Gracy Singh
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| Born | 20 July 1980 New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Actress, Indian Classical Dancer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Gracy Singh (born 20 July 1980 in Delhi, India) is an Indian actress. She is best known for her role as Gauri in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. She began her career touring with the dance group "The Planets" and her first acting role was in the television soap, Amanat. She then got an acting role in the film Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (as Kajol's younger sister) and also in Hu Tu Tu. This finally led her to her role opposite Aamir Khan in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India where she played a village belle. She was nominated in this role for the Filmfare best debut actress award.[1]
Career
Singh started her career with the television serial "Amanat", which was telecast on Zee TV. She got few hit films to her credit in Hindi and Telugu including Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Santosham. She has starred in Punjabi films such as Lakh Pardesi Hoye. She has also starred in a Malayalam film Loud Speaker directed by Jayaraj.
Singh is also a trained classical dancer having studied Bharatanatyam and Odissi.[2]
Filmography
| Film/TV Show | Year | Language | Role | Notes |
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| Amanat | 1997-2002 | Hindi | Dinky or Amrita | TV Series |
| "Sar Utha Ke Jiyo" | 1998 | Hindi | as Herself | |
| Hu Tu Tu | 1999 | Hindi | Shanti | |
| Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain | 1999 | Hindi | Maya | Credited as Gracy. |
| Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | 2001 | Hindi | Gauri | Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut (2002), IIFA Award for Best Debut (2002) |
| Santosham | 2002 | Telugu | Padmavathi | Dubbed in Hindi as Pehli Nazar Ka Pehla Pyaar. |
| Tappu Chesi Pappu Kudu | 2002 | Telugu | Radhika Rani | |
| Armaan | 2003 | Hindi | Dr. Neha Mathur | |
| Gangaajal | 2003 | Hindi | Anuradha | |
| Munnabhai M.B.B.S. | 2004 | Hindi | Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana | |
| Muskaan | 2004 | Hindi | Muskaan | |
| Shart: The Challenge | 2004 | Hindi | Sonam | |
| Wajahh: A Reason to Kill | 2005 | Hindi | Trishna Bhargava | |
| Yehi Hai Zindagi | 2005 | Hindi | Vasundhara Rao | |
| The White Land | 2006 | Hindi | Sudha Patel | Unscheduled |
| Choodiyan | 2006 | Hindi | Simran | Delayed |
| Lakh Pardesi Hoiye | 2007 | Punjabi | Neha | |
| Chanchal | 2007 | Hindi | Chanchal | |
| Deshdrohi | 2008 | Hindi | Sonia Patil | |
| Dekh Bhai Dekh | 2008 | Hindi | Babli Lala | |
| Vighnaharta Shree Siddhivinayak | 2009 | Hindi | Herself | Guest Appearance |
| Loudspeaker | 2009 | Malayalam | Annie | |
| Aseema | 2009 | Hindi | Prof. Aseema L. Patnayak | |
| Meghave Meghave | 2009 | Kannada | Charmi aka Chandramukhi | |
| Rama Rama Krishna Krishna | 2010 | Telugu | Gauthami | Cameo Appearance |
| Ramdev | 2010 | Telugu | Shilpa | |
| Milta Hai Chance By Chance | 2011 | Hindi | Megha | |
| Sai Ek Prerna | 2011 | Hindi | Herself | Guest Appearance |
| Andhala Doctor | 2011 | Marathi | Maria | |
| Dangerous Ishq | 2012 | Hindi | Maharani Meerabai | |
| Aappan Pher Milange | 2012 | Punjabi | Gulaab | |
| Qayamat Hi Qayamat | 2012 | Hindi | Herself | Special Appearance in a song |
| Baba Ramsaa Peer | 2012 | Gujarati | Dalibai | |
| Janta V/S Janardan - Bechara Aam Aadmi | 2013 | Hindi | Filming | |
| Mahabharat Aur Barbareek | 2013 | Hindi | Morvi | |
| Blue Mountain | 2013 | Hindi | Vani Sharma | Filming |
| Samadhi[3] | 2013 | Bengali | Mukto | 9th Highest Grossing Bengali Film of the year |
Awards
- 2002: Won - IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female - Special Award 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.
- 2010: Nominated - Popular Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for RRkk.
References
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