Gurbachan Singh (famous as Gurbachchan Singh) is an Indian actor who is very active in Hindi and Punjabi Cinema since 1970s. He started his career from movie Kucche Dhaage (1973). He is known for his work in movies like Inkaar (1977), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da (1985), Kranti (1981), Kahani Kismat Ki (1973), Tell Me O Kkhuda (1973) and Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (2013). He has done more than 200 movies mainly as a stuntman and a body double. He came to Bombay in 1970 from Gurdaspur, Punjab.
Gurbachan Singh
Movies
Aag Ka Gola
Poverty and hunger forces young Shankar to take up employment as a mechanic. To this extent all is well for him until he is arrested by the police for a crime he did not committed; but Shankar manages to escape only to witness that his mom die of shock; unable…
Ajooba
This is a story of Ajooba, the masked legend, who was treated as the only protector of the people of Baharistan. Ajooba is none other than Ali, the real heir to the kingdom of Baharistan. Unfortunately for Ali, when he was just born, his father and mother were overthrown by…
English Babu Desi Mem
Vikram Mayur, a wealthy Indian, born and raised in England, returns to his ancestral home in Mumbai, India to look up his late brother’s eight-year-old son Nandu raised by his caring aunt Bijuriya in which Vikram is torn between choosing to take Nandu back to England to learn his family’s…
Beta
Beta is the story of Raju, the only child of a widowed multi millionaire. Raju’s father can provide him anything he wants but Raju’s only desire is to get mother’s love, in order to please Raju, his father gets married to Nagmani, thinking that she will take care of Raju…
Ilzaam
Ajay is a street dancer and while people are watching his dance his fellow members manage to rob their houses.One day he decides to quit it as he was forcefully bought into this.Ajay saves Laxmi from goons following which she takes him to his house.Laxmi’s mother and her older brother…
Yamla Pagla Deewana
The film begins in Canada, travels to Banaras and eventually makes its way to Punjab. The Father Son duo of Dharam Singh and Gajodhar Singh (Dharmendra and Bobby Deol) are the biggest conmen in Banaras. Their happy go lucky existence involves drinking and pulling off hilarious cons on unsuspecting people.…
Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
The trio of Dharam (Dharmendra), Paramveer (Sunny Deol) and Gajodhar (Bobby Deol) reunite, this time in the UK. Paramveer opens up the “Yamla Pagla Deewana” club and crosses paths with with Dharam and Gajodhar after their last visit to Canada. Now, the trio are back with double the fun, double…
Fun Facts
Before breaking into acting and stunts in the movies, Gurbachchan was a wrestler in his home town of Gurdaspur during the 1970s.
Stunt double for Dharmendra.
Has a son and daughter.
Wrestled Randhawa Singh in Indore,India in the early 70s. He also wrestled Saudagar Singh.
His father had old relations with some who worked with Ajit Singh Deol at Gurdaspur's railway station. He sent Gurbachan to Dharmendra's house with a letter. Gurbachan was hesitant as he did not know Dharmendra personally. Dharmendra encouraged Gurbachan to stay at his house and help him get work in films as a stunt double. This was in October 1973.
Family had old relations with Dara Singh's family and Raj Khosla's family from Gurdaspur India.
Wife named Gurinder.
Wrestled pro wrestling legend Tiger Jeet Singh in Mandi Gurdaspur in the early 1970's.
Son is a manager at Times of India and daughter Sonia Nahar is a marketing manager at Cosmos Maya. The company is owned by Ketan Mehta and Deepa Mehta.
Youngest son named Vikram.
When he arrived in Mumbai he left his suitcases in Dara Singh's garage. Later he requested Dara Singh to help him get into films. Dara dissuaded him and told him the film line was very hard and he should become a full time pro wrestler. Gurbachan stated he wanted to act because he was not sure if he could make any money as a wrestler.