Thakur Anoop Singh

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Thakur Anoop Singh
Born (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 34)
Nationality Indian
Occupations
Years active2011–present

Thakur Anoop Singh (born 23 March 1989) is an Indian actor and bodybuilder who primarily appears in Telugu films and some Tamil and Kannada flims. He played Dhritarashtra in the 2013 TV series Mahabharat. [1] In 2015 he won a gold medal in a bodybuilding contest in Bangkok, Thailand. [2] [3] [4]

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Personal life

His ancestral roots lie in Udaipur, Rajasthan, [5] [6]

Bodybuilding career

National and international titles

YearWinsEventCategory
2015 Gold 7th WBPF World Bodybuilding Championship - ThailandMen's Fitness Physique
2015 Bronze 49th Asian Championship - UzbekisthanMen's Fitness Physique
2015 Silver Fit Factor - Mr India 2015Men's Fitness Physique

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageNetwork
2011 Dwarkadheesh – Bhagwaan Shree Krishn Prince Dushasana HindiImagine TV
2011 Kahani Chandrakanta Ki Special appearanceHindiSahara One
2011 Chandragupta Maurya Prince MalayketuHindiImagine TV
2011Jai BajrangbaliPrinceHindiImagine TV
2011 Ramayan Hanuman HindiSahara One
2013-2014 Mahabharat Dhritarashtra HindiStar Plus
2014 Akbar Birbal Mullah Do Piyaza HindiBig Magic
2014 CID Special appearanceHindiSony Entertainment Television

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2017 Si3 Vittal Prasad Tamil
Winner Aadi Telugu
Commando 2 K.P Hindi
Rogue PsychoTelugu
Kannada
2018 Achari America Yatra Vijay (Vicky) Telugu
Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India Challa's Son
2019 Yajamana Devi Shetty Kannada
Udgharsha Adhitya
2022 Khiladi David Telugu
Tees Maar Khan Jija
2022BebhanUday Patwardhan Marathi [7]

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