to become the RKK Tag Team Champions. On April 23, 2012, they vacated the championships after the promotion closed. On July 24, 2015, The Bollywood Boyz made their debut for

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's promotion

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(GFW), where they participated in a tournament to crown the inaugural GFW Tag Team Champions. They defeated The Akbars in the quarterfinals of the tournament. On October 23, 2015, at Global Force Wrestling's TV tapings, The Bollywood Boyz defeated

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to become the first ever GFW Tag Team Champions.

WWE

NXT and 205 Live (2016–2017)

On June 13, 2016, Gurv and Harv were announced as participants in

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tournament. On June 23, both Sihras were eliminated from the tournament in their first round matches, with Gurv losing to

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and Harv losing to

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. The Bollywood Boyz debuted in the WWE

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at the September 15 tapings. They also took part in the second annual

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; however, they were eliminated by

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in the first round. On the premiere episode of ''

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'' in November 2016, The Bollywood Boyz defeated

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and Drew Gulak in their debut tag team match.

Managing Jinder Mahal (2017–2019)

On the April 18, 2017 episode of ''

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'', they made their main roster debut as The Singh Brothers; Gurv was renamed Sunil Singh, while Harv was renamed Samir Singh. They interfered in a six-pack challenge match to determine the number one contender for

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, helping

win the match, turning

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in the process. They also interfered in Orton's House of Horrors match against

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, distracting Orton long enough for Mahal to attack him with the stolen WWE Championship, allowing Wyatt to take advantage and defeat Orton with a ''Sister Abigail''. At Backlash, the Singh Brothers were at ringside for Mahal, ultimately helping him defeat Randy Orton and capturing his first WWE Championship. At Money in the Bank, the two interfered in Mahal's WWE Championship rematch against Orton, ultimately helping him retain the title. At Battleground, they interfered in Mahal's

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against Orton for the WWE Championship, being fought off by Orton. However,

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interfered, allowing Mahal to retain the title. After being injured, the brothers wore a neck brace and a cast, respectively. They soon recovered and continued to distract Mahal's foes in matches, including helping Mahal defeat

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and

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to retain the title. On the November 7 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', after Mahal lost the title to

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, they were attacked by Mahal for being unsuccessful in helping him retain the WWE Championship. On the December 12 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', The Singh Brothers showed signs of a face turn after hugging Styles and insulting Mahal, but remained heel after being attacked by Styles. On the January 16, 2018 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', Samir suffered a torn ACL during a ringside brawl with

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. On April 8, Sunil made his WrestleMania debut at

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, accompanying Mahal in a fatal four-way match against Bobby Roode, Randy Orton and Rusev for the United States Championship, which Mahal won after Sunil distracted Rusev. On April 16, The Singh Brothers moved to

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as part of the Superstar Shake-up alongside Jinder Mahal. On the October 15 episode of ''Raw'', Samir returned after his injury to unite with his brother and Mahal. Sunil and Samir wrestled their first match on the January 1, 2019 episode of ''Raw'' when they teamed up with Mahal to defeat

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and

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, in a 2-on-3 handicap match.

Return to 205 Live and 24/7 Champions (2019–2021)

During the

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, the Singh Brothers and Jinder Mahal were drafted back to SmackDown. The following week, the Singhs were drafted over to 205 Live, separating them from Mahal. Since then, they have changed their gimmicks, very similar to their previous gimmick of The Bollywood Boyz and have been competing in tag team matches regularly. On October 21, 2019, Sunil - after a distraction from Samir - pinned

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backstage during ''Raw'' to win the

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, marking the first title for either of the Singhs in WWE. 10 days later at Crown Jewel, Sunil lost the title to R-Truth after they both were eliminated from a battle royal, but later in the evening Samir pinned Truth backstage to win the title for the first time in his own right. 18 days later, Samir lost the title backstage on an episode of ''Raw'' to R-Truth, who was disguised as a doctor. Since then, both brothers have regained and lost the championship at various house shows. On the October 9, 2020 edition of 205 Live, it was announced that The Singh Brothers would return to the brand, going back to The Bollywood Boyz gimmick. On June 25, 2021, they were released from their WWE contracts.

All Elite Wrestling

On the October 17, 2022 episode of AEW Dark: Elevation, The Bollywood Boyz made their debut in a losing effort against the Gunn Club.

Other media

Gurv and Harv, as The Singh Brothers, appear in ''

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'' and ''

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'' as non-playable

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for

Personal lives

The brothers are originally from

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. They both graduated from

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. Gurv graduated from

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, where he studied criminology. He has also worked in loss prevention and has a third degree black belt in

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. He and his wife have one son, named Gurveer, who was born on December 13, 2019. Harv also attended Douglas College, studying history. He has also worked as a model and actor. Harv appeared in the 2015 movie ''

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''. Both brothers appeared in the movie ''Russell Madness'', which also starred fellow professional wrestler

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. Gurv and Harv are both

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Championships and accomplishments

*All-Star Wrestling (British Columbia) **King of the Island Tournament (2009) - Gurv *CanAm Wrestling **CanAm Tag Team Championship (1 time) *Defy Wrestling **Defy Tag Team Championship (1 time) *

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( 5 times) **

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(2 times) - Gurv (1), Harv (1) **NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) - Gurv *

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( 1 time) ** GFW Tag Team Championship Tournament (2015) * ''

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'' ** Gurv/Sunil ranked No. 240 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the

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in 2017 and 2019 ** Harv/Samir ranked No. 236 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017 and 2019 *

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**RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) *

** RKK Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) *Thrash Wrestling **Thrash Tag Team Championship (1 time) *

( 9 times) - Sunil (4), Samir (5)

References

External links

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