Ranvijay Singh Singha is an Indian actor, television personality and VJ. Ranvijay is known for his appearance in

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, where he won the show. He was a part of the show from 2004 to 2020, earlier as a gang leader and then as a host. He also appeared in judging panel for auditions from 8: Shortcut to Hell to 18: Roadies Revolution. He made his

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debut in '' Toss: A Flip of Destiny'' (2009). Ranvijay has also acted in '' London Dreams'' (2009) and '' Action Replayy'' (2010). Singha made his Punjabi movie debut in 2011, starring in Jimmy Shergill's '' Dharti''.

Early life

Singha's father, Iqbal Singh Singha is retired Lt. General of

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and his mother Baljeet Kaur is a housewife, although his father is retired but is currently posted in Syria as the UN Force Commander, his mother is a poet in her own right. Owing to his father's transferable jobs across India, he went to nine different schools, and finally graduated from Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan,

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, he graduated from Hansraj College (

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doing B. Com hons). He wanted to win the

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. Singh used to work for a construction worker in

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, United States. His younger brother Harman Singha is also an actor, VJ and television personality.

Personal life

Singha is the only exception in his family to not serve in Indian military as his family is serving Indian military since six generations. Rannvijay married Priyanka Vohra on 10 April 2014. The couple has a daughter named Kainaat who was born on 17 January 2017. Rannvijay is a comics superhero and bikes fan and is known for collecting

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and

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merchandises, he owns Suzuki GSX-R600, Kawasaki Ninja,

and

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. He is a Warriors fan. On 4 March 2021, Singha and his wife Priyanka announced that they are expecting their second child.

Career

Ashish Parmar shot MTV Roadies with host Rannvijay Singh and main leader Prince Narula

MTV India

Singha appeared in first season of MTV Roadies and further hosting all the season from 2.0 to Roadies Revolution. He has also hosted other MTV shows,

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, MTV Force India The Fast and The Gorgeous, MTV Splitsvilla, MTV Scooty Pep Diva and MTV Troll Police. He took an exit from the MTV Roadies.

Film career

Rannvijay made his

debut in '' Toss: A Flip of Destiny'' in 2009. He then acted in '' London Dreams'' along with

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and Salman Khan. He further appeared in '' Action Replayy'' in 2011. He made his Punjabi cinema debut in 2011, starring in Jimmy Shergill's '' Dharti''. He also acted in a horror film " 3 AM".

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Singha, Rannvijay 1983 births Living people Male actors from Punjab, India MTV Roadies 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Punjabi cinema Indian VJs (media personalities) Indian game show hosts