Varinder Singh Ghuman

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Varinder Singh Ghuman
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Born1983or1984(age 40–41) [1]
Nationality Indian
Occupations
  • Bodybuilder
  • actor
Known forMr. India
Bodybuilder
Personal info
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [1]
Weight130 kg (287 lb) [1]
Professional career
Best win
  • Mr. India
  • 2009

Varinder Singh Ghuman is an Indian professional bodybuilder and actor. [2] [1] [3] Ghuman won Mr. India in 2009 and he was awarded 2nd place in Mr. Asia. [1]

Contents

Career

Bodybuilding

Ghuman hails from Gurdaspur, Punjab, [4] and has been described as the world's first vegetarian professional bodybuilder. [1]

In 2009, Ghuman won Mr. India competition and secured second place in Mr. Asia. [1] He was hired by Arnold Schwarzenegger for promoting his health products in Asia as his brand ambassador. [1] [3] He is the first Indian bodybuilder to secure the IFBB pro card. [5]

Film

Ghuman appeared in the 2012 Punjabi film Kabaddi Once Again as the lead actor. [1] [3]

He made his Hindi film debut with the 2014 film Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans . [6] In 2019, Ghuman appeared in the Hindi film Marjaavaan . [7] [3]

Ghuman will be seen next in Tiger 3 . [8] [9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageRef
2012 Kabaddi Once Again Shingara Singh Punjabi [1]
2014 Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans Cheena Hindi [6]
2019 Marjaavaan RakkaHindi [7]
2023 Tiger 3 ShakeelHindi [8]

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