Chitrangada Singh

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Chitrangda Singh at the press conference of Sorry Bhai!(2008).
Born	Chitrangada Singh Randhawa 28 March 1982 (1982-03-28) (age 29) India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003 - present
Spouse	Jyoti Singh Randhawa (2001 - present)

Chitrangada Singh Randhawa (born 28 March 1972)is an Indian film actress.^[1] She is best known for starring in the Sudhir Mishra's 2003 film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.^[2] She is married to Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa.^[3]

Early life

Chitrangada Singh was born in Meerut to an Indian Army officer. ^[4] She was named after Chitrāngadā, a character in the Mahabharata, by her mother.^[5] As a girl, she was known for looking like the late actress, Smita Patil.^[6] When she was a Class IX student, she was approached by a filmmaker to play the young Smita Patil, in a documentary on the actor. She received training in Kathak (a classical dance) and enjoyed acting.^[7][8] She graduated from Lady Irwin College, New Delhi in 1997.^[9]

Career

Chitrangada Singh began her career in Delhi as a model before making the transition to the silver screen. After completing her education, she entered modeling, where her ad credits include ICICI bank and Alukkas Jewellery, and gradually shifting to music videos, she performed lyricist Gulzar's Sunset Point.^[5] It was in a music video of singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, that was she was spotted by Sudhir Mishra’s production manager.^[8] Subsequently, she made her much acclaimed debut with Sudhir Mishra's film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2003,^[10] the role got her wide acclaim, a Washington Post review noted her for giving "her character a deep sense of dignity and decency".^[11] After that Chitragandha acted in the 2005 film Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow (2005).

She took a break from acting from 2005 to 2008.^[12][13] In 2008, she made her comeback with the leading role opposite Sanjay Suri in the director Onir's romantic-comedy, Sorry Bhai! (2008).^[6] Its release over the weekend of the Mumbai terror attacks proved disastrous at the box office.^[14][15]

In Sudhir Mishra's movie Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011), Chitrangada played the role of an aspiring singer from Delhi who goes to Mumbai to get fame and money.

Awards

In April 2009, she was awarded the Young Women Achiever Award - 2009' by FICCI.^[16]

Personal life

Chitrangada Singh married golfer Jyoti Randhawa in 2001 and the couple have a son. Her brother is golfer Digvijay Singh.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2003	Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi	Geeta Rao
2005	Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow	Bhavana Dayal
2008	Sorry Bhai!	Aaliyah
2010	Basra	Antara Mitra/Anna Pereira
2011	Yeh Saali Zindagi	Priti
2011	Dhruv	Anjali Kumar/Nandini Kumar
2011	Desi Boyz	Tanya Sharma
2012	Joker	Special Appearance in the song "Kaafirana"
2012	I Me Aur Mein	Filming[17][18]

Awards

• Won: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Female Debut (2006)
• Nominated: Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female (2006)
• Nominated: Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut - Female (2005)
• Nominated: Apsara Award for Best Actress (2005)

References

1. ^ "Make life simple: Chitrangada Singh". Times of India. 10 September 2009. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/God-in-Gucci/Make-life-Simple-Chitrangada-Singh/articleshow/4683131.cms. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
2. ^ "Chitrangada Singh Mini Biography". Perfectpeople.net. http://www.perfectpeople.net/biography/4807/chitrangada-singh.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
3. ^ "'A sportsman must be glamorous'". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/A-sportsman-must-be-glamorous/articleshow/154502.cms. Retrieved 2011-1-27. 
4. ^ [1]
5. ^ ^{a b} The next Smita Patil The Telegraph (Kolkata), 14 April 2005.
6. ^ ^{a b} "Chitrangada is back!". Rediff. http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/01slid1.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-08. 
7. ^ I tried to react, not act: Chitrangada Singh Interview by Subhash K. Jha, Friday, 13 May 2005.
8. ^ ^{a b} GOLF and the Comrade: Why Chitrangada Singh feels like someone else, Indian Express, 10 April 2005.
9. ^ "Lady Irwin was strict: Chitrangada Singh". The Hindustan Times. 3 July 2009. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Lady-Irwin-was-strict-Chitrangada-Singh/Article1-428259.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-15. 
10. ^ The Comeback Girl Indian Express, 11 November 2008.
11. ^ 'A Thousand Dreams': Impassioned in India by John Pancake, Washington Post. 21 April 2005.
12. ^ 'Chitrangada is just taking a break' Ashok Chatterjee, TNN, The Times of India, 8 November 2005.
13. ^ "Chitrangada not in golfing news". The Times of India. 6 September 2009. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/Chitrangada-not-in-golfing-news/articleshow/4980018.cms. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 
14. ^ Sorry Bhai is new beginning for me, says Chitrangada Singh IANS, Sify.com, Wednesday, 29 October 2008.
15. ^ Me and slapstick humor? Not sure: Chitrangda Singh Indian Express, 19 December 2008.
16. ^ Chitrangada Singh gets FICCI achievement award IANS, Sify.com, 21 April 2009.
17. ^ "Chitrangda Singh to share screen with Arjun Rampal". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Chitrangda-Singh-to-share-screen-with-Arjun-Rampal/articleshow/10792149.cms. 
18. ^ "john to romance 5 actresses in i,me aur mein". http://www.ravigadu.com/john-to-romance-5-actresses-in-ime-aur-mein.html. 

External links

• Chitrangada Singh at the Internet Movie Database
• I just want to go with my instincts: Chitrangada, Interview with Rajeev Masand CNN IBN
• Chitrangda Singh Fan Site

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Name	Singh, Chitrangada
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Date of birth	28 March 1976
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