Rituraj Singh (23 May 1964 – 20 February 2024) was an Indian television actor who worked prominently with Bollywood. He played different roles in a number of Indian TV shows like Banegi Apni Baat aired on Zee TV in 1993, Jyoti, Hitler Didi, Shapath, Warrior High, Aahat, Adaalat, and Diya Aur Baati Hum. He also played the role of Balwant Chodhary in the Colors TV serial Laado 2.
Early life Rituraj Singh's full name was Rituraj Singh Chandrawat Sisodia. He was born on 23 May 1964 in Kota, Rajasthan, to a Sisodia Rajput family. Even though a native of Rajasthan, he did not properly live in his home state. Singh did his schooling in Delhi. He then moved to the United States, before returning to India at the age of 12. He moved and settled in Mumbai in 1993.
Career Singh worked in theatre in Delhi along with Barry John's Theatre Action Group (TAG) for 12 years and was featured in the popular Hindi TV game show, Tol Mol Ke Bol, broadcast on Zee TV. Singh was also part of a web series titled Abhay available on Zee5. This web series marked the digital debut of Kunal Khemu.
Death Singh died of a cardiac arrest on 20 February 2024, at the age of 59. He was undergoing treatment for pancreatic ailments.
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Note(s) 1992 Miss Beatty's Children 2010 Hum Tum Aur Ghost Boxer Aslam2011The MasterpieceFilmmaker (voice)short 2011Prakata Het YadAppashort 2017 Badrinath Ki Dulhania Badri's father 2021Satyameva Jayate 2 Madan Lal Joshi 2023 Vash: Possessed by the Obsessed Shastri Thunivu Sunil Dutta Tamil filmYaariyan 2Shikhar's team member 2026 Pooja Meri Jaan Asad Mehfooz
Television Year Title Role Notes 1989 In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones Arjun Television film1991Suno re KissaRajaTheatrical Play 1993 Tol Mol Ke Bol Host 1993 Banegi Apni Baat Vikram 1993 Yule Love Story 1994 Mr Shrimati TV film 1994 Tehkikaat Ramesh Lal 1997 Jaane Kahan Mera Jigar Gaya Ji 1999 Aashiqui 1999 Rishtey - The Love Stories Sadanand 2000 Ghar Ek Mandir 2001 Rishtey - The Love Stories Ravi Bhatnagar 2001 Kutumb Ajay Mittal 2002 Kittie Party 2002 Sanjivani - A Medical Boon 2004 K. Street Pali Hill Aditya Khandelwal 2004 Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Sanjay Doshi 2007 Ek Ladki Anjaani Si Abhinav Raheja 2007 Kulvaddhu Amit Sahay 2007 Jeete Hain Jiske Liye Tarun Moolchandani 2007 Jersey No. 10 Arjun's father 2009 CID Deven episode:" Khoon Ka Raaj..Ek Aawaz" 2009 CID Hitenepisode: "Khooni Khabar" 2009 Ssshhhh...Phir Koi HaiStory: "Intezaar" 2010 CID Dr Sunilepisode: "Ek Khoon Do Baar" 2010 Star One Haunted Nights Doctorstory: "Haunted Hospital" 2010 Adaalat Trikon 2010 Jyoti Kabir's father 2011 Hitler Didi Inder sharma,Kala Diwan Chandela 2011 Diya Aur Baati Hum Mahendra Singh 2012 SuperCops vs Supervillains DCP Kamalkant / Nikhil 2013 Beintehaa Ghulam Haider 2013 Ekk Nayi Pehchaan Sharda's professor 2014 Satrangi Sasural Rajesh Vatsal 2015 Aahat DSP 2015 Warrior High Pankaj Malhotra 2016 Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai Sohrab Mistry 2016 Trideviyaan Dinanath Chauhan 2017 Laado 2 - Veerpur Ki Mardani Balwant Choudhary 2019 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Purushottam Ajmera2019 Abhay Kuldeep Dhingra (KD) 2019 Criminal Justice Naresh Lakhani 2020 Bandish Bandits Harshvardhan2020–2021Never Kiss Your Best FriendSumer's Father2022Made in Heaven (season 2)Radhika's Father 2023–2024 Anupamaa Yashpal Dhillon 2024Indian Police ForceRafeeq
Web Year Title Role 2017 The Test Case Gen. Bedi 2019 Hey Prabhu! Ishwar Prabhu
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