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