Gracy Singh

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Gracy Singh
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Born (1980-07-20) 20 July 1980 (age 45)
Delhi, [1] India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active1997–2021

Gracy Singh (born 20 July 1980 [1] ) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Telugu films. She is best known for her role in the films Lagaan and Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. [2] Singh is also a trained Bharatnatyam and Odissi dancer. [3] [4]

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Career

Born in Delhi, India, [1] Singh began her career touring with the dance group "The Planets". [3] Her first acting role was in the 1997 television soap, Amanat . [5] [6] She then went on to star opposite Aamir Khan in Ashutosh Gowariker's epic sports-drama Lagaan , [7] where she played a village belle. She was nominated in this role for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, [8] and won the Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female. [9]

Post Lagaan, Singh appeared in a few successful films in Hindi and Telugu including Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. [10] and Santosham . She has also starred in Punjabi films such as Lakh Pardesi Hoye [11] and a Malayalam film Loudspeaker directed by Jayaraj. [12]

In 2015, Singh returned to television, playing Goddess Santoshi in the series Santoshi Maa on &TV. [13] [14]

Filmography

Year(s)TitleRoleLanguageNotes
1999 Hu Tu Tu Shanti Hindi
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain MayaCredited as Gracy
2001 Lagaan Gauri
2002 Santhosham Padmavathi Telugu
Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu Radhika Rani
2003 Armaan Dr. Neha MathurHindi
Gangaajal Anuradha
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana
2004 Muskaan Muskaan
Shart: The Challenge Sonam Kapoor
2005 Wajahh: A Reason to Kill Trishna Bhargava
Yehi Hai Zindagi Vasundhara Rao
2006The White LandSudha Patel
2007Lakh Pardesi HoiyeNeha Punjabi
Chanchal ChanchalHindi
2008 Deshdrohi Sonia Patil
Dekh Bhai Dekh Babli Lala
2009Vighnaharta Shree SiddhivinayakHerselfGuest appearance
Loudspeaker Annie Malayalam
AseemaProf. Aseema L. PatnayakHindi
Meghave Meghave Charmi aka Chandramukhi Kannada
2010 Rama Rama Krishna Krishna GauthamiTeluguCameo appearance
RamdevShilpa
2011Milta Hai Chance By ChanceMeghaHindi
Sai Ek PrernaHerselfGuest appearance
Andhala DoctorMaria Marathi
2012 Dangerous Ishq Maharani MeerabaiHindi
Aappan Pher MilangeGulaabPunjabi
Qayamat Hi QayamatHerselfHindiSpecial appearance in a song
Baba Ramsaa PeerDalibai
2013 Mahabharat Aur Barbareek Morvi
Blue Mountains Vani Sharma
SamadhiMukto Bengali [15]
2015 Chooriyan SimranPunjabi

Television

YearSerialRoleNotes
1997–2002 Amanat Amrita
1998Prithviraj ChauhanChakori
2015–2017 Santoshi Maa Santoshi Maa
2020–2021 Santoshi Maa – Sunayein Vrat Kathayein

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gracy Singh". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016. Gracy is actually from Punjab, but born in Delhi on July 20, 1980.
  2. ↑ Jha, Sumit (9 July 2016). "Gracy Singh: TV has a wider reach than cinema now". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 Bhayani, Viral. "Gracy Singh performs". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Gracy's Foot Forward". The Indian Express. 31 March 2001. Retrieved 22 August 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Remember Laagan Fame Actress Gracy Singh? This Is What She Is Doing Now". News18. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Remember Aamir Khans Co-Star Gracy Singh From Lagaan? See Her Then And Now Photos". Zee News. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Gracy Singh says she had 'apprehensions' about Bollywood, reveals Shabana Azmi's compliment for Lagaan". Hindustan Times. 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  8. ↑ News, India TV (2 June 2013). "VIDEO: Talash - Gracy Singh, Part 2". India TV News. Retrieved 8 July 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ "'Lagaan', 'DCH' sweep Screen awards - Nation". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. United News of India. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Shrivastava, Vipra (26 November 2015). "Lagaan actress Gracy Singh back on TV after 13 years". India Today. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Mathur, Siddhartha (14 December 2009). "Here's Gracy!". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Gracy Singh in Loud Speaker". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016– via Moviebuzz.
  13. ↑ Maheshwri, Neha (23 November 2015). "Gracy Singh repeats her 'Lagaan' look on TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Lagaan actress Gracy Singh back on TV after 13 years". India Today. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  15. ↑ Ghosh, Madhusree (17 November 2013). "Samadhi Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "PIX: Madhuri steps out for an awards night". Rediff Movies.
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