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Rannvijay Singha is an Indian film actor,
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, host, and VJ. He is known for his role in ''
MTV Roadies ''MTV Roadies'' is an Indian reality television series. It premiered on 15 August 2003 on MTV India and is also digitally available on JioHotstar. Following the auditions, a group of contestants travel to different destinations and participa ...
''. He was a part of the show from 2004 to 2020, earlier as a gang leader and then as a host. He was also a part of the auditions judging panel from season 8 to season 18 and a gang leader. He made his
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debut in '' Toss: A Flip of Destiny'' (2009). Rannvijay has also acted in ''
London Dreams ''London Dreams'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film directed and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. The film stars Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Asin in lead roles.The film had a worldwide release on 30 October 2009 and was a comme ...
'' (2009) and '' Action Replayy'' (2010). Singha made his Punjabi movie debut in 2011, starring in
Jimmy Shergill Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also known as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Hindi and Punjabi films. Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller '' Maachis''. His ...
's '' Dharti''.


Early life

Singha's father, Iqbal Singh Singha is a retired Lt. General of the
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and his mother Baljeet Kaur is a housewife. However, his father is retired but is currently posted in
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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. Finally, he graduated from Army Public School,
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,
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. He also attended
Hansraj College Hansraj College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, in Delhi, India. Established in 1948 and situated in the Delhi University North Campus, it is considered as one of the best colleges in India having produced a large and not ...
(the
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and graduated with a B. Com hons). He wanted to win the Hero Honda Karizma R. Singh used to work for a construction worker in
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. His younger brother Harman Singha is also an actor, VJ and television personality. Singha is the only exception in his family not to serve in the
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as his family has been serving in the
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for six generations.


Personal life

Rannvijay married Priyanka Vohra on 10 April 2014. The couple has a daughter named Kainaat who was born on 17 January 2017. In March 2021, Singha and his wife Priyanka announced that they were expecting their second child, a son named Jahaanvir. Rannvijay is a
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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, Hero Honda Karizma R and
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fan. He is also a football enthusiast, and became co-owner of then
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club Minerva Punjab in October 2017.


Career


MTV India

Singha appeared in the first season of
MTV Roadies ''MTV Roadies'' is an Indian reality television series. It premiered on 15 August 2003 on MTV India and is also digitally available on JioHotstar. Following the auditions, a group of contestants travel to different destinations and participa ...
and further hosted all the seasons from 2.0 to Roadies Revolution. He has also hosted other MTV shows, such as MTV Stuntmania,
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,
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, MTV Scooty Pep Diva and MTV Troll Police. He took an exit from the MTV Roadies.https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/neha-dhupia-is-heartbroken-at-rannvijay-singha-s-roadies-exit-i-know-sonu-sood-would-do-a-great-job-but-101644732150786.html


Film career

Rannvijay made his
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debut in '' Toss: A Flip of Destiny'' in 2009. He then acted in ''
London Dreams ''London Dreams'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film directed and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. The film stars Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Asin in lead roles.The film had a worldwide release on 30 October 2009 and was a comme ...
'' along with
Ajay Devgn Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director, and producer. One of the most prolific actors of Hindi cinema, Devgn has appeared in over Ajay Devgn filmography, 100 films and ha ...
and
Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; born 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who predominantly works in Hindi films. In a career spanning over three decades, his awards include two National Film Awa ...
. He further appeared in '' Action Replayy'' in 2011. He made his Punjabi cinema debut in 2011, starring in
Jimmy Shergill Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also known as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Hindi and Punjabi films. Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller '' Maachis''. His ...
's '' Dharti''. He also acted in the horror film " 3 AM".


Filmography


Films


Television


Web series


References


External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Singha, Rannvijay 1983 births Living people Male actors from Punjab, India 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Punjabi cinema Indian video jockeys Indian game show hosts Hansraj College alumni