Chitrangada Singh Randhawa Biography

Chitrangada Singh Randhawa Biography

Chitrangada Singh Randhawa (born 28 March 1976) is an Indian film actress. She is best known for starring in the 2011 moderate success, Desi Boyz. She is married to Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa.

Chitrangada Singh was born in India. Her brother is golfer Digvijay Singh. She and Digvijay and Tina are the children of an Army officer.[citation needed] As a girl, she was known for looking like the late actress Smita Patil. When she was a Class IX student, she was approached by a filmmaker to play the young Smita Patil in a documentary on the actor. She received training in Kathak (a classical dance) and enjoyed acting
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Career :
She began her career in Delhi as a model before making the transition to the silver screen. She also performed as lead model in the video of Hit music album by Altaf Raja "Tum To Thehre Pardesi". After completing her education, she entered modeling, where her ad credits include ICICI bank and Alukkas Jewellery, and gradually shifting to music videos, she performed lyricist Gulzar's "Sunset Point."

It was in a music video of singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, that was she was spotted by Sudhir Mishra’s production manager. Subsequently, she made her much acclaimed debut with Sudhir Mishra's film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2003. The role got her wide acclaim: a Washington Post review noted her for giving "her character a deep sense of dignity and decency." After that Chitragandha acted in the 2005 film Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow.

She took a break from acting from 2005 to 2008. In 2008, she made her comeback with the leading role opposite Sanjay Suri in the director Onir's romantic-comedy, Sorry Bhai!. Its release over the weekend of the Mumbai terror attacks proved disastrous at the box office.

In Sudhir Mishra's movie Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011), Chitrangada played the role of an aspiring singer from Delhi who goes to Mumbai to get fame and money. She then starred in Rohit Dhawan's Desi Boyz, where she played the role of an economics teacher opposite Akshay Kumar. Desi Boyz also starred John Abraham and Deepika Padukone; it was a moderate success at the box office.

Chitrangada is brand ambassador for Airtel, Parachute, Borges Olive Oil, Garnier, Aliva Crackers, Taj Mahal Tea and Joyalukkas Jewellers.

Awards :-
In April 2009, she was awarded the Young Women Achiever Award – 2009 by FICCI.


Personal life:-
Chitrangada Singh married golfer Jyoti Randhawa in 2001, and they have a son. While giving an interview she said "I am from Meerut. My father was in the army. I’m very patriotic

FilmographyYear Title Role

2003 Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi Geeta Rao
2005 Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow Bhavana Dayal
2008 Sorry Bhai! Aaliyah
2010 Basra Antara Mitra/Anna Pereira
2011 Yeh Saali Zindagi Priti
2011 Desi Boyz Tanya Sharma
2012 Joker Special appearance in the song "Kaafirana"
2012 I Me Aur Mein Filming

Awards
Won: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Female Debut (2006)

Nominated: Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female (2006)
Nominated: Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut – Female (2005)
Nominated: Apsara Award for Best Actress (2005)