Chandrachur Singh


Chandrachur Singh is an Indian actor who has worked in Bollywood films, Indian television series, and independent films like The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

Early life

Chandrachur Singh’s father is a former deputy of Khair, Aligarh UP and his mother is the daughter of the Maharaja of Bolangir in Odisha. Singh attended the all-boys boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun, and then went to St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi.

Career

In the early 1990s, Singh, a trained classical singer, taught music at his alma mater, The Doon School. 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 had success with his lead roles in the multi-starers opposite Sanjay Dutt, Kya Kehna opposite Preity Zinta and Josh opposite Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan, for which he won many popular votes. He was nominated for Filmfare awards on two occasions, in different categories.
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. His last few releases included Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa, Bharat Bhagya Vidhata and the delayed release Sarhad Paar which was shot in 2002 and released in 2006. All three films flopped at the box office.
In 2012, he made a comeback with the multi-starer film Chaar Din Ki Chandni. 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. In 2020, he appeared in the Hotstar crime drama web series Aarya.

Awards

YearAward ShowAwardFilmWinner
1996Filmfare AwardFilmfare Best Debut AwardMaachis
2000Filmfare AwardFilmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardKya Kehna

Filmography

TitleYearRole
Tere Mere Sapne1996Rahul Mehta
Maachis1996Kripal Singh 'Pali'
Betaabi1997Sameer
Sham Ghansham1998Sham
Dil Kya Kare1999Som Dutt
1999Ravi Varma
Silsila Hai Pyar Ka1999Abhay Sinha
Josh2000Rahul
Kya Kehna2000Ajay
Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa2001Ravi
Junoon2002
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata2002Shabbir Jehangir Khan
Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse2002Raj
Sarhad Paar2006Ravi
Maruti Mera Dost2009
Kemiti Ae Bandhana 2011Tanmay Patnaik
Chaar Din Ki Chandni2012Prithvi Singh
Zilla Ghaziabad2013Karamvir
The Reluctant Fundamentalist2013Bandy Uncle
Hum Tum Aur Ghost 22014
Aa Gaya Hero2017–
Yadvi - The Dignified Princess2017Maharaja Bhupinder Singh

Television

TitleYearChannelRole

Aarya		2020HotstarTej Sareen