Yograj Singh (; born 25 March 1958) is an Indian actor and the former

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who played one

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and six

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s for India as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His debut

was at Wellington against New Zealand which India lost by 62 runs. After his career was ended by injury, he entered

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and

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. His son

Yuvraj Singh Yuvraj Singh (born 12 December 1981) is a former Indian international cricketer who played in all formats of the game. He is an all-rounder who batted left-handed in the middle order and bowled slow left-arm orthodox . He has won 7 Player of ...

was a member of the Indian cricket team from 2000 to 2019. Yograj hails from the village of Kanech, right next to Doraha, in

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. He has worked in Bollywood movies like ''

Teen Thay Bhai ''Teen Thay Bhai'' () is a 2011 Indian comedy film directed by Mrighdeep Lamba, produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Productions and PVR Pictures. The film stars Om Puri, Shreyas Talpade, Deepak Dobriyal, Ragini Khanna and Yograj Singh. Plot Te ...

'', '' Singh is Bling'' and ''

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag ''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' () is a 2013 Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra from a script written by Prasoon Joshi. The story is based on the life of Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete and Olympian who was ...

''.

Personal life

Singh married Shabnam Kaur, but later divorced her. Their elder son

is a former Indian cricketer. His another son is Zoravar Singh. In 2011, His son Yuvraj was diagnosed with cancer and recovered from it. Yograj's behaviour was harsh towards his son Yuvraj, during his childhood. He divorced his wife Shabnam. After his divorce, his son Yuvraj decided to live with his mother. Later he married Satbir Kaur.

Controversies

Yograj Singh criticised and alleged then Indian team captain

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for spoiling his son, Yuvraj Singh's career. According to Singh, due to Dhoni, Yuvraj was dropped from 2015 ODI World Cup team. In 2020, Singh accused Virat Kohli for not supporting Yuvraj and 'backstabbing' him.

Filmography

* Batwara (1983) ... Jarnail * Yaar Gareeba Daa (1986) ... Ranjeet * Jatt Te Zameen (1987) ... Succhaaa * Anakh Jattan Dee (1990) ... Sheru *

Qurbani Jatt Di ''Qurbani Jatt Di'' ( Punjabi: ਕੁਰਬਾਨੀ ਜੱਟ ਦੀ) is a 1990 Punjabi action film produced by Hemavati Sapru and directed by Priti Sapru. Plot Sucha Singh (Dharmendra) attempts to stop Joginder, who is the father of his sis ...

(1990) ... Jora * Jatt Punjab Da (1990) ... Balwant * Dushmani Di Agg (1990) ... Sheru * Jorr Jatt Daa (1991) ... Jaildar Zora *

Badla Jatti Da ''Badla Jatti Da'' is a 1991 Punjabi film. This films stars Gugu Gill and Yograj Singh.{{cite news , title=Punjabi cinema's unfair side , url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/punjabi-cinema-s-unfair-side/story-4rJCBURjzVhdMnmXB2WROL.h ...

......Jaildaar Jung Singh * Subedaar (1991) ... Kashmeera * Jagga Daaku (1991) ... Jagga * Shefali Ki Jawani (1992) ... Dalla * Putt Sardaran De (1992) ... Jageera * Lalkara Jatti Da (1992) ... Dulla * Saali Adhi Ghar Waali (1992) * Pagadi Sambhaal Jatta (1992) ... Rathore Singh * Mehndi Shagna Di (1992) ... Lambardaar * Jora Jatt (1992) ... Jora * Jigra Jatt Da (1992) ... Bakhtaawar 'Bakhtaura' *'' Insaaf Ki Devi'' (1992) ... Inspector Ajay singh (Hindi movie) * Kudi Canada Di (1993) * Jid Jattan Di (1993) ... Jabar Singh 'Jabraa' * Insaaf Punjab Daa (1993) ... Jagirdar Shamsher Singh/Dulla (dual role) * Vairi (1994) ... Thanedaar Karam Singh * Lalkare Sheran De (1994) ... Shera * Vichhora (1994) ... Deep * Kachehri (1994) ... Shamsher * Jakhmi Jagirdar (1995) Uday Singh/Shera (dual role) * Nain Preeto De (1995) * Kabzaa (1995) ... Surjit * Panchayat (1996) ... Thanedaar Baghel Singh * Zakhmi Sher (1995) * Jatt Sucha Singh Soorma (1996) ... Succha * Wasiyat (1997) * Tera Mera Pyar (1999) ... Mirza *

Mahaul Theek Hai ''Mahaul Theek Hai'' is a 1999 Indian Punjabi language comedy film directed by filmmaker Jaspal Bhatti. The English subtitled version is called ''The Atmosphere Is Right''. Plot ''Mahaul Theek Hai'' (meaning 'the situation is okay') is a recor ...

(1999) ... Daaku Shera * Sikandera (2001) ... Sheru * Babal Da Vehra (2008) ... Sampuran Singh Sidhu * Luv U Bobby (2009) ... Shamsher Singh * '' West Is West'' (2010) ... Customs Official *

(2011) ... Kheterpal Gill (Hindi movie) * Yaraan Naal Baharaan 2 (2012) * Oye Hoye Pyar Ho Gaya (2013) ... Shamsher Singh *

(2013) ... Coach Ranveer Singh (Hindi movie) * Young Malang (2013) ... Maulla Jatt * Heer & Hero (2013) * Kirpaan: The Sword of Honour (2014) * Romeo Ranjha (2014) * Baaz (2014) *

Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo ''Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo'' is a 2014 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy film starring Amrinder Gill and actress Amrit Maghera. Plot For Kala, a boy from a village in Punjab, India, it is love at first sight when he sees Aleesha, an Indo-Ca ...

(2014) Naajar Singh * Ishq Vich: You Never Know (2015’ *

Singh Is Bliing ''Singh Is Bliing'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Ashvini Yardi under Grazing Goat Pictures, which provided the story and screenplay. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Lara D ...

(2015) ... Raftaar's father (Hindi movie) *

Love Punjab ''Love Punjab'' is a 2016 Punjabi film directed by Rajiv Dhingra, written by Amberdeep Singh and starring Amrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta and Manvir Johal as the main protagonists of the film. This film is about a journey of a family to find love, ti ...

(2016) ... Sarpanch (Pargat's Father) *

25 Kille ''25 Kille'' is a 2016 Punjabi drama film directed by Simranjit Singh Hundal and starring Guggu Gill, Yograj Singh, Ranjha Vikram Singh, Jimmy Sharma, Lakha Lakhwinder Singh, Sonia Mann, and Sapna Bassi. Set for release on 25 August 2016, th ...

(2016) ... Bachittar Singh * Tiger (2016) * Teshan (2016) *

Motor Mitraan Di ''Motor Mitraan Di'' is a Punjabi comedy film directed by Amitoj Mann starring Gurpreet Ghuggi, Happy Raikoti, Vikram Ranjha Singh, Sonia Mann, Yograj Singh. It is a humorous expose of the self-styled Godmen who make their living by duping inn ...

(2016) ... Baba * The Great Sardaar (2017) ... Haakam Singh Sarpanch * Krazzy Tabbar (2017) ... Sandhu *

Channa Mereya Channa Mereya () is an Indian Urdu song from the Bollywood film ''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil''. The song is penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya, composed by Pritam and sung by Arijit Singh. It was released on 29 September 2016 by Sony Music India. The lyr ...

(2017) ... MLA's Father * Raja Abroadiya (2018) ... Succha Singh *

Sajjan Singh Rangroot ''Sajjan Singh Rangroot'' is a 2018 Indian Punjabi-language War film, war drama film directed by Pankaj Batra. It stars Diljit Dosanjh, Yograj Singh and Sunanda Sharma. The movie is based on a true story about the experiences of Sikh soldiers o ...

(2018) ... Zorawar Singh * Kande (2018) ... Chandu Pehalwan * Jagga Jiunda E (2018) ... MLA * Aish Kar Lai (2019) ... * Dulla Vaily (2019) ... Buggar Singh * Vadda Kalaakar (2019) ... * ''Ardaas Karaan'' (2019) * Teri Meri Jodi (2019) Haakam Singh * Saadi Marji (2019) * ''Doorbeen'' (2019) *'' Darbar'' (2020)... The head of the gangsters *

Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui ''Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui'' () is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Abhishek Kapoor. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor and was released theatrically on 10 December 2021 to positive response from the crit ...

(2021)... Guruji *Apne Ghar Bigane (2022) Being filmed in Calgary

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