Rituraj Singh (1964-2024) was an Indian actor and television host. He mainly works in Bollywood films. He died of a heart attack on February 19, 2024, at his home in Mumbai.
Wiki/Biography
Rituraj Singh was born Rituraj Singh Chandrawat Sisodia on Saturday, May 23, 1964, in Kota, Rajasthan, India (aged 59 years; time of death). His zodiac sign is Gemini. He was educated at Modern School, Balakamba Road, New Delhi, India. He moved to the United States from Kota, Rajasthan, during his student days.
Rituraj Singh’s childhood photos
At the age of 12 he returned to India and began studying drama. Later, he received his BA in Economics from Hindu College, University of Delhi. Singh then spent 12 years working in Derry theaters with the Theater Action Group (TAG) in Ballyjohn.
Rituraj Singh and Shah Rukh Khan during their studies at Barry John Acting Class in New Delhi
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family and caste
Rituraj Singh was born into a Rajput family.
Parents and siblings
Not much is known about his parents. His mother’s name is Kamla Singh. He has a brother named Raviraj Singh and a sister.
wife and children
His wife’s name is Charu Singh. The couple has a son named Adhiraj Singh and a daughter named Jahaan Singh.
Rituraj Singh with wife and children
Profession
television
In 1989, he made his acting debut in the television series “In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones”, playing the role of Arjun Kamat. In 1993, he played the role of Vikram in the TV series Banegi Apni Baat.
Stills of Rituraj Singh in the TV series “Banegi Apni Baat”
In 1999, Rituraj Singh served as the host of the Hindi television game show Tol Mol Ke Bol aired on Zee TV. In 2001, he played the role of Ajay Mittal in Sony Entertainment Television’s TV series “Kuttum”. In 2004, he played the role of Sanjay Doshi in the Star Plus television show Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii.
Stills of Rituraj Singh in the TV series “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii”
In 2009, he played the role of Deven in some episodes of Sony Entertainment Television’s CID. In 2011, he played the role of Kara Dewan Chandra in Zee TV’s show “Hitler Didi”. In the same year, he played the role of Mahendra Singh in the Star Plus drama series Diya Aur Baati Hum.
Stills of Rituraj Singh in the TV series “Diya Aur Baati Hum”
In 2013, Rituraj Singh played the role of Sharda’s professor in the show Ekk Nayi Pehchaan. Next year, he plays Rajesh Vatsal in Satrangi Sasural. In 2023, he played the role of Yashpal in Star Plus’s drama series Anupamaa.
Rituraj Singh in TV series “Anupamaa” stills
Movie
English
In 1992, he made his film debut with the Indian English film “Miss Beatty’s Children”.
Movie “Miss Beatty’s Children” poster
Hindi
In 2010, he made his Hindi debut as boxer Aslam in the film Hum Tum Aur Ghost. Later, he played the role of Ambernath Bansal in the film Badrinath Ki Dulhania in 2017.
Rituraj Singh and Varun Dhawan in a still from the movie Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017)
Rituraj Singh plays Shastri in the 2023 film Vash-Possessed by the Obsessed. He was last seen in the 2023 Hindi film Yaariyan 2, playing the role of a member of Shikhar’s team.
Movie “Yaariyan 2” poster
tamil
In 2023, he made his debut as Sunil Dutta in the Tamil film Thunivu.
Poster of the movie Thunivu (2023)
short
In 2011, he worked as a filmmaker (dubbing) in two short films, The Masterpiece (Hindi) and as Appa in Prakata Het Yad (English). In 2019, he starred in the Hindi short film Painful Pride alongside Pallavi Joshi.
Movie “Bitter Pride” poster
web series
In 2017, he played the role of General Bedi in ALTBalaji’s web series Test Case. In 2019, Rituraj Singh starred in the web series Hey Prabhu! He plays the role of Ishwar Prabhu in MX Player and Naresh Lakhani in Hotstar.
Poster for the web drama “Criminal Justice”
In the same year, he also starred in a web series called Abhay, which was aired on Zee5.
Poster of web drama “Abhay”
He later appeared in several other web series including Bandish Bandits (2020) on Amazon Prime as Harshvardhan, Made in Heaven (2022) as Radhika’s father on Amazon Prime and “Indian Police Force” (2024), where she plays Rafeeq.
Poster of the web drama “Made in Heaven”
prize
- 2020: Best Actor, Short Film, Rajasthan International Film Festival
Rituraj Singh wins Best Actor in Short Film Award at Rajasthan International Film Festival (2020)
die
Rituraj Singh passed away due to cardiac arrest at his home in Lokhandwala, Mumbai on February 19, 2024 at the age of 59. Before his death, he had been receiving treatment for pancreatic disease.
Facts/Trivia
- He is also known as Rituraj Kamla Singh.
- Rituraj Singh had been studying with Barry John Acting Class in New Delhi for five years before Shah Rukh Khan joined the same class. According to reports, Shah Rukh Khan admired Rituraj Singh’s performance when he was in Barry John’s acting class, and Rituraj was also known as Shah Rukh Khan’s doppelgänger during that time.
Rituraj Singh and Shah Rukh Khan attend ‘Barry John Acting Class’ in New Delhi
- In a media talk, he had mentioned that his parents live in Jaipur and he visits them frequently.
- He frequently appears in television commercials, including those for VIP Bags and Blue Tribe.
Rituraj Singh in VIP Bags TV commercial stills
- Rituraj Singh likes to drink alcoholic beverages occasionally.
Rituraj Singh enjoying alcoholic beverages
- His hobbies include traveling to distant places, watching movies, dancing, rafting and reading.
Rituraj Singh enjoys dancing
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education