Gracy Singh

Gracy Singh (born 20 July 1980)<ref name="indiatimes">Template:Cite web</ref> is an Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi and Telugu films. She is best known for her role in the films Lagaan (2001) and Munna Bhai M.B.B.S (2003).<ref name="time_Grac">Template:Cite web</ref> Singh is also a trained Bharatnatyam and Odissi dancer.<ref name="arch_Grac"/><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Career

Born in Delhi, India,<ref name="indiatimes"/> Singh began her career touring with the dance group "The Planets".<ref name="arch_Grac">Template:Cite web</ref> Her first acting role was in the 1997 television soap, Amanat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She then went on to star opposite Aamir Khan in Ashutosh Gowariker's epic sports-drama Lagaan,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> where she played a village belle. She was nominated in this role for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and won the Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female.<ref name="trib_TheT">Template:Cite web</ref>

Post Lagaan, Singh appeared in a few successful films in Hindi and Telugu including Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.<ref name="indi_Laga">Template:Cite web</ref> and Santosham. She has also starred in Punjabi films such as Lakh Pardesi Hoye<ref name="arch_Here">Template:Cite web</ref> and a Malayalam film Loudspeaker directed by Jayaraj.<ref name="sify_Grac">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2015, Singh returned to television, playing Goddess Santoshi in the series Santoshi Maa on &TV.<ref name="time_Grac2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Year(s)	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1999	Hu Tu Tu	Shanti	Hindi
	Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain	Maya		Credited as Gracy
2001	Lagaan	Gauri
2002	Santhosham	Padmavathi	Telugu
	Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu	Radhika Rani
2003	Armaan	Dr. Neha Mathur	Hindi
	Gangaajal	Anuradha
	Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.	Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana
2004	Muskaan	Muskaan
	Shart: The Challenge	Sonam Kapoor
2005	Wajahh: A Reason to Kill	Trishna Bhargava
	Yehi Hai Zindagi	Vasundhara Rao
2006	The White Land	Sudha Patel
2007	Lakh Pardesi Hoiye	Neha	Punjabi
	Chanchal	Chanchal	Hindi
2008	Deshdrohi	Sonia Patil
	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
	Ramdev	Shilpa
2011	Milta Hai Chance By Chance	Megha	Hindi
	Sai Ek Prerna	Herself		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	<ref name="time_Sama">Template:Cite web</ref>
2015	Chooriyan	Simran	Punjabi

Television

Year	Serial Jamai Raja	Role	Notes Sister of Madira bedi
1997–2002	Amanat	Amrita
1998	Prithviraj Chauhan	Chakori
2015–2017	Santoshi Maa	Santoshi Maa
2020–2021	Santoshi Maa – Sunayein Vrat Kathayein

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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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