Chitrangda Singh Biography

Chitrangada Singh Randhawa (born 28 March 1976) is an Indian film actress. She is best known for starring in the 2011 moderate success, Desi Boyz. She is married to Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa.

Chitrangada Singh was born in India. Her brother is golfer Digvijay Singh. She and Digvijay and Tina are the children of an Army officer.[citation needed] As a girl, she was known for looking like the late actress Smita Patil. 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

Career :
She began her career in Delhi as a model before making the transition to the silver screen. She also performed as lead model in the video of Hit music album by Altaf Raja "Tum To Thehre Pardesi". 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."


It was in a music video of singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, that was she was spotted by Sudhir Mishra’s production manager. Subsequently, she made her much acclaimed debut with Sudhir Mishra's film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2003. The role got her wide acclaim: a Washington Post review noted her for giving "her character a deep sense of dignity and decency." After that Chitragandha acted in the 2005 film Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow.

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

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. She then starred in Rohit Dhawan's Desi Boyz, where she played the role of an economics teacher opposite Akshay Kumar. Desi Boyz also starred John Abraham and Deepika Padukone; it was a moderate success at the box office.


Chitrangada is brand ambassador for Airtel, Parachute, Borges Olive Oil, Garnier, Aliva Crackers, Taj Mahal Tea and Joyalukkas Jewellers.

Awards :-
In April 2009, she was awarded the Young Women Achiever Award – 2009 by FICCI.


Personal life:-
Chitrangada Singh married golfer Jyoti Randhawa in 2001, and they have a son. While giving an interview she said "I am from Meerut. My father was in the army. I’m very patriotic


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        Desi Boyz Tanya Sharma
2012        Joker                                                Special appearance in the song "Kaafirana"
2012        I Me Aur Mein                                 Filming

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)

Chitrangada Singh Biography

Chitrangada Singh Biography :

Chitrangada Singh is known to resemble the veteran Indian actress late Smita Patil. In fact when she was a young girl, she was offered to portray the character of young Smita Patil in a documentary. Chitrangada Singh is passionate about theatre and is well trained in Kathak.After completing her education, Chitrangada entered the glamorous world of modeling and was seen in print advertisements and TV commercials for ICICI bank and Alukkas Jewellery. She next appeared in a couple of music videos including Gulzar’s ‘Sunset Point’. She was spotted by ace filmmaker Sudhir Mishra’s production manager in Abhijeet’s music video. Eventually she made her cinematic debut in Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ wherein she played the female lead alongside Kay Kay Menon and Shiny Ahuja. The film was set in seventies against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency. ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ was screened at a number of film festivals at different places including Turkey, Estonia, Florence, Berlin, Edinburgh, Washington, Goa, Bradford, Manchester, Los Angeles, Dallas, and California.However the film could not do well at the box office due to ita paraalel cinema subject, it received immense critical appreciation. The film won the Filmfare award in the Best Story category and Best Debut Award for Shiny Ahuja’s impactful performance. Chitrangada Singh was next seen in ‘Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow’ alongside Shiny Ahuja. After taking a break of three years, she appeared as the female lead in Onir’s ‘Sorry Bhai’. A romantic comedy ‘Sorry Bhai’ also starred Sanjay Suri, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani and Shabana Azmi. The director of the film, Onir is known for his acclaimed films like ‘My Brother Nikhil’ and ‘Bas Ek Pal’. It was rumored that she would perform an item dance sequence in ‘Tera Kya Hoga Johnny’, that she later denied.Chitrangada is currently working on a couple of projects including Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Dhruv’, ‘Saali Zindagi’and Navdeep Singh’s ‘Basra’. Chitrangada plays a femme fatale of politics and the underworld in‘Dhruv’ also starring Kareena Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar and Raahul Singh. PVR Pictures and Abhay Deol’s production venture ‘Basra’ stars Abhay Deol, Chitrangada Singh, Nikhil Dwivedi, Shahana Goswami and Soniya Mehra in leading roles.She is also expected to be seen in Rohit Dhawan’s directorial debut ‘Desi Boys’ – her first mainstream masala Hindi film. The film also features Bollywood khiladi Akhsay Kumar and John Abraham in lead roles.Chitrangada Singh was recently seen in a number of TV commercials including Garnier, Aliva alongside actor Jimmy Shergill and model Sahil Shroff and lately the Taj ad with Saif Ali Khan. Chitrangada Singh was ranked at number 12 in the list of “most desirable women of 2009″ by Zoom. She was honored by FICCI with the ‘Young Women Achiever Award’ in the year 2009.

Chitrangda Singh Biography

 Chitrangda Singh

Chitrangda Singh is an Indian film actress. She is married to Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa.

Early life and Education:- She was born on 28 March 1976 in Meerut.Her father was an army officer.Her brother is golfer Digvijay Singh.After finishing her school days she had joined college in Delhi, Lady Irwin College.In 1997 she got graduated from the college and further she put her step in modeling.

Career:- As a girl, she was known for looking like the late actress Smita Patil.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 also performed as lead model in the video of Hit music album by Altaf Raja "Tum To Thehre Pardesi". her ad credits include ICICI bank and Alukkas Jewellery, and gradually shifting to music videos, she performed lyricist Gulzar's "Sunset Point. Chitrangada Singh debut in Bollywood was in 2003 with Shiney Ahuja in Hazaaron Khwasihen Aisi.After that Chitrangada acted in the 2005 film Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow and Sorry Bhai.She is famous for her acting career and especially for the movie "Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi" in which she played the role  of an aspiring singer from Delhi who goes to Mumbai to get fame and money. She then starred in Rohit Dhawan's Desi Boyz, where she played the role of an economics teacher opposite Akshay Kumar.


Personal life :-At the age 24, in 2001 Chitrangada got married to his brother friend Jyoti Randhwa and they have a son. It was an arrange marriage but they knew each other from past many years. Jyoti Randhwa is a National professional Golf player.

Chitrangada Singh Biography

Chitrangada Singh (born 28 March 1976) is an Indian film actress. She is best known for starring in the Sudhir Mishra’s 2003 film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi. She is married to Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa.

Chitrangada Singh was born in Meerut to an Indian Army officer. She was named after Chitrāngadā, a character in the Mahabharata, by her mother. As a girl, she was known for looking like the late actress, Smita Patil. 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. She graduated from Lady Irwin College, New Delhi in 1997.

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. It was in a music video of singer Abhijeet, that was she was spotted by Sudhir Mishra’s production manager. Subsequently, she made her much acclaimed debut with Sudhir Mishra’s film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2003, the role got her wide acclaim, a Washington Post review noted her for giving “her character a deep sense of dignity and decency”. After that Chitragandha acted in the 2005 film Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow (2005). She took a break from acting from 2005 to 2008. In 2008, she made her comeback with the leading role opposite Sanjay Suri in the director Onir’s romantic-comedy, Sorry Bhai! (2008). Its release over the weekend of the Mumbai terror attacks proved disastrous at the box office.

She is presently acting for commercial advertisements for Aliva snacks, Taj Mahal tea and Garnier. She is set to appear in Sudhir Mishra’s next movie, Dhruv, where she plays a power-broker.

Awards:

In April 2009, she was awarded the Young Women Achiever Award – 2009′ by FICCI.

Personal life:

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

Chitrangada Singh Biography

Profile:
Name: Chitrangada Singh
Date Of Birth: 28 March 1976
Place Of Birth: Satna, MadhyaPradesh, India
Occupation: Actress
Spouse: Jyoti Singh Randhawa (2001 – present)

Biography:
Chitrangada Singh Randhawa is an Indian film actress. She is best known for starring in Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi (2005) and for her first mainstream commercial film, Desi Boyz (2011).She is noted for her resemblance to the late actress Smita Patil. Chitrangada Singh is best known for starring in the critically acclaimed 2003 film Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi. She started off her career as a model before making the transition to the silver screen. Her ad credits include ICICI bank and Alukkas Jewellery. Chitrangada also acted in the 2005 film Kal.

Early life:
Chitrangada Singh was born on 28 March 1976, in Satna, MadhyaPradesh, India. Her brother is golfer Digvijay Singh. She, Digvijay and Tina are the children of an Army Officer. As a girl, she was known for looking like the late actress Smita Patil. “You have outdone Smita Patil,” said Shekhar Kapur, when he saw Chitrangda Singh’s performance in her debut movie Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003). And he is not the only one. She received training in Kathak (a classical dance) and enjoyed acting..

Career:
She began her career in Delhi as a model before making the transition to the silver screen. she entered modeling, where her ad credits include ICICI bank and Alukkas Jewellery, and gradually shifting to music videos, she performed in Gulzar’s “Sunset Point.” It was in a music video of singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, that was she was spotted by Sudhir Mishra’s production manager. Subsequently, she made her much acclaimed debut with Sudhir Mishra’s film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2003.

The role got her wide acclaim: a Washington Post review noted her for giving “her character a deep sense of dignity and decency.” After that Chitrangada acted in the 2005 film Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow. Chitrangada will make her debut as a item girl in Shirish Kunder’s Joker.Also she is to lend her voice to a score in the movie. She took a break from acting from 2005 to 2008. In 2008, she made her comeback with the leading role opposite Sanjay Suri in the director Onir’s romantic-comedy, Sorry Bhai!. Its release over the weekend of the Mumbai terror attacks proved disastrous at the box office.

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. She then starred in Rohit Dhawan’s Desi Boyz, where she played the role of an economics teacher opposite Akshay Kumar. Desi Boyz also starred John Abraham and Deepika Padukone. Chitrangada is brand ambassador for Airtel, Parachute,Puma, Borges Olive Oil, Garnier, Aliva Crackers, Taj Mahal Tea and Joyalukkas Jewellers.

Recently she is set to make a comeback to films. She was rumoured to appear in the film Tera Kya Hoga Johnny in an item number (a fact she denied in an interview. She is however confirmed to be making her acting comeback with the leading role opposite Sanjay Suri in a film titled Sorry Bhai. She will also feature in Sudhir Mishra’s Devdas in the role of Chandramukhi.

Personal Life:
She is married to Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa. She is also the sister of Indian golfer Digvijay Singh. She began her career in Delhi as a model before making the transition to the silver screen.

Filmography:
2005 Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
2005 Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow
2008 Sorry Bhai!
2010 Basra
2011 Yeh Saali Zindagi
2011 Desi Boyz
2012 Joker
2012 I, Me, aur Main
2012 Race 2
2012 Krrish 2
2012 Inkaar
2013 Nawab The Nautch Girl And The John Company
2013 Aur Devdas
2014 Dhruv

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)
Won: Young Women Achiever Award by FICCI (2009)