Chandrachur Singh

Chandrachur Singh
Singh in 2010
Born	1968 (age 48–49)
Other names	Rocky
Years active	1996–2002 2012–present

Chandrachur Singh is an Indian actor, who works in Bollywood films. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in Maachis.

Singh's father is an ex-MP from Khair, Uttar Pradesh and his mother is the daughter of the Maharaja of Bolangir in Odisha. He attended Welham Boys' School, The Doon School, Dehradun and St. Stephens, New Delhi. He was a music teacher in Doon School before his acting career took off.

Singh has two younger brothers : Aditya Singh and Abhimanyu Singh.

Singh made his acting debut in 1996 in Tere Mere Sapne which was produced under Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited. Later that year he starred alongside Tabu in Maachis for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He appeared in several films as a leading actor which failed to do well but he had success with his lead roles in the multi-starrers Daag: The Fire (1999) opposite Sanjay Dutt, Kya Kehna (2000) opposite Preity Zinta and Josh (2000) opposite Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan. He was nominated for filmfare awards on two occasions, in different categories.

After initial successes, his career went into a low, because of multiple dislocation of his shoulder joint, which he suffered while water skiing in Goa. Because of the pain on his shoulder, he couldn't work out or stay fit which caused him to gain weight and lose roles. His last few releases included Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa (2001), Bharat Bhagya Vidhata (2002) and the delayed release Sarhad Paar which was shot in 2002 and released in 2006. All three films flopped at the box office.

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