Gracy Singh

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| name = Gracy Singh

| image = Gracy singh dangerous ishq.jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|07|20}}

| birth_place = Delhi,{{Cite web |title=Gracy Singh |work=The Times of India |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/bollywood/gracy-singh/articleshow/3846143.cms |quote=Gracy is actually from Punjab, but born in Delhi on July 20, 1980.}} India

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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|dancer}}

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Gracy Singh (born 20 July 1980{{Cite web |title=Gracy Singh |work=The Times of India |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/bollywood/gracy-singh/articleshow/3846143.cms |quote=Gracy is actually from Punjab, but born in Delhi on July 20, 1980.}}) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Telugu films. She is best known for her role in the films Lagaan and Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.{{Cite web |title=Gracy Singh: TV has a wider reach than cinema now |last=Jha |first=Sumit |work=The Times of India |date=9 July 2016 |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Gracy-Singh-TV-has-a-wider-reach-than-cinema-now/articleshow/53116584.cms}} Singh is also a trained Bharatnatyam and Odissi dancer.{{cite news |title=Gracy's Foot Forward |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20010331/ien31046.html |access-date=22 August 2011 |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=31 March 2001}}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Career

Born in Delhi, India, Singh began her career touring with the dance group "The Planets".{{Cite web |title=Gracy Singh performs |last=Bhayani |first=Viral |work=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130214/entertainment-bollywood/gallery/gracy-singh-performs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011074643/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130214/entertainment-bollywood/gallery/gracy-singh-performs |archive-date=11 October 2016 }} Her first acting role was in the 1997 television soap, Amanat. In 1999 she was seen in Bengali Film Sundori Bou. She then went on to star opposite Aamir Khan in Ashutosh Gowariker's epic sports-drama Lagaan, where she played a village belle. She was nominated in this role for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut,{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} and won the Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female.{{Cite web |title='Lagaan', 'DCH' sweep Screen awards - Nation |agency=United News of India |work=The Tribune |location=Chandigarh, India |date=20 January 2002 |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020120/nation.htm#1}}

Post Lagaan, Singh appeared in a few successful films in Hindi and Telugu including Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.{{Cite web |title=Lagaan actress Gracy Singh back on TV after 13 years |last=Shrivastava |first=Vipra |work=India Today |date=26 November 2015 |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lagaan-actress-gracy-singh-back-on-tv-after-13-years-santoshi-maa-munna-bhai-mbbs-deshdrohi/1/532088.html}} and Santosham. She has also starred in Punjabi films such as Lakh Pardesi Hoye{{Cite web |title=Here's Gracy! |last=Mathur |first=Siddhartha |work=The Indian Express |date=14 December 2009 |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/here-s-gracy-/553744/}} and a Malayalam film Loudspeaker directed by Jayaraj.{{Cite web |title=Gracy Singh in Loud Speaker |work=Sify |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/gracy-singh-in-loud-speaker-imagegallery-malayalam-jjqqAXafeiesi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827093454/http://www.sify.com/movies/gracy-singh-in-loud-speaker-imagegallery-malayalam-jjqqAXafeiesi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 August 2016 |via=Moviebuzz}}

In 2015, Singh returned to television, playing Goddess Santoshi in the series Santoshi Maa on &TV.{{Cite web |title=Gracy Singh repeats her 'Lagaan' look on TV |last=Maheshwri |first=Neha |work=The Times of India |date=23 November 2015 |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Gracy-Singh-repeats-her-Lagaan-look-on-TV/articleshow/49893902.cms}}{{Cite web |date=26 November 2015 |title=Lagaan actress Gracy Singh back on TV after 13 years |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/lagaan-actress-gracy-singh-back-on-tv-after-13-years-santoshi-maa-munna-bhai-mbbs-deshdrohi-274501-2015-11-26 |access-date=12 February 2022 |website=India Today |language=en}}

Filmography

Year(s)	Title	Role	Language	Notes
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rowspan="2" \| 1999	Hu Tu Tu	Shanti	Hindi
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain \| Maya \| Hindi \| Credited as Gracy
2001	Lagaan	Gauri	Hindi
rowspan="2" \| 2002	Santhosham	Padmavathi	Telugu
Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu \| Radhika Rani	Telugu
rowspan="3" \| 2003	Armaan	Dr. Neha Mathur	Hindi
Gangaajal	Anuradha	Hindi
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.	Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana	Hindi
rowspan="2" \| 2004	Muskaan	Muskaan	Hindi
Shart: The Challenge	Sonam Kapoor	Hindi
rowspan="2" \| 2005	Wajahh: A Reason to Kill	Trishna Bhargava	Hindi
Yehi Hai Zindagi	Vasundhara Rao	Hindi
2006	The White Land	Sudha Patel	Hindi
rowspan="2" \| 2007	Lakh Pardesi Hoiye	Neha	Punjabi
Chanchal	Chanchal	Hindi
rowspan="2" \| 2008	Deshdrohi	Sonia Patil	Hindi
Dekh Bhai Dekh	Babli Lala	Hindi
rowspan="4" \| 2009	Vighnaharta Shree Siddhivinayak	Herself	Hindi	Guest appearance
Loudspeaker	Annie	Malayalam
Aseema	Prof. Aseema L. Patnayak	Hindi
Meghave Meghave	Charmi aka Chandramukhi	Kannada
rowspan="2" \| 2010	Rama Rama Krishna Krishna	Gauthami	Telugu	Cameo appearance
Ramdev	Shilpa	Telugu
rowspan="3" \| 2011	Milta Hai Chance By Chance	Megha	Hindi
Sai Ek Prerna	Herself	Hindi	Guest appearance
Andhala Doctor	Maria	Marathi
rowspan="4" \| 2012	Dangerous Ishq	Maharani Meerabai	Hindi
Aappan Pher Milange	Gulaab	Punjabi
Qayamat Hi Qayamat	Herself	Hindi	Special appearance in a song
Baba Ramsaa Peer	Dalibai	Hindi
rowspan="3" \| 2013	Mahabharat Aur Barbareek	Morvi	Hindi
Blue Mountains	Vani Sharma	Hindi
Samadhi	Mukto	Bengali	{{Cite web \|title=Samadhi Movie Review \|last=Ghosh \|first=Madhusree \|work=The Times of India \|date=17 November 2013 \|access-date=26 August 2016 \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/Samadhi/movie-review/25938560.cms}}
2015	Chooriyan	Simran	Punjabi

= Television =

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! Year

! Serial

! Role

! Notes

1997–2002

| Amanat

| Amrita

1998

| Prithviraj Chauhan

| Chakori

2015–2017

| Santoshi Maa

| rowspan = "2" | Santoshi Maa

2020–2021

| Santoshi Maa – Sunayein Vrat Kathayein

Awards

2002: Won - IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female for Lagaan
2002: Won - Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female for Lagaan
2002: Won - Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut for Lagaan
2002: Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for Lagaan
2019: Won - Global Excellence Awards - Award for contribution to Indian cinema{{Cite web |title=PIX: Madhuri steps out for an awards night |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/pix-madhuri-steps-out-for-an-awards-night/20191014.htm |website=Rediff Movies}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.gracysingh.in}}
{{IMDb name|0961737}}
{{Bollywood Hungama person|gracy-singh}}
{{Rotten Tomatoes person|gracy_singh}}
[https://www.myfashioncampus.com/2018/05/gracy-singh-wiki-height-weight-age.html Gracy Singh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090359/https://www.myfashioncampus.com/2018/05/gracy-singh-wiki-height-weight-age.html |date=27 March 2019 }} on [https://www.myfashioncampus.com MFC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091808/https://www.myfashioncampus.com/ |date=27 March 2019 }}

Category:Living people

Category:1980 births

Category:Actresses from New Delhi

Category:Indian film actresses

Category:Indian television actresses

Category:Indian soap opera actresses

Category:Indian voice actresses

Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema

Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema

Category:Actresses in Punjabi cinema

Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema

Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema