Dara Singh Biography, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Children, Son Career, Diet, WWE Career, Movies, Net Worth

Dara Singh was an actor, politician, and professional wrestler from India, know his age, height in feet and net worth in rupees

He was the first sportsperson to be elected to the Indian Parliament’s Rajya Sabha (upper house).

He worked as a producer, director, and writer for Hindi and Punjabi films, as well as acting in films and on television. He is most known for his international unbeaten wrestling run and subsequently as a renowned movie star.

Dara Singh Biography, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Children, Son Career, Diet, WWE Career, Movies And Net Worth

He became famous for his roles as Hanuman in the films Bajrangbali (1976) and Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan. Singh was honoured in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018’s Legacy Category with his net worth standing at Rs.100 crore.

So, let’s learn a little more about him:

Early Life Of Dara Singh

Deedar Singh Randhawa, popularly known as Dara Singh, was born on November 19, 1928, in the hamlet of Dharmuchak in the Majha district of Punjab, India. It was still under the British Raj colonial administration at the time. He is a son of Surat Singh Randawa and Balwant Kaur.

He dropped out of school at a young age and began farming in 1946. He also began performing some non-professional wrestling around this period and had a height of 1.88m.

Singh had two marriages. In 1937, he married Bachno Kaur and the couple had a son named Parduman Randhawa. Unfortunately, they divorced afterwards. Later, he married Surjit Kaur and the couple had two sons (Virender Singh Randhawa and Amrik Singh Randhawa) and 3 daughters (Deepa Singh, Kamal Singh and Loveleen Singh) together.

Sardar Singh Randhawa, his brother, was also a wrestler and actor.

83 years

1928–2012

His Career

• His wrestling career

He arrived in Singapore in 1947 and began his wrestling training under Harnam Singh at the Great World Stadium, where he worked in a drum making plant.

He was urged to take up “pehlwani,” an Indian type of wrestling, because of his physique, and he did so for several years.

Dara participated in the Rustam-e-Hind (Indian Champion) event in 1954, winning the final.

He won the Commonwealth Championship in Calcutta in 1959, beating George Gordienko. His victory over Lou Thesz on May 29, 1968, in Bombay, earned him the World Championship. In June 1983, he declared his retirement at his last event in Delhi.

• His Film And Television Career

He began his acting career in 1952 with Sangdil and continued to play a variety of parts in films and television series until his death. Look over his filmography:

Apart from this, he had also done directed and produced several films. Have a look at them:

• His Political Career

In January 1998, Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the first sportsperson to be elected to India’s Rajya Sabha, or upper house of Parliament. He held the position from 2003 until 2009. He was also the Jat Mahasabha’s president.

Diet Of Dara Singh

He was quite meticulous about his nutrition as a wrestler, which included 100 grams of almonds, marmalade, and clarified butter every day. He had 2 litres of milk, half a kilogram of beef, 10 silver vark, and 6-8 chapatis in a single day, which explains his strength and fitness, even at the age of 83.

He only ate two meals a day, lunch and supper, contrary to the popular idea that breakfast is the most essential meal of the day. He was very careful about eating “thandai” after a workout, which he followed with chicken or lamb soup.

He conducted partial or total fasting once a week, in addition to following this massive-yet-healthy diet, to guarantee cleansing and proper body metabolism.

Death Cause Of Dara Singh

Dara Singh died from a heart attack on July 7, 2012.