Dara Singh

Dara Singh (19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indian wrestler-turned-actor. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha (upper house) of India. He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted on film and television.

Dara Singh was born on 19 November in 1928 in the village of Dharmuchak, which was then a part of British Punjab and is in Amritsar district.