| Randhawa | |
| Birth Name: | Sardar Singh Randhawa |
| Birth Date: | 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Amritsar, Punjab, British India |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Yearsactive: | 1952–1988 (wrestler) 1963–1998 (actor) |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Spouse: | Malika |
| Children: | 2 including; Shaad Randhawa |
| Occupation: | Wrestler, Actor |
| Family: | See Randhawa family |
Sardar Singh Randhawa, popularly known as Randhawa (193321 October 2013), was an Indian professional wrestler and actor. He was the younger brother of wrestler and actor Dara Singh.
Randhawa was born in 1933 at Dharmuchakk, a village in Amritsar district, Punjab to Surat Singh and Balwant Kaur.
He started his career in wrestling when he arrived at Singapore in 1952. He had a good build and strong body like his brother. During his career he wrestled with wrestlers like Ski Hi Lee, John da Silva and George Gordienko etc.[2] At the time when Dara Singh became the world champion, Randhawa was the reigning Indian champion.
He got his first break in Awara Abdulla (1963). After that, he did many short roles in films, but mostly negative characters.
This is a selected list:-
| Year | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Awara Abdulla | Wrestler | |
| Faulad | Amar's tag team partner | ||
| 1965 | Tarzan and King Kong | Tarzan | |
| Teen Sardar | Sherdil | ||
| 1966 | Spy In Goa | ||
| 1966 | Dilawar | as Dilawar | |
| 1966 | Do Matwale | as Amar | |
| 1966 | Shankar Khan | ||
| 1965 | Panch Ratan | as Raja | |
| 1967 | Nasihat | Detective | |
| 1969 | Aadmi Aur Insaan | Shanker | |
| 1970 | Yeh Khoon Rang Layega | ||
| 1970 | Johny Mera Naam | Babu | |
| 1971 | Andaz | as Gangu | |
| Tulsi Vivah | Jalandhara | ||
| 1972 | Hari Darshan | Hiranyakaship | |
| 1975 | Balak Aur Janwar | Raja Sangraam Singh | |
| 1976 | Bajrangbali | Meghnad | |
| 1978 | Bhakti Mein Shakti | Bandit |
Randhawa was married to Mumtaz's sister Malika and has a son Shaad Randhawa, who is also an actor and a daughter named Shehnaz.
He died on 21 October 2013 at hospital.[3]