Sardar Singh Randhawa, popularly known as Randhawa (1933 – 21 October 2013), was an Indian professional wrestler and actor. He was the younger brother of wrestler and actor Dara Singh.
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Early life
Randhawa was born in 1933 in Dharmuchakk, a village in Amritsar, Punjab to Surat Singh and Balwant Kaur.
Career
Wrestling
He started his career in wrestling when he arrived in Singapore in 1952. He had a good build and strong body like his brother. During his career he wrestled with wrestlers including Ski Hi Lee, John da Silva and George Gordienko. At the time when Dara Singh became the world champion, Randhawa was the reigning Indian champion.
Films
He got his first break in Awara Abdulla (1963). Subsequently, he had many small roles in films, most of which were playing villains. One of his most-known roles is that of Bheema in Kurukshetram (1977).
Personal life
Randhawa was married to Mumtaz's sister Malika and has a son Shaad Randhawa, who is also an actor and a daughter named Shehnaz.
Death
He died on 21 October 2013 at a hospital in Mumbai.