Chandrachur Singh
{{Short description|Indian actor born- 1968}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1968|10|11}}
| birth_place = Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
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| spouse = Avantika Kumari ({{abbr|m.|married}} 1999; estranged)
| children = 1
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1990–2022
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Chandrachur Singh (born 11 October 1968) is an Indian actor, who mainly works in Hindi cinema.{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/why-chandrachur-singh-vanished/20200620.htm|title=Why Chandrachur Singh vanished|author=Sonil Dedhia|website=Rediff|date=June 20, 2020|access-date=3 January 2022|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103072433/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/why-chandrachur-singh-vanished/20200620.htm|url-status=live}} He is the recipient of a Filmfare Award, in addition to receiving nomination for an IIFA Award and a Screen Award.
Early life and career
Singh is the son of Baldev Singh, a former MLA from Khair, a town in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Krishna Kumari Devi, from the ruling Rajput family of the princely state of Patna in current-day Odisha.{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Devansh |date=22 October 2024 |title=This Aishwarya Rai co-star is now a single dad, was called the next Bollywood star |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-shah-rukh-khan-and-aishwarya-rai-josh-co-star-lost-his-career-to-shoulder-injury-101729576550443.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250107194551/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-shah-rukh-khan-and-aishwarya-rai-josh-co-star-lost-his-career-to-shoulder-injury-101729576550443.html |archive-date=7 January 2025 |website=Hindustan Times}}
Singh attended the all-boys boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun, and then went to St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/interview-chandrachur-singh-returns-with-aarya-streaming-on-disney-hotstar/cid/1781975|title=Chandrachur Singh returns with Aarya|website=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621091042/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/interview-chandrachur-singh-returns-with-aarya-streaming-on-disney-hotstar/cid/1781975|url-status=live}} Later, he prepared the UPSC entrance examination aiming to be an IAS officer. In the early 1990s, Singh, a trained classical singer, taught music at Vasant Valley School and history at his alma mater, The Doon School.{{Cite web |date=7 July 2020 |title=Chandrachur Singh on fame in the '90s, obscurity in the '00s and his rebirth in Aarya |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-career-aarya-6494596/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821223916/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-career-aarya-6494596/ |archive-date=21 August 2020 |access-date=15 August 2020}}{{Cite web |date=28 June 2020 |title=Cinema: Whatever happened to Chandrachur Singh.... |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/cinema-whatever-happened-to-chandrachur-singh/story-3QYHygC8gIHSLBTgu0RhwJ.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630023252/https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/cinema-whatever-happened-to-chandrachur-singh/story-3QYHygC8gIHSLBTgu0RhwJ.html |archive-date=30 June 2020 |access-date=30 June 2020 |website=Hindustan Times}}
Career
= Beginnings and early success (mid-to-late 1990s) =
Singh made his acting debut in 1996 in Tere Mere Sapne which was produced under Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited.{{cite news|last1=Chopra|first1=Anupama|authorlink1=Anupama Chopra|title=A prince and pauper tale|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-tere-mere-sapne-starring-chandrachur-singh-arshad-warsi/1/282831.html|accessdate=18 December 2014|work=India Today|publisher=Living Media|date=31 December 1996|archive-date=19 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219181612/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-tere-mere-sapne-starring-chandrachur-singh-arshad-warsi/1/282831.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url = http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2732 | title = Tere Mere Sapne | website = Box Office India | access-date = 6 January 2022 | archive-date = 22 January 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220122090026/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2732 | url-status = live }} Later that year he starred alongside Tabu in Maachis for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.{{cite news |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2742 |title=Maachis Budget and Box Office |work=Box Office India |access-date=29 June 2021 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629155131/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2742 |url-status=live }} He appeared in several films as a leading actor which failed to do well, but he had success with his lead roles in the multi-starers Daag: The Fire (1999){{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/feb/13daag.htm | title=Revenge and amnesia | publisher=Rediff | date=13 February 1999 | accessdate=10 February 2016 | author=Suparn Verma | archive-date=3 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003055823/https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/feb/13daag.htm | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/music/daag.html | title=review (Planet Bollywood) | accessdate=19 December 2013 | archive-date=7 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407055634/https://planetbollywood.com/music/daag.html | url-status=live }} opposite Sanjay Dutt, Kya Kehna (2000){{cite news |title=Kya Kehna! declared a hit |url=http://www.go4i.com/cinema/dresscircle/dresscirclestory7.shtml |access-date=1 August 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010303205221/http://www.go4i.com/cinema/dresscircle/dresscirclestory7.shtml |archive-date=3 March 2001}}{{cite news |last1=Kapoor |first1=Pankaj |title=Dil Hai Tumhaara? Kya Kehna, Preity! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Dil-Hai-Tumhaara-Kya-Kehna-Preity/articleshow/21282352.cms?from=mdr |access-date=1 August 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=5 September 2002 |language=en |archive-date=12 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212230305/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Dil-Hai-Tumhaara-Kya-Kehna-Preity/articleshow/21282352.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Saibal |title=Bollywood 2000 — love in the time of tainted funds |url=http://www.go4i.com/cinema/dresscircle/dresscirclestory134.shtml |work=Hindustan Times |date=2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010212150408/http://www.go4i.com/cinema/dresscircle/dresscirclestory134.shtml |archive-date=12 February 2001}} opposite Preity Zinta and Josh (2000) opposite Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan, for which he won many popular votes.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/2000#.Vb3ELtyqqko|title=Top Worldwide Grossers 2000|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-date=29 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829083048/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/2000#.Vb3ELtyqqko|url-status=live}} He was nominated for Filmfare Awards on two occasions, in different categories.
= Decline (early-to-mid 2000s) =
After initial successes, his career went into a low, because of multiple dislocations 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-on-phase-of-disillusionment-after-films-got-shelved-a-sense-of-surrender-came-along-soon-after/story-kei8oywJE1rMaaB8dKjs9O.html|title=Chandrachur Singh on 'phase of disillusionment' after films got shelved: 'A sense of surrender came along soon after'|date=8 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616165826/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/chandrachur-singh-on-phase-of-disillusionment-after-films-got-shelved-a-sense-of-surrender-came-along-soon-after/story-kei8oywJE1rMaaB8dKjs9O.html|url-status=live}} His last few releases included Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa (2001),{{Cite news |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/years.php?year=2001&pageId=4 |title=Box office of 2001 films |work=Box Office India |access-date=2019-06-06 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106125124/https://boxofficeindia.com/years.php?year=2001&pageId=4 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|title=Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa - Movie - Box Office India|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=677|access-date=2021-04-11|website=boxofficeindia.com|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106125122/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=677|url-status=live}} Bharat Bhagya Vidhata (2002) and the delayed release Sarhad Paar which was shot in 2002 and released in 2006. All three films flopped at the box office.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-on-injury-that-threw-his-career-off-track-my-shoulder-would-get-dislocated-stop-shoot-for-some-days/story-nHdJiGzUHGlgHfl2tRt9sI.html|title=Chandrachur Singh on injury that threw his career off track: 'My shoulder would get dislocated, stop shoot for some days'|date=13 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621032103/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-on-injury-that-threw-his-career-off-track-my-shoulder-would-get-dislocated-stop-shoot-for-some-days/story-nHdJiGzUHGlgHfl2tRt9sI.html|url-status=live}}
= Attempts at comeback (2010s-2020s) =
In 2012, he made a comeback with the multi-starer film Chaar Din Ki Chandni.{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tough-times-dont-last-tough-people-do-chandrachur-singh-on-his-acting-comeback/1864996|title=Tough times don't last, tough people do: Chandrachur Singh on his acting comeback|website=Outlook India|access-date=11 October 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011125357/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tough-times-dont-last-tough-people-do-chandrachur-singh-on-his-acting-comeback/1864996%7Ctitle%3DTough|url-status=live}} The film featured Tusshar Kapoor, Kulraj Randhawa, Anupam Kher, Om Puri and Farida Jalal in lead roles. Chaar Din Ki Chandni received a mixed response from critics, and turned out to be a flop at most places in India. Singh also played a role in the 2012 English-language film The Reluctant Fundamentalist, directed by Mira Nair.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/movies/mira-nair-on-the-reluctant-fundamentalist.html|title=Mira Nair on 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'|last=Kaplan|first=Fred|date=19 April 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=5 April 2016|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225121854/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/movies/mira-nair-on-the-reluctant-fundamentalist.html|url-status=live}} He then appeared in Zilla Ghaziabad which had been delayed for years, and finally released in August 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/i-don-t-want-to-be-typecast-chandrachur-singh-851552.html|title=I don't want to be typecast: Chandrachur Singh|date=19 June 2020|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011125357/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/i-don-t-want-to-be-typecast-chandrachur-singh-851552.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/zila-ghaziabad/movie-review/18588721.cms|title=Zila Ghaziabad Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Zila Ghaziabad by Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-film-review-zila-ghaziabad-is-out-of-sync-1803050|title=Film review: 'Zila Ghaziabad' is out of sync|first=Tushar|last=Joshi|date=22 February 2013|website=DNA India|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722093545/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-film-review-zila-ghaziabad-is-out-of-sync-1803050|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/review-zila-ghaziabad/20130222.htm|title=Review: Zila Ghaziabad is assembly-line garbage - Rediff.com|website=m.rediff.com|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722091412/https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/review-zila-ghaziabad/20130222.htm|url-status=live}}
In 2020, he made his big acting comeback with Disney+ Hotstar crime drama television series Aarya, opposite Sushmita Sen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-on-his-comeback-with-aarya-years-in-oblivion-i-see-it-as-a-learning-curve/story-usOAwnWRlHkC9XZckFVbqI.html|title=Chandrachur Singh on his comeback with Aarya, years in oblivion: 'I see it as a learning curve'|date=18 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=20 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620180931/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/chandrachur-singh-on-his-comeback-with-aarya-years-in-oblivion-i-see-it-as-a-learning-curve/story-usOAwnWRlHkC9XZckFVbqI.html|url-status=live}} It was directed by Ram Madhvani.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/aarya-actor-chandrachur-singh-ram-madhvani-6455996/|title=Aarya actor Chandrachur Singh: Ram Madhvani has a unique style of filmmaking|date=15 June 2020|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615090918/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/aarya-actor-chandrachur-singh-ram-madhvani-6455996/|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger}} | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
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! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes |
| 1990
!scope="row" align="left"| Awaargi | {{n/a}} | assistant director |
| 1995
!scope="row" align="left"| The Waiter in Slow Motion | Zordar Moothmare | short |
| rowspan="2" |1996
!scope="row" align="left"| Tere Mere Sapne | Rahul Mehta | |
| scope="row" align="left"| Maachis
| Kripal 'Pali' Singh |
|---|
| 1997
!scope="row" align="left"| Betaabi | Sameer | |
| 1998
!scope="row" align="left"| Sham Ghansham | Sham |
| rowspan="3" |1999
!scope="row" align="left"| Dil Kya Kare | Som Dutt | |
| scope="row" align="left"| Daag: The Fire
| Ravi Varma | |
| scope="row" align="left"| Silsila Hai Pyar Ka
| Abhay Sinha | |
| rowspan=2|2000
! scope="row" align="left" | Josh | Rahul Sharma | Nominated- Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| scope="row" align="left"| Kya Kehna
| Ajay |Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2001
!scope="row" align="left"| Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa | Ravi | |
| 2002
!scope="row" align="left"| Bharat Bhagya Vidhata | Shabbir Jehangir Khan |{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bharat-bhagya-vidhata/critic-review/bharat-bhagya-vidhata-movie-review/|title=Bharat Bhagya Vidhata Review|first=Taran|last=Adarsh|website=IndiaFM |author-link=Taran Adarsh|date=19 April 2002}} |
| 2006
!scope="row" align="left"| Sarhad Paar | Ravi | |
| 2009
!scope="row" align="left"| Maruti Mera Dost | Raghvendra |
| 2011
!scope="row" align="left"| Kemiti Ae Bandhana | Tanmay Patnaik |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
!scope="row" align="left"| Chaar Din Ki Chandni | Prithvi Singh | |
| scope="row" align="left"| Prem Mayee
| Arun | |
| rowspan="3" |2013
!scope="row" align="left"| Zilla Ghaziabad | Karamvir | |
| scope="row" align="left"| The Reluctant Fundamentalist
| Bandy Uncle | English-language film |
| scope="row" align="left"| Let’s Talk
| Chutad Singh | short |
| rowspan="2" |2015
!scope="row" align="left"|Chal Guru Ho Jaa Shuru | Sathya baba | |
| scope="row" align="left"|Chooda: Ek Pratha
| | |
| rowspan="3" |2017
!scope="row" align="left"| Aa Gaya Hero | Cop | |
| scope="row" align="left"| Prakash Electronic
| | |
| scope="row" align="left"| Yadvi - The Dignified Princess
| Maharaja Bhupinder Singh | |
| 2022
! scope="row" align="left" | Cuttputlli |Narinder Singh | |
=Television=
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| align="center"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes |
| 2012
!scope="row" align="left"|Royal Rasoi | Host |
| 2013
! scope="row" align="left" |Savdhaan India | Akshay | Episode 477 |
| 2020
! scope="row" align="left" | | Tej Sareen | |
| 2021
! scope="row" align="left" |Dil Bekaraar | Hardik Motla | |
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