Rituraj Singh (1964-2024) was an Indian actor and television host. He mainly worked in Bollywood films. He died of a heart attack at his home in Mumbai on February 19, 2024.
Wiki/Biography
Rituraj Singh was born as Rituraj Singh Chandrawat Sisodia on Saturday 23 May 1964.59 years old; At the time of death) is located in Kota, Rajasthan, India. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He went to school at Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi, India. He moved to the United States from Kota, Rajasthan during his school days.
Rituraj Singh’s childhood photos
He returned to India at the age of 12 and began studying theater. He then obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hindu College, University of Delhi. Singh then worked in theater for 12 years in Delhi with Barry John’s Theater Action Group (TAG).
Rituraj Singh with Shah Rukh Khan at ‘Barry John Acting Class’ in New Delhi.
physical appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: salt and pepper
Eye Color: black
family and class
Rituraj Singh belonged to a Rajput family.
parents and siblings
Not much is known about his parents. His mother’s name is Kamla Singh. He had a brother and sister named Raviraj Singh.
wife and children
His wife’s name was Charu Singh. The couple has a son named Adhiraj Singh and a daughter named Jahaan Singh.
Rituraj Singh with his wife and children.
job
television
In 1989, he made his television debut playing the role of Arjun Kamat in the TV series ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’. In 1993, he played the role of Vikram in the TV series Banegi Apni Baat.
Rituraj Singh in a still from TV serial Banegi Apni Baat
In 1999, Rituraj Singh worked as a host in the Hindi TV game show Tol Mol Ke Bol, which aired on Zee TV. In 2001, he played the role of Ajay Mittal in Sony Entertainment Television’s TV series Kutumb. In 2004, he played the role of Sanjay Doshi in Star Plus’ TV show Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii.
Rituraj Singh in a still from TV serial Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
In 2009, he played the role of Deven in some episodes of Sony Entertainment Television’s CID. In 2011, she appeared as Kala Diwan Chandela in Zee TV’s show Hitler Didi. In the same year, he played the role of Mahendra Singh in Star Plus’ Diya Aur Baati Hum serial.
Rituraj Singh in a still from TV serial Diya Aur Baati Hum
In 2013, Rituraj Singh appeared as Sharda’s professor in Ekk Nayi Pehchaan. The next year he played Rajesh Vatsal in Satrangi Sasural. In 2023, he played the role of Yashpal in Star Plus’ Anupamaa serial.
Rituraj Singh in a still from TV series Anupamaa
movie
english
She made her film debut in the 1992 Indian English film Miss Beatty’s Children.
Poster for the movie ‘Miss Beatty’s Children’
Hindi
In 2010, he made his Hindi debut with the film Hum Tum Aur Ghost in which he played the role of Boxer Aslam. He later played the role of Ambernath Bansal in the 2017 film Badrinath Ki Dulhania.
Rituraj Singh with Varun Dhawan in a still from the film Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017)
Rituraj Singh played the role of Shastri in the 2023 film Vash- Possessed by the Obsessed. He last appeared as Shikhar’s teammate in the 2023 Hindi film Yaariyan 2.
Poster for the movie ‘Yaariyan 2’
Tamil
In 2023, he debuted in Tamil cinema with Thunivu alongside Sunil Dutta.
Movie Tooniboo (2023) poster
short
In 2011, he appeared in two short films, ‘The Masterpiece’ (Hindi) as a filmmaker (voice) and ‘Prakata Het Yad’ (English) as Appa. In 2019, he starred alongside Pallavi Joshi in the short Hindi film ‘Painful Pride’.
Poster for the movie Painful Pride
web series
In 2017, Gen. Appeared as Bedi. In 2019, Rituraj Singh appeared in the web series Hey Prabhu! Criminal Justice like Ishwar Prabhu on MX Player and Naresh Lakhani on Hotstar.
Poster for the web drama Criminal Justice
In the same year, he also appeared in a web series called Abhay, which aired on Zee5.
Poster for web series Abhay
Later, he appeared in several other web series, including Bandish Bandits (2020) as Harshvardhan on Amazon Prime, Made in Heaven (2022) as Radhika’s father on Amazon Prime, and Indian Police Force (2024) as Rafeeq on Amazon Prime.
Web drama Made in Heaven poster
award
- 2020: Rajasthan International Film Festival Best Actor Award in Short Film
Rituraj Singh after winning the Best Actor Award in the Short Film category at Rajasthan International Film Festival (2020).
death
Rituraj Singh died of a heart attack at his home in Lokhandwala, Mumbai, on February 19, 2024, at the age of 59. He was being treated for pancreatic disease before his death.
Facts/Quiz
- He was also known by the name Rituraj Kamla Singh.
- Before Shah Rukh Khan joined the same class, Rituraj Singh was a student of ‘Barry John Acting Classes’ in New Delhi for five years. Shah Rukh Khan admired Rituraj Singh’s acting during his time in Barry John Acting Classes and Rituraj was also called Shah Rukh Khan’s doppelgänger during that period.
Rituraj Singh with Shah Rukh Khan at ‘Barry John Acting Class’ in New Delhi.
- In a media chat, he once mentioned that his parents live in Jaipur and he visits them often.
- He has frequently appeared in television commercials, including VIP bag and Blue Tribe commercials.
Rituraj Singh appears in a still cut from the VIP bag TV commercial.
- Rituraj Singh liked to drink alcohol occasionally.
Rituraj Singh enjoying alcoholic beverages
- His hobbies included traveling to distant places, watching movies, dancing, rafting and reading books.
Rituraj Singh Enjoying Dancing
