He started his career as an actor in 1952 with "Sangdil". He was confined to B-grade roles for many years and played his first lead role in Babubhai Mistry's film "King Kong" (1962). From around 1963 he partnered often with Mumtaz. With her he performed in 16 Hindi films and the couple became the highest-paid B-grade actors, with Singh receiving nearly four lakh rupees per film. He then went on to do television in the late 1980s, where he played the role of Hanuman in the television adaptation of the Hindu epic "Ramayan". He was liked more in the role of 'Bheem Sen' in films like "Veer Bheem Sen" and "Ramayan" and in role of 'Hanuman' both in films and TV serial. He worked with Prathviraj Kapoor in "Sikander-e-Aazam", "Khakaan", "Lootera", "Daku Mangalsingh" and "Insaaf". He also played the Alexander in "Sikander-e-Aazam". He worked in some television serial shows, including "Had Kar Di" which was aired on Zee TV and "Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa" for StarOne. His last Hindi movie was "Jab We Met" and last Punjabi movie released before his illness was "Dil Apna Punjabi". He acted in National Award winning film "Main Maa Punjab Dee" directed by Balwant Singh Dullat. He directed seven Punjabi films of which "Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun", "Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar", "Dhyanu Bhagat", "Rab Dian Rakhan" were commercial hits, and directed two films in Hindi, "Bhakti Mein Shakti" and "Rustom" (1982). His directorial venture "Bhakti Mein Shakti", a mythological film, completed a record run at Delhi's Imperial Cinema in 1978. He produced 8 films and wrote the story for 7 films. These films were produced and directed under the banner "Dara Film" which he setup in 1970.

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