Rannvijay Singha

Ranvijay Singh[1] is an Indian actor, television personality and VJ. Ranvijay is known for his appearance in MTV Roadies, where he hosted the show. He was a part of the show from 2004 to 2020, earlier as a gang leader and then as a host. He also appeared in judging panel for auditions from 8: Shortcut to Hell to 18: Roadies Revolution.

Ranvijay Singh

He made his Bollywood debut in Toss: A Flip of Destiny (2009). Ranvijay has also acted in London Dreams (2009) and Action Replayy (2010). Singha made his Punjabi movie debut in 2011, starring in Jimmy Shergill's Dharti.

Early life

Singha's father, Iqbal Singh Singha is retired Lt. General of Indian Army and his mother Baljeet Kaur is a housewife, although his father is retired but is currently posted in Syria as the UN Force Commander, his mother is a poet in her own right.[2] Owing to his father's transferable jobs across India, he went to nine different schools, and finally graduated from Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, he's a grad from Hansraj College (University of Delhi doing B. Com hons). He wanted to win the Hero Honda Karizma R. Singh used to work for a construction worker in New Jersey, United States. His younger brother Harman Singha is also an actor, VJ and television personality. [3]

Personal life

Singha is the only exception in his family to not serve in Indian military as his family is serving Indian military since six generations.[4] Rannvijay married Priyanka Vohra on 10 April 2014. The couple has a daughter named Kainaat who was born on 17 January 2017.[1] Rannvijay is a comics and bikes fan and is known for collecting Wolverine and Batman merchandises, he owns Suzuki GSX-R600, Kawasaki Ninja, Hero Honda Karizma R and Royal Enfield. He is a Warriors fan.[5] On 4 March 2021, Singha and his wife Priyanka announced that they are expecting their second child.[6]

Career
Singha with Ashish Parmar and Prince Narula at the shoot of MTV Roadies.

MTV India

Singha appeared in first season of MTV Roadies and further hosting all the season from 2.0 to Roadies Revolution. He has also hosted other MTV shows, MTV Stuntmania, MTV Force India The Fast and The Gorgeous, MTV Splitsvilla, MTV Scooty Pep Diva and MTV Troll Police. He took an exit from the MTV Roadies.[7]

Film career

Rannvijay made his Bollywood debut in Toss: A Flip of Destiny in 2009. He then acted in London Dreams along with Ajay Devgn and Salman Khan. He further appeared in Action Replayy in 2011. He made his Punjabi cinema debut in 2011, starring in Jimmy Shergill's Dharti. He also acted in a horror film "3 AM".

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Toss: A Flip of Destiny Ryan Film debut
London Dreams Wasim Hayaat Khan
2010 Action Replayy Kundalal Kapoor
2011 Mumbai Cutting Himself
Dharti Rannvijay Punjabi language film
Mod Andy/Abhay
2012 Taur Mittran Di Ranbir Punjabi language film
2013 Saadi Love Story Vikram Punjabi language film; Cameo
Ishq Garaari Punjabi
2014 3 A.M. A Paranormal Experience Sunny
2015 Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene Sam

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003 MTV Roadies 1 Contestant Winner
2004–2021 MTV Roadies Presenter
2008;2015–2021 MTV Splitsvilla
2009 MTV Force India The Fast and The Gorgeous
2013 MTV Rann VJ Run Himself
2011 MTV Stuntmania Presenter
2014 Pukaar Major Rajveer Shergill [8]
Savdhaan India Presenter
2014–2016 Box Cricket League Contestant [9]
2017 Himalaya Roadies Himself Guest
2018 MTV Troll Police[10] Host/presenter
2021–2022 Shark Tank India Host[11]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Forbidden Love ACP Aditya Episode: "Diagnosis Of Love"
2020–present Mismatched Professor Siddharth Sinha [12]

References
  1. "Rannvijay Singh Singh REVEALS the name of his baby girl!". DNAIndia. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "Secretary-General Appoints Major General Iqbal Singh Singha of India to Head United Nations Disengagement Observer Force".
  3. "Meet actor Harman Singha, VJ Ranvijay's younger brother". hindustantimes.com. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. "Here's what MTV Splitsvilla host Rannvijay Singha has to say about former girlfriend Anusha Dandekar".
  5. "Rannvijay Singh introduces daughter Kainaat on Instagram by making her own account". The Times of India. 17 August 2017.
  6. "Rannvijay Singha and Prianka Singha expecting their second child". 4 March 2021.
  7. "Roadies: After Rannvijay Singha, Neha Dhupia Takes An Exit; Says, "Reasons Best Known To Me"". Koimoi. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. "Rannvijay Singha set to relive father's dream in 'Pukaar'". www.mid-day.com. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. "Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities". india.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  10. "Zareen Khan to host 'Troll Police'". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  11. "Rannvijay Singha to host Shark Tank India, says I have been an ardent fan of the global version". India Today. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  12. "Rannvijay Singha essays a snarky professor in Netflix's 'Mismatched'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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