Gracy Singh Biography

Gracy Singh (born on 20 July 1980 in Delhi, India), is an Indian actress. Gracy Singh is best known for her role as Gauri in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. Gracy Singh began her career touring with the dance group "The Planets" and her first acting role was in the television soap, Amanat. Gracy Singh 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. Gracy Singh was nominated in this role for the Filmfare best debut actress award, losing it to Bipasha Basu.

Career

Singh started her career with the television serial Intazar Aur Sahii, which was telecast on Doordarshan. Despite her well received performance in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, Singh's career never took off. HGracy Singh reluctance for doing glamorous roles did not help her course either, although she did get a few hit films to her credit in Hindi and Telugu including Munnabhai M.B.B.S. and Santosham.Gracy Singh has starred in Punjabi films such as Lakh Pardesi Hoye. She has also starred in a Malayalam film Loud Speaker directed by Jayaraj.

Gracy Singh is director of the NGO Save our Souls for abolishing dowry. Singh is also a trained classical dancer having studied Bharatanatyam with Deepak Mazumdar.

Awards

2002: Won - IIFA Awards - Special Award, "Face of the Year"

2002: Nominated - Popular Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Lagaan

2002: Won - Screen Weekly Award for Most Promising Newcomer for Lagaan

2002: Won - Zee Awards Best Debut - Female for Lagaan

Filmography

Hu Tu Tu (1999) ... Shanti

Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999) (as Gracy) ... Maya

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) ... Gauri

Santosham (2002) ... Padmavathi

Armaan (2003) ... Dr. Neha Mathur

Gangaajal (2003) ... Anuradha

Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003) ... Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana

Muskaan (2004) ... Muskaan

Shart: The Challenge (2004) ... Sonam

Wajahh: A Reason to Kill (2004) ... Trishna Bhargava

The White Land (2006) ... Sudha Patel

Lakh Pardesi Hoiye (2008) ... Neha

Deshdrohi (2008)

Chanchal (2008) ... Chanchal

Meghave Meghave (2009), Kannada

Dekh Bhai Dekh (2009)

Aseema (2009)

Ramdev (2009)

Loudspeaker (2009), Malayalam

Rama Rama Krishna Krishna (2010), Telugu

Milta Hai Chance By Chance (2011) Hindi