Chandrachur Singh (born 11 October 1968) is an Indian actor, who appeared in Bollywood films.

Early life[link]

Chandrachur Singh is a native of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He was born on 11 October 1968 in New Delhi, India. He belongs to a very affluent family. His father is an ex-MLA from Aligarh and his mother is the daughter of the Maharaja of Bolangir in Orissa. He attended The Doon School, Dehradun and St. Stephens, New Delhi.^[2] He was a music teacher in Doon School before his acting career took off.

Personal life[link]

Singh has two younger brothers: Aditya Singh and Abhimanyu Singh.^[3] He married Avantika Kumari, daughter of Ajai Singh of Glenmoor Cottages, Mcleodganj, Dharamshala. She was educated at the Lawrence School, Sanawar.^[4] Their son is named Shraanajai Singh.

Career[link]

Singh made his acting debut in 1996 in the critically acclaimed Maachis for which he won the Filmfare Best Debut Award.^[2] Later that year he starred alongside Arshad Warsi in Tere Mere Sapne, which was produced by Amitabh Bachchan's A.B.C.L.^[2] He appeared in several films which failed to do well but he had success with his lead roles in the multi-starrers Daag: The Fire (1999) opposite Sanjay Dutt, Kya Kehna (2000) opposite Preity Zinta and Josh (2000) opposite Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan.

After initial successes, his career went into a low, because of multiple dislocation of his shoulder joint, which he suffered while water skiing in Goa. Because of the pain on his shoulder, he couldn't work out or stay fit which caused him to gain weight and lose roles. His last few releases included Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa (2001), Bharat Bhagya Vidhata (2002) and the delayed release Sarhad Paar which was shot in 2002 and released in 2006.

In 2009 it was stated that his comeback film was Maruthi Mera Dost, which turned out to be a cameo appearance. He made a comeback to films in 2012 with Tusshar Kapoor in the film Chaar Din Ki Chandni.

Awards[link]

• 1996: Winner – Filmfare Best Debut Award, for Maachis
• 2000: Nominated – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, for Kya Kehna

Filmography[link]

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b} "Chandrachur Singh Biography". Yahoo! Movies. http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Chandrachur-Singh/biography-3061.html. Retrieved 25 May 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Chandrachur Singh — Biography". Chakpak.com. http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/chandrachur-singh/biography/14729. Retrieved 25 May 2010. 
3. ^ Sibling revelry. 27 May 2003. indiantelevision.com
4. ^ http://totalfilmy.com/people/chandrachur_singh.html

External links[link]

• Chandrachur Singh at the Internet Movie Database

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