Gracy Singh

Gracy Singh
Gracy Singh
Born	20 July 1980 (age 45); Delhi, India
Occupations	Actress; dancer;
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Gracy Singh (born 20 July 1980^[1]) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Telugu films. She is best known for her role in the films Lagaan and Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.^[2] Singh is also a trained Bharatnatyam and Odissi dancer.^[3]^[4]

Career

Born in Delhi, India,^[1] Singh began her career touring with the dance group "The Planets".^[3] Her first acting role was in the 1997 television soap, Amanat.^[5] In 1999 she was seen in Bengali Film Sundori Bou.^[6] She then went on to star opposite Aamir Khan in Ashutosh Gowariker's epic sports-drama Lagaan,^[7] where she played a village belle. She was nominated in this role for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut,^[8] and won the Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female.^[9]

Post Lagaan, Singh appeared in a few successful films in Hindi and Telugu including Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.^[10] and Santosham. She has also starred in Punjabi films such as Lakh Pardesi Hoye^[11] and a Malayalam film Loudspeaker directed by Jayaraj.^[12]

In 2015, Singh returned to television, playing Goddess Santoshi in the series Santoshi Maa on &TV.^[13]^[14]

Filmography

Year(s)	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1999	Hu Tu Tu	Shanti	Hindi
1999	Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain	Maya		Credited as Gracy
2001	Lagaan	Gauri
2002	Santhosham	Padmavathi	Telugu
2002	Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu	Radhika Rani	Telugu
2003	Armaan	Dr. Neha Mathur	Hindi
	Gangaajal	Anuradha
	Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.	Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana
2004	Muskaan	Muskaan
2004	Shart: The Challenge	Sonam Kapoor
2005	Wajahh: A Reason to Kill	Trishna Bhargava
2005	Yehi Hai Zindagi	Vasundhara Rao
2006	The White Land	Sudha Patel
2007	Lakh Pardesi Hoiye	Neha	Punjabi
2007	Chanchal	Chanchal	Hindi
2008	Deshdrohi	Sonia Patil
2008	Dekh Bhai Dekh	Babli Lala
2009	Vighnaharta Shree Siddhivinayak	Herself		Guest appearance
	Loudspeaker	Annie	Malayalam
	Aseema	Prof. Aseema L. Patnayak	Hindi
	Meghave Meghave	Charmi aka Chandramukhi	Kannada
2010	Rama Rama Krishna Krishna	Gauthami	Telugu	Cameo appearance
2010	Ramdev	Shilpa	Telugu
2011	Milta Hai Chance By Chance	Megha	Hindi
	Sai Ek Prerna	Herself	Hindi	Guest appearance
	Andhala Doctor	Maria	Marathi
2012	Dangerous Ishq	Maharani Meerabai	Hindi
	Aappan Pher Milange	Gulaab	Punjabi
	Qayamat Hi Qayamat	Herself	Hindi	Special appearance in a song
	Baba Ramsaa Peer	Dalibai
2013	Mahabharat Aur Barbareek	Morvi
	Blue Mountains	Vani Sharma
	Samadhi	Mukto	Bengali	^[15]
2015	Chooriyan	Simran	Punjabi

Television

Year	Serial	Role
1997–2002	Amanat	Amrita
1998	Prithviraj Chauhan	Chakori
2015–2017	Santoshi Maa	Santoshi Maa
2020–2021	Santoshi Maa – Sunayein Vrat Kathayein	Santoshi Maa

Awards

2002: Won - IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female for Lagaan
2002: Won - Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female for Lagaan
2002: Won - Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut for Lagaan
2002: Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for Lagaan
2019: Won - Global Excellence Awards - Award for contribution to Indian cinema^[16]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Gracy Singh". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016. Gracy is actually from Punjab, but born in Delhi on July 20, 1980.
^ Jha, Sumit (9 July 2016). "Gracy Singh: TV has a wider reach than cinema now". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b Bhayani, Viral. "Gracy Singh performs". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "Gracy's Foot Forward". The Indian Express. 31 March 2001. Retrieved 22 August 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Remember Laagan Fame Actress Gracy Singh? This Is What She Is Doing Now". News18. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
^ "Remember Aamir Khans Co-Star Gracy Singh From Lagaan? See Her Then And Now Photos". Zee News. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
^ "Gracy Singh says she had 'apprehensions' about Bollywood, reveals Shabana Azmi's compliment for Lagaan". Hindustan Times. 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
^ News, India TV (2 June 2013). "VIDEO: Talash - Gracy Singh, Part 2". India TV News. Retrieved 8 July 2025. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "'Lagaan', 'DCH' sweep Screen awards - Nation". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. United News of India. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ Shrivastava, Vipra (26 November 2015). "Lagaan actress Gracy Singh back on TV after 13 years". India Today. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ Mathur, Siddhartha (14 December 2009). "Here's Gracy!". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "Gracy Singh in Loud Speaker". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016 – via Moviebuzz.
^ Maheshwri, Neha (23 November 2015). "Gracy Singh repeats her 'Lagaan' look on TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "Lagaan actress Gracy Singh back on TV after 13 years". India Today. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ Ghosh, Madhusree (17 November 2013). "Samadhi Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "PIX: Madhuri steps out for an awards night". Rediff Movies.

External links

Official website
Gracy Singh at IMDb
Gracy Singh at Bollywood Hungama
Gracy Singh at Rotten Tomatoes
Gracy Singh Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine on MFC Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine

[indiatimes-1] "Gracy Singh". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016. Gracy is actually from Punjab, but born in Delhi on July 20, 1980.

[time_Grac-2] Jha, Sumit (9 July 2016). "Gracy Singh: TV has a wider reach than cinema now". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[arch_Grac-3] Bhayani, Viral. "Gracy Singh performs". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[4] "Gracy's Foot Forward". The Indian Express. 31 March 2001. Retrieved 22 August 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Remember Laagan Fame Actress Gracy Singh? This Is What She Is Doing Now". News18. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

[6] "Remember Aamir Khans Co-Star Gracy Singh From Lagaan? See Her Then And Now Photos". Zee News. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

[7] "Gracy Singh says she had 'apprehensions' about Bollywood, reveals Shabana Azmi's compliment for Lagaan". Hindustan Times. 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

[8] News, India TV (2 June 2013). "VIDEO: Talash - Gracy Singh, Part 2". India TV News. Retrieved 8 July 2025. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[trib_TheT-9] "'Lagaan', 'DCH' sweep Screen awards - Nation". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. United News of India. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[indi_Laga-10] Shrivastava, Vipra (26 November 2015). "Lagaan actress Gracy Singh back on TV after 13 years". India Today. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[arch_Here-11] Mathur, Siddhartha (14 December 2009). "Here's Gracy!". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[sify_Grac-12] "Gracy Singh in Loud Speaker". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016 – via Moviebuzz.

[time_Grac2-13] Maheshwri, Neha (23 November 2015). "Gracy Singh repeats her 'Lagaan' look on TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[14] "Lagaan actress Gracy Singh back on TV after 13 years". India Today. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[time_Sama-15] Ghosh, Madhusree (17 November 2013). "Samadhi Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[16] "PIX: Madhuri steps out for an awards night". Rediff Movies.

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Born	(1980-07-20) 20 July 1980 (age 45) Delhi,^[1] India
Occupations	Actress dancer