Rahul Singh (actor)

Rahul Singh is an Indian actor, playwright and screenwriter.[1]

Rahul Singh
Born (1976-10-18) 18 October 1976
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • playwright
  • screenwriter
Years active1998–present
Known forKhiladi 786
SpouseVartika Singh
Parent

Early life and background

He is the son of Prabha Thakur, poet and a member of Rajya Sabha. Singh attended school at Mayo College in Ajmer and graduated from St. Xavier's College. While in college, he wrote more than 50 street plays and was part of an acting group that performed for various social organisations.[2]

Career

In 2001, Singh appeared in the film Zubeidaa. He also wrote dialogues for Bollywood film Kaante (2002). In 2009, he appeared in Jail.[3]

Singh currently plays the lead role of Brij Bhushan in the TV serial Sapno Ke Bhanwar Mein. [4][5] He is also acting as Vikrant Maharia as a negative role in 24 .

Singh has written and acted in stage plays for the Jagrut theatre group, which he founded.[6] He has directed and acted in nearly fifty stage plays fostering awareness for rising social issues.[7][8]

He has also performed in cultural festivals including Mood Indigo, and Malhar. Rahul has performed in The Shawl by David Mamet, Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare, and The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe, among others. He has also performed in several classical and modern plays for the English theatre and Hindi theatre in the Oval House Theatre.[9]

Filmography

Writing credits
YearFilmDialoguesScreenplayNotes
2002 Kaante Yes No
2007 Rani Yes No Shelved film
2006 Kachchi Sadak No Yes

Films
Year Film Role Notes
1998DushmanTaxi Driver
GhulamAssistant officer #3
1999BaadshahChai Person
2001ZubeidaaUday Singh
Bas Itna Sa Khwaab HaiYashwant Rane
2003Darna Mana HaiDev
2004Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...Banna
2005Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten HeroMohd Zaman Kiani (Chief of INA)
2006Kachchi SadakRandhir Singh Chaudhry
2008FiraaqRajat
2009Well Done AbbaRohan Kapoor
JailAbdul Gani
2010Tere Bin LadenQureishi
2011Chalo DilliBhairon Singh Gurjar
Delhi BellyRajeev Khanna
Stanley Ka DabbaSchool Principal
Hum Tum ShabanaRavi Aggarwal
ChitkabreyJayan Mangatram Patel
2012Chaar Din Ki ChandniLt. Shaitan
Jalpari: The Desert MermaidVeera Boxer
Khiladi 786Azad Reddy
Rush Cujo
2013Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv StoryDutta Bhai
JalKisna Prasad
2014Zed PlusInspector Rajesh
2016Saadey CM SaabInderPunjabi film
Tere Bin Laden: Dead or AliveRahul- Mimicry artist
2017The Ghazi AttackCommander Razaq Moh'd. Khan
DragonSurya
RogueBilingual film
2018Side A & Side BRajan
Gauru: Journey of CourageJaisal Dhadvi
2021Dhananjay
Wild DogNawazTelugu film
202236 FarmhouseGajendra Singh
Thar Hanif Khan

Television
Year Series Role
1998 Captain Vyom Chandrakant "Chandu" Shastri
2013 24 Vikrant Maurya
Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India Acharya Kriplani
Sapno Ke Bhanwar Me Politician (Main Lead - Antagonist)
2016-2017 Peshwa Bajirao Aurangzeb
2018 Chandrashekhar Ram Prasad Bismil
2019–2020 Meri Gudiya Dr. Rudraksh Kaushal
2020 Damaged 2 Deshraj Duggal

References
  1. "Rahul Singh, Rahul Singh Photo Gallery, Rahul Singh Wallpapers, Rahul Singh Videos, Fans, Gossip, News". Movies.sulekha.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  2. "I have become addicted to Madhur Bhandarkar: Rahul Singh : Star Talk". mediaticks.com. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. "Jail bails out Rahul's talent". The Times of India. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  4. "Akshay Kumar is Rahul Singh's 'godbrother'!". Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  5. http://www.sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/age-has-a-long-way-to-catch-up-with-me. Retrieved 24 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Initiator of Theatre Group Jagrut and his college details". Genesisglobalschool.com. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  7. "Akshay finds new action star for KHILADI 786". DESILINKSTV.COM : Watch Different!. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  8. "Akshay Praises actor Rahul Singh". Bollywood Bytes. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  9. "rahul singh Filmography, Wallpapers, Pictures, Photo Gallery, News, Videos, Events & Parties". Glamsham.com. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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