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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Gracy Singh
| image              = Gracy singh dangerous ishq.jpg
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| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|07|20}}
| birth_place        = [[Delhi]],<ref name="indiatimes">{{Cite web |title=Gracy Singh |work=The Times of India |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/bollywood/gracy-singh/articleshow/3846143.cms |quote=Gracy is actually from Punjab, but born in Delhi on July 20, 1980.}}</ref> [[India]]
| yearsactive        = 
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|dancer}}
}}

'''Gracy Singh''' (born 20 July 1980<ref name="indiatimes">{{Cite web |title=Gracy Singh |work=The Times of India |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/bollywood/gracy-singh/articleshow/3846143.cms |quote=Gracy is actually from Punjab, but born in Delhi on July 20, 1980.}}</ref>) is an Indian actress who primarily works in [[Hindi]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films. She is best known for her role in the films ''[[Lagaan]]'' and ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]''<ref name="time_Grac">{{Cite web |title=Gracy Singh: TV has a wider reach than cinema now |last=Jha |first=Sumit |work=The Times of India |date=9 July 2016 |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Gracy-Singh-TV-has-a-wider-reach-than-cinema-now/articleshow/53116584.cms}}</ref> Singh is also a trained [[Bharatnatyam]] and [[Odissi]] [[Indian classical dance|dancer]].<ref name="arch_Grac"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Gracy's Foot Forward |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20010331/ien31046.html |access-date=22 August 2011 |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=31 March 2001}}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Career==

Born in [[Delhi]], India,<ref name="indiatimes"/> Singh began her career touring with the dance group "The Planets".<ref name="arch_Grac">{{Cite web |title=Gracy Singh performs |last=Bhayani |first=Viral |work=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130214/entertainment-bollywood/gallery/gracy-singh-performs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011074643/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130214/entertainment-bollywood/gallery/gracy-singh-performs |archive-date=11 October 2016 }}</ref> Her first acting role was in the 1997 television soap, ''[[Amanat (Indian TV series)|Amanat]]''. In 1999 she was seen in Bengali Film ''Sundori Bou''. She then went on to star opposite [[Aamir Khan]] in [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]'s epic sports-drama ''[[Lagaan]]'', where she played a village belle. She was nominated in this role for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]],{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} and won the [[Screen Award for Best Female Debut|Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female]].<ref name="trib_TheT">{{Cite web |title='Lagaan', 'DCH' sweep Screen awards - Nation |agency=United News of India |work=The Tribune |location=Chandigarh, India |date=20 January 2002 |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020120/nation.htm#1}}</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">{{Cite web |title=Lagaan actress Gracy Singh back on TV after 13 years |last=Shrivastava |first=Vipra |work=India Today |date=26 November 2015 |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lagaan-actress-gracy-singh-back-on-tv-after-13-years-santoshi-maa-munna-bhai-mbbs-deshdrohi/1/532088.html}}</ref> and ''[[Santosham (2002 film)|Santosham]]''. She has also starred in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] films such as ''Lakh Pardesi Hoye''<ref name="arch_Here">{{Cite web |title=Here's Gracy! |last=Mathur |first=Siddhartha |work=The Indian Express |date=14 December 2009 |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/here-s-gracy-/553744/}}</ref> and a [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Loudspeaker (2009 film)|Loudspeaker]]'' directed by Jayaraj.<ref name="sify_Grac">{{Cite web |title=Gracy Singh in Loud Speaker |work=Sify |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/gracy-singh-in-loud-speaker-imagegallery-malayalam-jjqqAXafeiesi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827093454/http://www.sify.com/movies/gracy-singh-in-loud-speaker-imagegallery-malayalam-jjqqAXafeiesi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 August 2016 |via=Moviebuzz}}</ref>

In 2015, Singh returned to television, playing [[Santoshi Mata|Goddess Santoshi]] in the series ''[[Santoshi Maa (TV series)|Santoshi Maa]]'' on [[&TV]].<ref name="time_Grac2">{{Cite web |title=Gracy Singh repeats her 'Lagaan' look on TV |last=Maheshwri |first=Neha |work=The Times of India |date=23 November 2015 |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Gracy-Singh-repeats-her-Lagaan-look-on-TV/articleshow/49893902.cms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2015 |title=Lagaan actress Gracy Singh back on TV after 13 years |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/lagaan-actress-gracy-singh-back-on-tv-after-13-years-santoshi-maa-munna-bhai-mbbs-deshdrohi-274501-2015-11-26 |access-date=12 February 2022 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year(s) !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999 || ''[[Hu Tu Tu]]'' || Shanti || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain]]''
| Maya
| Hindi
| Credited as Gracy
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Lagaan]]'' || Gauri || Hindi || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[Santosham (2002 film)|Santhosham]]'' || Padmavathi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|''[[Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu]]''
| Radhika Rani || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003 || ''[[Armaan (2003 film)|Armaan]]'' || Dr. Neha Mathur || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Gangaajal]]'' || Anuradha || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' || Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[Muskaan]]'' || Muskaan || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Shart: The Challenge]]'' || [[Sonam Kapoor]] || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''[[Wajahh: A Reason to Kill]]'' || Trishna Bhargava || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Yehi Hai Zindagi]]'' || Vasundhara Rao || Hindi ||
|-
| 2006 || ''The White Land''|| Sudha Patel || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007 || ''Lakh Pardesi Hoiye'' || Neha || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] ||
|-
| ''[[Chanchal]]'' || Chanchal || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008 || ''[[Deshdrohi]]'' || Sonia Patil || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh (film)|Dekh Bhai Dekh]]'' || Babli Lala || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2009 || ''Vighnaharta Shree Siddhivinayak'' || Herself || Hindi || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Loudspeaker (2009 film)|Loudspeaker]]'' || Annie || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''Aseema'' || Prof. Aseema L. Patnayak || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Meghave Meghave]]'' || Charmi aka Chandramukhi || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Rama Rama Krishna Krishna]]'' || Gauthami || Telugu || Cameo appearance
|-
| ''Ramdev'' || Shilpa || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011 || ''Milta Hai Chance By Chance'' || Megha || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Sai Ek Prerna'' || Herself || Hindi || Guest appearance
|-
| ''Andhala Doctor'' || Maria || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 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 || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013 || ''[[Mahabharat Aur Barbareek]]'' || Morvi || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Blue Mountains (2017 film)|Blue Mountains]]''|| Vani Sharma || Hindi ||
|-
| ''Samadhi''|| Mukto || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || <ref name="time_Sama">{{Cite web |title=Samadhi Movie Review |last=Ghosh |first=Madhusree |work=The Times of India |date=17 November 2013 |access-date=26 August 2016 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/Samadhi/movie-review/25938560.cms}}</ref> 
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Chooriyan]]''|| Simran || Punjabi ||
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year 
! Serial 
! Role 
! Notes
|-
| 1997–2002 
| ''[[Amanat (Indian TV series) | Amanat]]'' 
| Amrita 
| 
|-
| 1998 
| ''Prithviraj Chauhan''
| Chakori ||
|-
| 2015–2017 
| ''[[Santoshi Maa (TV series) | Santoshi Maa]]'' 
| rowspan = "2" | [[Santoshi Mata | Santoshi Maa]] 
|
|-
| 2020–2021 
| ''[[Santoshi Maa – Sunayein Vrat Kathayein]]'' 
| 
|-
|}

==Awards==
* 2002: Won - [[IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year&nbsp;– 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>{{Cite web |title=PIX: Madhuri steps out for an awards night |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/pix-madhuri-steps-out-for-an-awards-night/20191014.htm |website=Rediff Movies}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.gracysingh.in}}
* {{IMDb name|0961737}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|gracy-singh}}
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*[https://www.myfashioncampus.com/2018/05/gracy-singh-wiki-height-weight-age.html Gracy Singh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090359/https://www.myfashioncampus.com/2018/05/gracy-singh-wiki-height-weight-age.html |date=27 March 2019 }} on [https://www.myfashioncampus.com MFC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091808/https://www.myfashioncampus.com/ |date=27 March 2019 }}

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