# Rituraj Singh (actor)

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 Aslam | |
| 2011 | The Masterpiece | Filmmaker (voice) | short |
| 2011 | Prakata Het Yad | Appa | short |
| 2017 | Badrinath Ki Dulhania | Badri's father | |
| 2021 | Satyameva Jayate 2 | Madan Lal Joshi | |
| 2023 | Vash- Possessed by the Obsessed | Shastri | |
| 2023 | Thunivu | Sunil Dutta | Tamil film |
| 2023 | Yaariyan 2 | Shikhar's team member | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones | Arjun | Television film |
| 1991 | Suno re Kissa | Raja | Theatrical 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 | Hiten | episode: "Khooni Khabar" |
| 2009 | Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai | | Story: "Intezaar" |
| 2010 | CID | Dr Sunil | episode: "Ek Khoon Do Baar" |
| 2010 | Star One Haunted Nights | Doctor | story: "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 Ajmera |
| 2019 | Abhay | Kuldeep Dhingra (KD) | |
| 2019 | Criminal Justice | Naresh Lakhani | |
| 2020 | Bandish Bandits | Harshvardhan | |
| 2020–2021 | Never Kiss Your Best Friend | Sumer's Father | |
| 2022 | Made in Heaven (season 2) | Radhika's Father | |
| 2023–2024 | Anupamaa | Yashpal Dhillon | |
| 2024 | Indian Police Force | Rafeeq | |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2017 | The Test Case | Gen. Bedi |
| 2019 | Hey Prabhu! | Ishwar Prabhu |