Singh initially married Shabnam Kaur, but they later got divorced. Their eldest son, Yuvraj Singh, is a former Indian cricketer. Another son of theirs is Zoravar Singh. In 2011, his son, Yuvraj, was diagnosed with cancer and recovered from it. Yograj's cricket training was harsh towards his son Yuvraj, during his childhood. After the couple's divorce, their son, Yuvraj, decided to live with his mother. Later he married Satbir Kaur. He has a son, Victor Singh, and a daughter, Amarjot Kaur, from his second marriage.
Cricket career
In 1977, Yograj Singh was chosen over Kapil Dev for India's U-22 team, that played against England at Nagpur. In 1979, he was picked up for Board President's XI team to play against the touring Pakistan cricket team at Baroda. He took 3 wickets for 29 runs, including the wickets of Javed Miandad and Wasim Raja.
In 1980, he was picked up for the Indian cricket team, touring Australia and New Zealand. On 21 December 1980, he played his first one-day international match against the New Zealand cricket team at Brisbane, claiming 2/44 in 8.4 overs. On 21 February 1981, he played his first Test match against the New Zealand cricket team at Wellington, where he took the wicket of John Wright.
Acting
Yograj Singh made his acting debut in the 1983 Punjabi film Batwara., directed by Veerendra Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he emerged as one of the prominent stars of the Punjabi film industry. He mostly played the main antagonist to Gugu Gill. While he appeared in numerous Punjabi features, he gained nationwide recognition in Bollywood for his performance as the strict athletic coach (Havildar Sampuran Singh) in the 2013 blockbuster biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhag. Other notable Hindi film credits include the 2010 British-Indian production West is West and a role in the 2015 action comedy Singh Is Bliing.
He has remained a mainstay in contemporary Punjabi cinema. Some of his most recognized regional projects include roles in Sajjan Singh Rangroot (2018), and Ardaas Karaan (2019).
Controversies
Yograj Singh criticised and alleged then Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni for spoiling his son, Yuvraj Singh's career. According to Singh, due to Dhoni, Yuvraj was dropped from 2015 Cricket World Cup team.
In 2020, Singh accused MS Dhoni for not supporting Yuvraj and "backstabbing" him.
In 2025, Singh also confessed in the podcast Unfiltered by Samdish that Singh aimed a pistol at Kapil Dev and wished to shoot him, but couldn't do so as he was with his mother.
