Chandrachur Singh

Chandrachur Singh
Chandrachur Singh
	Chandrachur during an event in 2010
Born	11 October 1968; Balikhamar, Odisha, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	The Doon School; St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Occupation	Actor, Singer, Tv Host
Years active	1996-present
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Spouse(s)	Avantika Kumari
Children	1
Parent(s)	Baldev Singh (Father)
Relatives	Aditya Singh (Brother); Abhimanyu Singh (Brother)
Website	Chandrachur Singh on Instagram

Chandrachur Singh (born 11 October 1968) (Hindi: चंद्रचुर सिंह, Punjabi: ਚੰਦਰਚੂੜ ਸਿੰਘ, Odia: ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଚୁର ସିଂହ) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films, English films and television shows. Chandrachur has acted in movies such as Maachis (1996), Silsila Hai Pyar Ka (1999), Daag: The Fire (1999), Josh (2000), Kya Kehna (2000), Zilla Ghaziabad (2013), Yadvi - The Dignified Princess (2017). He was recently seen in Hotstar Original Series Aarya (2020) directed by Ram Madhvani opposite Sushmita Sen. He also appeared in the independent film The Reluctant Fundamentalist.[1]

Chandrachur Singh was the Assistant Director in the film Awaargi (1990). He has won a Filmfare Award in 1996 for the movie Maachis (1996). He was the Playback Singer in the movie Silsila Hai Pyar Ka (1999) and Maruti Mera Dost (2009).

In 2012, Chandrachur hosted a cookery show Royal Rasoi (2012-2013) which was aired on channel Food Food. Royal Rasoi takes you to places and into the palaces where royalty resides, showcasing the food etiquette and culture of the Kings of India.

Personal life

Chandrachur Singh has been married to Avantika Kumari. The couple has a son. Chandrachur is a great cook and has an immense love for music. He has two brothers, Abhimanyu Singh and Aditya Singh. Aditya Singh is a Producer in the Indian Cinema. Aditya Singh recently produced Zee5 original film Section 377 Ab-Normal.

Early life

Singh was born on 11 October 1968 in Balikhamar, Odisha, India. He attended the all-boys boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun and then went to St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi. [2] In the early 1990s, Singh, a trained classical singer, taught music at Vasant Valley School and history at his alma mater, The Doon School.[3][4]

Career

1996-2000

Singh made his acting debut in 1996 in Tere Mere Sapne which was produced under Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited. Later that year he starred alongside Tabu in Maachis for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He appeared in several films as a leading actor which failed to do well, but he got some notice in multi-starrers Daag: The Fire (1999) opposite Sanjay Dutt, Kya Kehna (2000) opposite Preity Zinta and Josh (2000) opposite Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan. He was nominated for Filmfare awards on two occasions, in different categories.

2000-2006

After initial success, his career went into a low, because of psychiatric problems and an alleged "dislocation of his shoulder joint", which he suffered while water skiing in Goa. He claimed he couldn't work out to stay fit which caused him to gain weight and lose roles.[5] His last few releases included Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya (2001), 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.[6]

2012-2017

In 2012, he made a comeback with the multi-starer film Chaar Din Ki Chandni.[7] 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. He then appeared in Zilla Ghaziabad which had been delayed for years, and finally released in August 2013.[8] After Zila Ghaziabad Singh acted in some movies like Just U & me (2013), Chal Guru Ho Ja Shuru (2015), Aa Gaya Hero(2017) and Yadvi - The Dignified Princess (2017)

Comeback in 2020-present

In 2020, Chandrachur made a comeback in the Hotstar original drama web series Aarya.[9] He was appreciated for his role in Hotstar Original Series Aarya (2020) directed by Ram Madhvani opposite Sushmita Sen as Tej Sareen. In January 2021, Koimoi magazine conducted an online audience poll for the best supporting actor in a Web Series, Chandrachur Singh won that online audience poll by getting 75% of the votes.[10]

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award Show	Award	Film	Result
1996	Filmfare Award	Filmfare Best Debut Award	Maachis	Won
2000	Filmfare Award	Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award	Kya Kehna	Nominated
2001	International Indian Film Academy	Best Actor in a supporting role	Josh	Nominated
2001	Screen Awards	Best Actor in a supporting role	Josh	Nominated
2021	Koimoi Audience Poll[11]	Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Aarya	Won

Filmography

Key
	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Title[12]	Year	Role	Note
Tere Mere Sapne	1996	Rahul Mehta
Maachis	1996	Kripal Singh 'Pali'	Debut Film
Betaabi	1997	Sameer
Sham Ghansham	1998	Sham
Dil Kya Kare	1999	Som Dutt
Daag: The Fire	1999	Ravi Varma
Silsila Hai Pyar Ka	1999	Abhay Sinha	Playback Singer Also
Josh	2000	Rahul	Nominated 2 Times for Best Supporting Actor
Kya Kehna	2000	Ajay	Nominated for best supporting Actor
Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa	2001	Ravi
Junoon	2002
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata	2002	Shabbir Jehangir Khan
Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse	2002	Raj
Sarhad Paar	2006	Ravi
Maruti Mera Dost	2009		Playback Singer
Kemiti Ae Bandhana	2011	Tanmay Patnaik	Oriya Movie
Chaar Din Ki Chandni	2012	Prithvi Singh
The Reluctant Fundamentalist	2012	Bandy Uncle	English Film
Zilla Ghaziabad	2013	Karamvir	Recurring Role
Just U & Me	2013
Chal Guru Ho Jaa Shuru	2015	Sathya Baba
Chooda Ek Pratha	2015
Prakash Electronic	2017
Aa Gaya Hero	2017
Yadvi - The Dignified Princess	2017	Maharaja Bhupinder Singh	English Film
Tumhare Liye	2021

Television

Title	Year	Channel	Role	Note
Royal Rasoi[13]	2012-2013	Food Food	Self (Host)	13 Episodes
Guftagoo	2012	Rajya Sabha Tv	Self	1 Episodes
Savdhaan India	2014	Life OK	Akshay	1 Episodes
Aarya[14]	2020	Hotstar	Tej Sareen	9 Episodes

References

"'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' review: It's a new Pakistan". News18. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
"Chandrachur Singh returns with Aarya". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
"Chandrachur Singh on fame in the '90s, obscurity in the '00s and his rebirth in Aarya". 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
"Cinema: Whatever happened to Chandrachur Singh..." Hindustan Times. 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
"Chandrachur Singh on 'phase of disillusionment' after films got shelved: 'A sense of surrender came along soon after'". Hindustan Times. 8 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
"Chandrachur Singh on injury that threw his career off track: 'My shoulder would get dislocated, stop shoot for some days'". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
"Tough ] times dont last, tough people do: Chandrachur Singh on his acting comeback". outlookindia.com/. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
"I don't want to be typecast: Chandrachur Singh". Deccan Herald. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
"Chandrachur Singh on his comeback with Aarya, years in oblivion: 'I see it as a learning curve'". Hindustan Times. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
https://www.koimoi.com/audience-poll/koimoi-audience-poll-2020-ishwak-singh-paatal-lok-to-chandrachur-singh-aarya-vote-for-the-best-supporting-actor-web-series/
https://www.koimoi.com/audience-poll/koimoi-audience-poll-2020-ishwak-singh-paatal-lok-to-chandrachur-singh-aarya-vote-for-the-best-supporting-actor-web-series/
"Chandrachur Singh Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/chandrachur-singh-turns-tv-host/articleshow/12965964.cms
"Aarya actor Chandrachur Singh: Ram Madhvani has a unique style of filmmaking". 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

External links

Chandrachur Singh at IMDb
Chandrachur Singh on Instagram

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[1] "'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' review: It's a new Pakistan". News18. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[2] "Chandrachur Singh returns with Aarya". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[3] "Chandrachur Singh on fame in the '90s, obscurity in the '00s and his rebirth in Aarya". 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[4] "Cinema: Whatever happened to Chandrachur Singh..." Hindustan Times. 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[5] "Chandrachur Singh on 'phase of disillusionment' after films got shelved: 'A sense of surrender came along soon after'". Hindustan Times. 8 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[6] "Chandrachur Singh on injury that threw his career off track: 'My shoulder would get dislocated, stop shoot for some days'". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[7] "Tough ] times dont last, tough people do: Chandrachur Singh on his acting comeback". outlookindia.com/. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[8] "I don't want to be typecast: Chandrachur Singh". Deccan Herald. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[9] "Chandrachur Singh on his comeback with Aarya, years in oblivion: 'I see it as a learning curve'". Hindustan Times. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[10] ttps://www.koimoi.com/audience-poll/koimoi-audience-poll-2020-ishwak-singh-paatal-lok-to-chandrachur-singh-aarya-vote-for-the-best-supporting-actor-web-series/

[11] ttps://www.koimoi.com/audience-poll/koimoi-audience-poll-2020-ishwak-singh-paatal-lok-to-chandrachur-singh-aarya-vote-for-the-best-supporting-actor-web-series/

[bio-12] "Chandrachur Singh Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.

[13] ttps://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/chandrachur-singh-turns-tv-host/articleshow/12965964.cms

[14] "Aarya actor Chandrachur Singh: Ram Madhvani has a unique style of filmmaking". 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
1989–2000	Aamir Khan (1989) Sooraj R. Barjatya (1990) Not awarded (1991) Ajay Devgan (1992) Shah Rukh Khan (1993) Saif Ali Khan (1994) Not awarded (1995) Bobby Deol (1996) Chandrachur Singh (1997) Akshaye Khanna (1998) Fardeen Khan (1999) Rahul Khanna (2000)
2001–2009	Hrithik Roshan (2001) Tusshar Kapoor (2002) Vivek Oberoi (2003) Shahid Kapoor (2004) Not awarded (2005) Shiney Ahuja (2006) Not awarded (2007) Ranbir Kapoor (2008) Farhan Akhtar & Imran Khan (2009)
2010–	Not awarded (2010) Ranveer Singh (2011) Vidyut Jammwal (2012) Ayushmann Khurrana (2013) Dhanush (2014) Fawad Khan (2015) Sooraj Pancholi (2016) Diljit Dosanjh (2017) Not awarded (2018) Ishaan Khatter (2019) Abhimanyu Dassani (2020)