Chitrangada Singh
{{short description|Indian film actress (born 1976)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Chitrangda Singh
| image = Chitrangada Singh at FBB Femina Miss India 2019.jpg
| caption = Singh in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|8|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
| family = Digvijay Singh Chahal (brother), Chitra Sarwara (sister in law)
| years_active = 2005–present
| occupation = Actress
| height =
| spouse = {{marriage|Jyoti Randhawa|2001|2014|reason=divorced}}
| children = 1
| website =
}}
Chitrangda Singh (born 30 August, 1976) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi films.{{cite news |title=Personal Agenda: Chitrangda Singh |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Personal-Agenda-Chitrangada-Singh/Article1-826290.aspx |date=16 March 2012 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=18 March 2012 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014051754/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Personal-Agenda-Chitrangada-Singh/Article1-826290.aspx |url-status=dead}} She made her acting debut with the crime drama Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005), which earned her the Bollywood Movie Award for Best Female Debut.
Singh is known for her appearance in the crime thriller Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011), the romantic comedies Desi Boyz (2011) and I, Me Aur Main (2013), the financial thriller Baazaar (2018), the crime thriller Bob Biswas (2021) and the mystery thriller Gaslight (2023).{{cite web |title=Chitrangda Singh Mini Biography |url=http://www.perfectpeople.net/biography/4807/chitrangada-singh.htm |work=Perfectpeople.net |access-date=8 December 2010 |archive-date=10 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210014718/http://www.perfectpeople.net/biography/4807/chitrangada-singh.htm |url-status=live}} She turned producer with the sports drama Soorma (2018). Singh has since appeared in the series Modern Love Mumbai (2022) and Khakee: The Bengal Chapter (2025).{{cite magazine |last=Bandyopadhyay |first=Zinia |date=7 February 2025 |title=How Netflix pulled most unexpected casting coup with Khakee The Bengal Chapter |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/khakee-the-bengal-chapter-netflix-prosenjit-chatterjee-jeet-saswata-chatterjee-parambrata-chattopadhyay-2676206-2025-02-07 |magazine=India Today |access-date=16 February 2025}} From 2001 to 2014, Singh was married to golfer Jyoti Randhawa with whom she has a son.
==Early life and family==
Singh was born on 30 August in Jodhpur, Rajasthan,[https://www.mid-day.com/articles/why-did-chitrangada-singh-get-nostalgic-on-the-sets-of-sahib-biwi-aur-gangster-3/18739163 "Why did Chitrangda Singh get nostalgic on the sets of Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster 3?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043452/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/why-did-chitrangada-singh-get-nostalgic-on-the-sets-of-sahib-biwi-aur-gangster-3/18739163 |date=6 March 2019 }} (14 November 2017), Mid-Day. Retrieved 5 March 2019. growing up there as well as in Kota, Rajasthan, and also Bareilly and Sophia Girls' School, Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, the latter city being the last where her father, Col. Niranjan Singh, an ex-Indian Army officer with a transferable job, was posted.[https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-chitrangda-thinks-she-looks-thin-in-black/20130306.htm "'Chitrangda likes black. She thinks she looks thin in it'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043850/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-chitrangada-thinks-she-looks-thin-in-black/20130306.htm |date=6 March 2019 }} (6 March 2013), Rediff. Retrieved 5 March 2019. Her brother Digvijay Singh Chahal is a golfer. After her schooling in Meerut at Sophia Girls' School, she completed her graduation in Home Science (food and nutrition) from Lady Irwin College, New Delhi.{{cite news |title=Lady Irwin was strict: Chitrangda Singh |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/educationnews/lady-irwin-was-strict-chitrangda-singh/article1-428259.aspx |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=4 August 2015 |date=3 July 2009 |archive-date=27 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327030358/https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/lady-irwin-was-strict-chitrangada-singh/story-EFzmDKTJCgzXiirDCsl22L.html |url-status=dead}}
Career
=Breakthrough and struggles (2005-2010)=
Singh began her career as a model before making the transition to the silver screen. After completing her graduation, she began modeling.{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/chitrangda-singh-reveals-she-lost-modelling-assignments-because-of-dusky-complexion/story-e7uvROApftozo55F7ABAUK_amp.html |title=Chitrangda Singh reveals she lost modelling assignments because of dusky complexion |access-date=30 August 2021 |date=19 November 2020 |newspaper=Hindustan Times}} She later drew attention after performing in the music video Sunset Point by Gulzar, followed by a music video with Abhijeet Bhattacharya.{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050414/asp/calcutta/story_4604339.asp |title=The next Smita Patil |access-date=30 January 2012 |date=14 April 2005 |newspaper=The Telegraph (Calcutta) |location=Calcutta, India |archive-date=26 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026024636/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050414/asp/calcutta/story_4604339.asp |url-status=dead}}
Singh made her film debut with Sudhir Mishra's Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2005.[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-comeback-girl/384156/ The Comeback Girl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011054618/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-comeback-girl/384156 |date=11 October 2010 }} Indian Express, 11 November 2008. The film received critical acclaim and was a box office average. Singh played Geeta, a college student and social worker opposite Kay Kay Menon.{{cite web|title=Bollywood loves politics|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/bollywood+loves+politics/4/3175.html|website=India Today|access-date=13 June 2016}} Sukanya Verma stated, "Chitrangada is definitely someone to watch out for. She is a complete natural who zaps the camera with a passionate performance."{{Cite web | title = Hazaaron Khwaishein is overwhelming! | last = Verma | first = Sukanya | work = Rediff.com | date = 15 April 2005 | access-date = 14 June 2016 | url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/15hazaaron.htm }} John Pancake of The Washington Post noted her for giving "her character a deep sense of dignity and decency."[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6175-2005Apr20.html 'A Thousand Dreams': Impassioned in India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617164627/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6175-2005Apr20.html |date=17 June 2017 }} by John Pancake, The Washington Post. 21 April 2005 Her next release, Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow was a critical and commercial failure.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/dawn-of-a-new-kal/story-kfmdZlHujjhZdG9sFZL5OK.html|title=Dawn of a new Kal?|work=Hindustan Times|date=26 July 2005|access-date=14 September 2020}}
Following a three year hiatus,[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1287786.cms 'Chitrangada is just taking a break'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308151627/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1287786.cms |date=8 March 2012 }} Ashok Chatterjee, TNN, The Times of India, 8 November 2005.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/Chitrangada-not-in-golfing-news/articleshow/4980018.cms |title=Chitrangada not in golfing news |date=6 September 2009 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=18 September 2009 |archive-date=5 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105042421/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-07/off-the-field/28091817_1_chitrangada-singh-short-game-golfing |url-status=live}} Singh returned to films opposite Sanjay Suri in Onir's Sorry Bhai!.{{cite web |title=Chitrangada is back! |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/01slid1.htm |work=Rediff |access-date=8 December 2010 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012012730/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/01slid1.htm |url-status=live}} Its release over the weekend of the Mumbai terror attacks and was a failure at the box office.[http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14785880 Sorry Bhai is new beginning for me, says Chitrangada Singh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429102223/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14785880 |date=29 April 2010 }} IANS, Sify.com, Wednesday, 29 October 2008. This failure led to another two years break from acting.[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/me-and-slapstick-humor-not-sure-chitrangda-singh/400485/ Me and slapstick humor? Not sure: Chitrangda Singh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225024926/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/me-and-slapstick-humor-not-sure-chitrangda-singh/400485 |date=25 February 2013 }} Indian Express, 19 December 2008.
=Commercial films and fluctuations (2011–2020)=
Singh started 2011 with Sudhir Mishra's Yeh Saali Zindagi, where she played a club singer Priti opposite Irrfan Khan.{{cite web|title=It's Yeh Saali Zindagi|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/It-s-Yeh-Saali-Zindagi/Article1-571587.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021005838/http://www.hindustantimes.com/It-s-Yeh-Saali-Zindagi/Article1-571587.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2010|access-date=12 January 2011|website=Hindustan Times}} Despite positive reviews, it emerged an average grosser.{{cite web|title=Box Office 2011|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2556&nCat=box_office_report|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=24 February 2011|archive-date=22 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222141805/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2556&nCat=box_office_report|url-status=live}} Rajeev Masand noted, "Chitrangada uses her smoldering looks to create a mysterious character whose motivations and actions are unclear."{{cite web|title=Masand: 'Yeh Saali Zindagi' surprises you |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-yeh-saali-zindagi-surprises-you/142452-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207080947/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-yeh-saali-zindagi-surprises-you/142452-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 February 2011|publisher=IBN Live|date=3 February 2011}} Singh then played Tanya, an economics professor opposite Akshay Kumar in Rohit Dhawan's Desi Boyz.{{cite web |title=Chitrangada Singh excited about her Desi Boyz |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/story/chitrangada-singh-excited-about-her-desi-boyz-146530-2011-11-21 |access-date=27 February 2018 |date=25 November 2011}} Taran Adarsh stated, "Chitrangada looks stunning and acts well, but her character isn't convincing."{{cite web|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|title=Desi Boyz : Movie Review by Taran Adarsh|website=Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14319/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615020037/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14319/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2010|access-date=25 November 2011}} The film emerged a moderate success.{{cite web|title=2011 Worldwide Figures: Twenty Films Cross 50 Crore |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3944&nCat= |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=3 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215132739/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3944&nCat= |archive-date=15 February 2012 }} In 2012, she performed a dance number in Shirish Kunder's Joker.{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-23/news-interviews/32803323_1_playback-singer-first-song-u-certificate |title=Chitrangda turns playback singer |date=23 July 2012 |access-date=30 June 2013 |archive-date=10 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610025109/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-23/news-interviews/32803323_1_playback-singer-first-song-u-certificate |work=The Times of India |url-status=dead}}
Singh had three releases in 2013. She first appeared as a prostitute in the short film Kirchiyaan.{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/tag/kirchiyaan |title=Sudhir Mishra, Chitrangada Singh team up again in Kirchiyaan |work=First Post |date=31 January 2013 |access-date=4 August 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924155822/http://www.firstpost.com/tag/kirchiyaan |url-status=live}} She then played an ambitious Maya opposite Arjun Rampal in Sudhir Mishra's Inkaar, which was box office average despite positive reviews.{{cite web|title=Arjun & Chitrangda pair up for Sudhir's next on sexual exploitation|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1266847/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602200902/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1266847/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2014|author=Jogindar Tuteja|website=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=28 April 2013|date=16 February 2011}} Rachit Gupta of Filmfare praised her performance and chemistry with Rampal.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-inkaar-2151.html|title=Movie Review: Inkaar|date=18 January 2013|accessdate=18 February 2013|work=Filmfare}} Singh later played Anushka a career women, in Kapil Sharma's I, Me Aur Main opposite John Abraham, which was a box office failure.{{cite web |title=Chitrangada: I wasn't taken seriously as an actor |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-chitrangda-singh-on-i-me-aur-main/20130226.htm |access-date=26 February 2013 |archive-date=1 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301014548/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-chitrangda-singh-on-i-me-aur-main/20130226.htm |url-status=live}} This was followed by a dance number in Anjaan (2014) and Gabbar Is Back (2015) and a special appearance in Munna Michael (2018).{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/big-plans-for-akshay-kumars-gabbar-is-back/ |title=Big plans for Akshay Kumar's 'Gabbar Is Back' |date=11 March 2015 |work=The Indian Express}}
File:Chitrangada Singh at the press conference of DID Li’l Masters (2).jpg
Singh turned a producer in 2018, with the biographical sports drama film Soorma, which was released under her banner C.S. Films and received positive response.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/now-a-film-on-hockey-player-sandeep-singh/article6560777.ece |title=Now a film on hockey player Sandeep Singh |work=The Hindu|accessdate=10 November 2014 }}{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/chitrangada-to-produce-a-biopic-on-hockey-player-sandeep-singh/ |title=Chitrangada to produce a biopic on hockey player Sandeep Singh |accessdate=12 December 2014 |work=The Indian Express}} She then played a mistress Suhani in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 opposite Sanjay Dutt, which flopped at the box office.{{cite news |last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Udita |title=Film Review: Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/cQ94bmXSv1ss523ldNcVCO/Film-Review-Saheb-Biwi-Aur-Gangster-3.html |access-date=21 December 2022 |work=Mint |date=27 July 2018 |language=en}} In her last film of the year, Singh played Mandira, a businessman's wife opposite Saif Ali Khan in Gauravv K. Chawla's Baazaar.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-chitrangda-singh-opposite-saif-ali-khan-in-baazaar-2455363 |title=Chitrangda Singh opposite Saif Ali Khan in Baazaar! |access-date=4 June 2017 |work=DNA |archive-date=2 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602090129/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-chitrangda-singh-opposite-saif-ali-khan-in-baazaar-2455363 |url-status=live }} That year, she also ventured into television as a judge with DID Li'l Masters 4. With no release in 2019, she had a cameo appearance in Ghoomketu in 2020.{{Cite web|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui's film Ghoomketu to premiere on ZEE5 on May 22|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-s-film-ghoomketu-to-premiere-on-zee5-on-may-22/story-bD31FYdGok2NhKngXLztfL.html|date=2020-05-09|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-05-12}}
=Career expansion (2021-present) =
In 2021, Singh played Mary, an assassin's wife opposite Abhishek Bachchan in Diya Annapurna Ghosh's Bob Biswas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/amp/abhishek-bachchanstarrer-bob-biswas-wraps-shoot/1990621|title=Abhishek Bachchan-starrer Bob Biswas wraps shoot|date=10 December 2020|access-date=10 December 2020|website=Outlook India|language=en|archive-date=22 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022050050/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/amp/abhishek-bachchanstarrer-bob-biswas-wraps-shoot/1990621|url-status=live}} Anuj Kumar of The Hindu published, "Chitrangada gets a solid part as the ravishing wife of Bob. Though she doesn’t always succeed in shedding the uber-chic baggage, but her Mary shines among the wimpy men around her."{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Anuj |title='Bob Biswas' movie review: Misses the target, but just by a whisker |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bob-biswas-movie-review-misses-the-target-but-just-by-a-whisker/article37818704.ece/ |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=3 December 2021 |archive-date=15 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215185106/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bob-biswas-movie-review-misses-the-target-but-just-by-a-whisker/article37818704.ece/amp/ |url-status=live }} In 2022, Singh expanded to web with the anthology series Modern Love Mumbai, playing Latika, an aspiring novelist opposite Arshad Warsi.{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2022 |title=Modern Love Mumbai: Chitrangda Singh and Arshad Warsi capture bittersweet effects of love, marriage in just one scene |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/modern-love-mumbai-chitrangda-singh-and-arshad-warsi-cutting-chai-7922005/ |access-date=May 21, 2022 |website=Indian Express |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521123043/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/modern-love-mumbai-chitrangda-singh-and-arshad-warsi-cutting-chai-7922005/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|date=May 14, 2022|title=Modern Love Mumbai: Amazon Prime series makes you fall in love with the city, all over again|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/modern-love-mumbai-review-amazon-prime-series-makes-you-fall-in-love-with-mumbai-7914810/|access-date=May 21, 2022|website=Indian Express|archive-date=13 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513050927/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/modern-love-mumbai-review-amazon-prime-series-makes-you-fall-in-love-with-mumbai-7914810/|url-status=live}}
In 2023, Singh played Rukmani, a royal queen alongside Vikrant Massey in Gaslight.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/gaslight-teaser-sara-vikrant-and-chitrangda-team-up-for-a-murder-mystery-101678103843127.html |title=Gaslight teaser: Sara Ali Khan, Vikrant Massey and Chitrangda Singh team up for a murder mystery |date=6 March 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=18 March 2023}} Saibal Chatterjee stated, "Chitrangada plays a woman whose allure lies in her ability to mask her desires and secrets behind a benign facade. She pulls it off for the most part."{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/gaslight-review-sara-ali-khans-earnest-performance-is-uneven-like-the-film-2-stars-3908352#google_vignette |title=Gaslight Review: Sara Ali Khan's Earnest Performance Is Uneven - Like The Film |date=31 March 2023 |work=NDTV |access-date=21 July 2023}} Following this, Singh appeared as Kadambari, in a cameo appearance in Khel Khel Mein.{{Cite web |url=https://theprint.in/feature/chitrangda-singh-has-this-to-say-about-her-cameo-in-khel-khel-mein/2227751/?amp |title=Chitrangda Singh has this to say about her cameo in ‘Khel Khel Mein’ |date=17 August 2024 |work=The Print |access-date=29 August 2024}}
In her first release of 2025, Singh played the leader of opposition in the series Khakee: The Bengal Chapter.{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Suhani |title=How Netflix is adding 'Bengal Chapter' to 'Khakee' success |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/how-netflix-is-adding-bengal-chapter-to-khakee-success-2692061-2025-03-11 |access-date=17 March 2025 |work=India Today |date=11 March 2025}} Sugandha Rawal of Hindustan Times took note of her " commanding performance".{{cite news |last1=Rawal |first1=Sugandha |title=Khakee The Bengal Chapter review: Neeraj Pandey show falls prey to slow pace despite stellar performances |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/khakee-the-bengal-chapter-review-neeraj-pandey-show-falls-prey-to-slow-pace-despite-stellar-performances-101742416537698-amp.html |access-date=20 March 2025 |work=Hindustan Times |date=20 March 2025}} While several reviewer critised her faltered character.{{cite news |last1=Bandyopadhyay |first1=Zinia |title=Khakee The Bengal Chapter review: Consistent, pacy, binge-worthy thriller |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/khakee-the-bengal-chapter-review-neeraj-pandey-netflix-prosenjit-chatterjee-jeet-2696284-2025-03-20 |access-date=20 March 2025 |work=India Today |date=20 March 2025}}
Personal life
After a five-year-long courtship, Singh married golfer Jyoti Randhawa in 2001. They have a son Zorawar, born in 2008.{{Cite web |date=2 May 2012 |title=I was there for my hubby then, he’s there for me now: Chitrangda |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/i-was-there-for-my-hubby-then-he-s-there-for-me-now-chitrangda/story-kvOHImX4h8JD8n6l8qJuNM_amp.html |access-date=15 September 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=26 December 2018 |title=The Jyoti Randhawa and Chitrangda Singh love story: Wedding to divorce |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/the-jyoti-randhawa-and-chitrangda-singh-love-story-wedding-to-divorce-1417581-2018-12-26 |access-date=15 July 2021 |website=India Today |language=en}} The couple got separated in 2013 and were formally divorced in April 2015. The custody of their son was granted to Singh.{{cite web |title=Chitrangda Singh, Jyoti Randhawa granted divorce |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/chitrangda-singh-jyoti-randhawa-granted-divorce/article1-1209281.aspx |access-date=18 April 2014 |archive-date=3 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003141754/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/chitrangda-singh-jyoti-randhawa-granted-divorce/article1-1209281.aspx |url-status=dead}}
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File:Chitrangada Singh promotes Raazi on the sets of DID Lil Masters 3 (6).jpg
For her performance in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Singh was placed in Rediff.com{{'}}s "Best Bollywood Debut Ever" list.{{Cite news |title=Best Bollywood Debutants Ever |work=Rediff.com |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/24sd1-best-actresses-ever.htm |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/24sd1-best-actresses-ever.htm |archive-date=28 November 2020}} In Rediff.com{{'}}s "Best Bollywood Actresses", she was placed 10th in 2005.{{cite web |author=Kulkarni, Ronjita |work=Rediff.com |title=Ten best Bollywood actresses of 2005 |date=23 December 2005 |url=https://specials.rediff.com/yearend/2005/dec/23yend10.htm |access-date=24 February 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220225016/https://specials.rediff.com/yearend/2005/dec/23yend10.htm |archive-date=20 February 2007}} In the Times Most Desirable Women list, Singh was placed 11th in 2011 and 4th in 2012.{{cite news |title=Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2011 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/times-50-most-desirable-women/articleshow/7241772.cms |website=Times of India |date=9 January 2011 |access-date=23 January 2014 |archive-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219033210/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/times-50-most-desirable-women/articleshow/7241772.cms |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Times top 50 Most Desirable Women of 2012 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/times-top-50-most-desirable-women-of-2012/articleshow/19767120.cms |website=Times of India |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126033210/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/times-top-50-most-desirable-women-of-2012/articleshow/19767120.cms |url-status=live}} Singh is a celebrity endorser for several brands such as Airtel, Parachute, Puma, Garnier,{{cite web |title=Chitrangda Singh is now Garnier's brand ambassador |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/parties-and-events/chitrangda-singh-is-garnier-brand-ambassador/chitrangda-singh-is-garnier-brand-ambassador-19/ |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=30 September 2021}} Tanishq, Titan Eye Plus, Dollar Missy{{cite web |title=Dollar Missy ropes in Chitrangada Singh as Brand Ambassador |url=https://m.economictimes.com/industry/services/advertising/dollar-missy-ropes-in-chitrangada-singh-as-brand-ambassador/articleshow/64368668.cms |website=Economic Times |date=19 June 2018 |access-date=21 December 2022}} and Joyalukkas.[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/chitrangada-singh-is-the-face-of-titan-eyepluss-enigma-collection/ "Chitrangada bags another brand"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403015658/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/chitrangada-singh-is-the-face-of-titan-eyepluss-enigma-collection/ |date=3 April 2015 }} . Retrieved 26 March 2015
Filmography
{{Pending films key}}
=Films=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes ! class="unsortable" |Ref. |
| rowspan="2"|2005
| scope="row"| Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi | Geeta Rao | | |
| scope="row"| Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow
| Bhavana Dayal | | |
| 2008
| scope="row"| Sorry Bhai! | Aaliyah | | |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| scope="row"| Yeh Saali Zindagi | Priti Shirodkar | | |
| scope="row"| Desi Boyz
| Tanya Sharma | | |
| 2012
| scope="row"| Joker | Herself | Special appearance in song "Kafirana" | |
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| scope="row"|Kirchiyaan | Ritu | Short film | |
| scope="row"| Inkaar
| Maya Luthra | | |
| scope="row"| I, Me Aur Main
| Anushka Lal | | |
| 2014
| scope="row"| Anjaan | Herself | Tamil film; special appearance in song "Sirippu En" | |
| 2015
| scope="row"| Gabbar Is Back | Herself | Special appearance in song "Aao Raja" | |
| 2017
| scope="row"| Munna Michael | Judge of Dancing Star | Cameo appearance | |
| rowspan="3" rowspan"3" |2018
| scope="row"|Soorma | {{N/A}} | Producer | |
| scope="row"|Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3
| Suhani | | |
| scope="row"|Baazaar
| Mandira Kothari | | |
| 2020
| scope="row"| Ghoomketu | Herself | Cameo appearance | |
| 2021
| scope="row"| Bob Biswas | Mary Biswas | |
| 2023
| scope="row"| Gaslight | Rukmani Singh Gaikwad | |
| 2024
| scope="row"| Khel Khel Mein | Kadambari Kapoor | Cameo appearance |
| rowspan="2"| 2025
| scope="row" | Housefull 5 | Maya | |
| scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Raat Akeli Hai 2 {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| {{TableTBA}} | Filming |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes ! class="unsortable" |Ref. |
| 2018
| Judge | |
| 2022
| Latika | Episode: "Cutting Chai" |
| 2025
| Nibedita Basak | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=4|2006 | rowspan=4|Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi | Bollywood Movie Awards | Best Female Debut | {{won}} |
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Female Debut | {{Nom}} | ||
| Star Screen Awards | Best Female Debut | {{Nom}} | ||
| Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Actress | {{Nom}} | ||
| 2009 | Sorry Bhai! | Stardust Awards | Superstar of Tomorrow - Female | {{Nom}} |
| 2013 | Inkaar | Star Screen Awards | Best Actress | {{Nom}} |
| 2022 | Bob Biswas | Hit List OTT Awards | Best Supporting Actor - Female | {{Nom}}{{Cite web |last=Chakrabarty |first=Madhushree |date=8 December 2020 |title=Winners of the Hitlist Web Awards 2019-2020 were announced |url=https://www.mediainfoline.com/awards/winners-hitlist-web-awards-2019-2020-announced |access-date=25 August 2021 |website=Media Infoline |language=en-US}} |
| 2025
| Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish Trendsetter of the Year |
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