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Rannvijay Singha

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Rannvijay Singha
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • television personality
  • host
  • VJ
Known forMTV Roadies
MTV Splitsvilla
Spouse
Priyanka Vohra
(m. 2014)
Children2

Rannvijay Singha is an Indian film actor, television personality, host, and VJ.[1] He is known for his role in MTV Roadies. 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 Bollywood debut in Toss: A Flip of Destiny (2009). Rannvijay 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

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Singha's father, Iqbal Singh Singha is retired Lt. General of Indian Army 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.[2] Owing to his father's transferable jobs across India, he went to nine different schools, and finally graduated from Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi. He also attended Hansraj College (University of Delhi 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 New Jersey, United States. His younger brother Harman Singha is also an actor, VJ and television personality.[3] Singha is the only exception in his family to not serve in Indian military as his family is serving Indian military since six generations.[4]

Personal life

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Rannvijay married Priyanka Vohra on 10 April 2014. The couple has a daughter named Kainaat who was born on 17 January 2017.[1] In March 2021, Singha and his wife Priyanka announced that they are expecting their second child, a son named Jahaanvir.[5]

Rannvijay is a comics and bikes fan and is known for collecting Wolverine and Batman merchandises, he owns Suzuki GSX-R600, Kawasaki Ninja, Hero Honda Karizma R and Royal Enfield. He is a Warriors fan.[6] He is also a football enthusiast, and became co-owner of then I-League club Minerva Punjab in October 2017.[7]

Career

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Singha with Ashish Parmar and Prince Narula at the shoot of MTV Roadies.

MTV India

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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, MTV Stuntmania, 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.[8]

Film career

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Rannvijay made his Bollywood debut in Toss: A Flip of Destiny in 2009. He then acted in London Dreams along with Ajay Devgn 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

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Toss: A Flip of Destiny Ryan Film debut
London Dreams Wasim Hayaat Khan
2010 Action Replayy Kundalal Kapoor
2011 Mumbai Cutting Himself
Dharti Rannvijay Punjabi language film
Mod Andy/Abhay
2012 Taur Mittran Di Ranbir Punjabi language film
2013 Saadi Love Story Vikram Punjabi language film; Cameo
Ishq Garaari Punjabi
2014 3 A.M. A Paranormal Experience Sunny
2015 Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene Sam

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 MTV Roadies 1 Contestant Winner
2004–2021 MTV Roadies Gang Leader/Host
2008;2015–2021 MTV Splitsvilla Host
2009 MTV Force India The Fast and The Gorgeous
2013 MTV Rann VJ Run[citation needed] Himself
2011 MTV Stuntmania Host
2014 Pukaar Major Rajveer Shergill [9]
Savdhaan India Presenter
2014–2016 Box Cricket League Contestant [10]
2017 Himalaya Roadies Himself Guest
2018 MTV Troll Police[11] Host/presenter
2021–2022 Shark Tank India Host[12]
2023 IRL - In Real Life Host[12]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Forbidden Love ACP Aditya Episode: "Diagnosis Of Love" [citation needed]
2020–present Mismatched Professor Siddharth Sinha [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rannvijay Singh Singh REVEALS the name of his baby girl!". DNAIndia. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Major General Iqbal Singh Singha of India to Head United Nations Disengagement Observer Force | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". press.un.org. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Meet actor Harman Singha, VJ Ranvijay's younger brother". hindustantimes.com. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Here's what MTV Splitsvilla host Rannvijay Singha has to say about former girlfriend Anusha Dandekar". India Today. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Rannvijay Singha and Prianka Singha expecting their second child". 4 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Rannvijay Singh introduces daughter Kainaat on Instagram by making her own account". The Times of India. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  7. ^ Saxena, Sunderam (3 October 2015). "Bollywood star becomes co-owner of Indian top-flight club Minerva Punjab FC". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  8. ^ 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
  9. ^ "Rannvijay Singha set to relive father's dream in 'Pukaar'". www.mid-day.com. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities". india.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Zareen Khan to host 'Troll Police'". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Rannvijay Singha to host Shark Tank India, says I have been an ardent fan of the global version". India Today. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Rannvijay Singha essays a snarky professor in Netflix's 'Mismatched'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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