Randhawa (wrestler)

Sardar Singh Randhawa, popularly known as Randhawa (1933 – 21 October 2013), was an Indian professional wrestler and actor. He was the younger brother of wrestler and actor Dara Singh.

Randhawa
Born	Sardar Singh Randhawa 1933 Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Died	21 October 2013(2013-10-21) (aged 79–80)[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Wrestler, Actor
Years active	1952–1988 (wrestler) 1963–1998 (actor)
Spouse	Malika
Children	2 including; Shaad Randhawa
Family	See Randhawa family

Early life

Randhawa was born in 1933 at Dharmuchakk, a village in Amritsar district, Punjab to Surat Singh and Balwant Kaur.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Wrestling

He started his career in wrestling when he arrived at Singapore in 1952. He had a good build and strong body like his brother. During his career he wrestled with wrestlers like Ski Hi Lee, John da Silva and George Gordienko etc.^[2] At the time when Dara Singh became the world champion, Randhawa was the reigning Indian champion.

Films

He got his first break in Awara Abdulla (1963). After that, he did many short roles in films, but mostly negative characters. He acted in Telugu Kurukshetram movie 1977 as Bheema.

Filmography

This is a selected list:-

Year	Film	Role
1963	Awara Abdulla	Wrestler
	Faulad	Amar's tag team partner
1965	Tarzan and King Kong	Tarzan
	Teen Sardar	Sherdil
1966	Spy In Goa
1966	Dilawar	as Dilawar
1966	Do Matwale	as Amar
1966	Shankar Khan
1965	Panch Ratan	as Raja
1967	Nasihat	Detective
1969	Aadmi Aur Insaan	Shanker
1970	Yeh Khoon Rang Layega
1970	Johny Mera Naam	Babu
1971	Andaz	as Gangu
	Tulsi Vivah	Jalandhara
1972	Hari Darshan	Hiranyakaship
1975	Balak Aur Janwar	Raja Sangraam Singh
1976	Bajrangbali	Meghnad
1978	Bhakti Mein Shakti	Bandit

Personal life

Randhawa was married to Mumtaz's sister Malika and has a son Shaad Randhawa, who is also an actor and a daughter named Shehnaz.

Death

He died on 21 October 2013 at hospital.^[3]