Vindu Dara Singh Age, Family, Wife, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Virender Singh Randhawa
Other Name	Vindoo Dara Singh
Nickname	Vindu
Profession(s)	Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in feet inches- 6’
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 90 kg in pounds- 198 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 42 inches - Waist: 34 inches - Biceps: 14 inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Punjabi Film (Child Artist): Nanak Dukhiya Sab Sansar (1970) Punjabi Film (Actor): Rab Dian Rakhan (1996) Bollywood (Actor): Diwana Ashiq (1992)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	6 May 1964 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	60 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School	Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai
College	Mithibai College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Religion	Sikhism
Caste	Jatt
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Political Inclination	Bharatiya Janata Party
Hobbies	Travelling, Swimming
Controversies	• In 2013, he was arrested by the Mumbai Police in the IPL match-fixing case. According to the prosecutor, Kiran Bendbar, a SIM card was given by an absconding bookie named 'Sanjay Jaipur' to the controversial Pakistani umpire, Asad Rauf. Vindu had asked the umpire to destroy the SIM before being arrested. • In May 2013, the Mumbai Police claimed that Vindu Dara Singh also had links with some International Sex Rackets. According to the police sources, he was seen with the bookies named 'Prem Taneja' and 'Pawan Jaipur,' and some girls from Kazakhstan. These girls had come to India on a tourist visa. During the investigation and after the inquiry by some models, it was revealed that he used to supply the girls to the bookies and cricket players as well.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Reem Kapadia (Costume Designer) • Farah Naaz (Actress) • Dina Umarova (Model & Entrepreneur)
Marriage Date	• Year-1996 (with Farah Naaz) • Year-2005 (with Dina Umarova)
Family
Wife/Spouse	First Wife- Farah Naaz (Actress; divorced) Second Wife- Dina Umarova (Model & Entrepreneur)
Children	Son- Fateh Randhawa (from Farah Naaz) Daughter- Amelia Randhawa (from Dina Umarova)
Parents	Father- Dara Singh Randhawa (Wrestler & Actor, died in 2012) Mother- Surjit Kaur Randhawa (Died in 2016)
Siblings	Brother(s)- Parduman Randhawa (Actor, Half-brother), Amrik Singh Randhawa (Film Producer) Sister(s)- Deepa Singh, Kamal Singh, Loveleen Singh
Favourite Things
Favourite Actor	Shah Rukh Khan
Favourite Athlete(s)	Wrestler- Sonika Kaliraman Boxer(s)- Manoj Kumar, Jai Bhagwan
Favourite Singer(s)	Sonu Nigam, Rupinder Handa
Favourite TV Show	Bigg Boss
Favourite Cricketer	MS Dhoni
Favourite Restaurant	Bayroute in Juhu (Mumbai)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vindu Dara Singh

• Does Vindu Dara Singh smoke?: Not Known

• Does Vindu Dara Singh drink alcohol?: Yes
  

  Vindu Dara Singh drinks alcohol

• Vindu Dara Singh is the son of Indian professional wrestler and actor “Dara Singh.”
  

  Childhood image of Vindu Dara Singh with his grandmother

  

  Vindu Dara Singh (encircled) with his family

• He made his first on-screen appearance as a child artist in 1970 in the Punjabi film ‘Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar.’
  

  Vindu Dara Singh in ‘Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar’ (1970)

• He started his Bollywood career as a dancer.

• Vindu Dara Singh has worked in various Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, and Bhojpuri movies .

• He has done several mythological TV serials like ‘Jai Veer Hanuman,’ ‘Vishnu Puran,’ ‘Jai Maa Vaishno Devi,’ ‘Jai Ganesha,’ and ‘Sri Bhagavatam.’
  

  Vindu Dara Singh in ‘Jai Veer Hanuman’

• He has done some famous Hindi and Punjabi plays like ‘Hello Darling,’ etc.

• Vindu has also produced his own comedy show ‘Golmaal The Play.’
  

  Vindu Dara Singh in “Golmaal The Play”

• He worked as a dubbing artist for the Hindi version of the Hollywood film ‘The Incredibles’ titled ‘Hum Hain Lajawab’ (2004).
  

  “The Incredibles” (“Hum Hain Lajawab”)

• Vindu was rumoured to be in a relationship with Dimple Kapadia‘s sister, Reem Kapadia. He was first married in 1996 to Farah Naaz, the elder sister of actress Tabu. The duo, who later got divorced, has a son, Fateh Randhawa.
  

  Vindu Dara Singh with his ex-wife Farah Naaz and her sister Tabu

• After his divorce, Vindu Dara Singh got married to model-cum-entrepreneur, Dina Umarova, in 2005, and they together have a daughter named Amelia Randhawa.
  

  Vindu Dara Singh with Dina Umarova

• In 2009, he participated in the reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss Season 3,’ and was declared the winner of that season.
  

  Vindu Dara Singh in ‘Bigg Boss 3’

• In 2010, he judged the first season of the dance reality TV show ‘Chak Dhoom Dhoom.’
  

  Vindu Dara Singh at the launch of ‘Chak Dhoom Dhoom’

• In 2011, Vindu participated in another reality TV show ‘Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout’ and was one of the top 15 finalists.
  

  Zor Ka Jhatka” Total Wipeout

• He was also the winner of the reality TV show ‘Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki’ (2013).
  

  Vindu Dara Singh in “Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki”

• In 2015, he, along with his wife Dina Umarova, participated in the reality show ‘Power Couple’ that aired on Sony TV.
  

  Vindu Dara Singh and his wife ‘Dina Umarova’ in ‘Power Couple’

• Vindu Dara Singh has been featured in several TV commercials like Pepsi, etc.

• He also runs ‘Dara Film Studio’ in Mohali, Punjab, which was founded by his father in 1978.
  

  Vindu Dara Singh runs ‘Dara Film Studio’

• On 12 July 2012, his father died of a heart attack. His mother passed away on 22 March 2016 after battling cancer for almost nine years.

• In 2018, Vindu played the role of Lord Hanuman at Delhi’s ‘Lav Kush Ramlila.’

• He is a dog lover.
  

  Vindu Dara Singh loves dogs

• In 2019, Vindu Dara Singh and his wife, Dina Umarova, participated in the dance reality show ‘Nach Baliye 9.’

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