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The Great Khali
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Indian professional wrestler, actor and powerlifter
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The Great Khali, born Dalip Singh Rana on August 27, 1972, in Dhirana, Himachal Pradesh, India, is a male actor, professional wrestler, film actor, and boxer. He holds citizenship in both India and the United States and speaks English as his native language. His professional career began in 2000, and he is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Khali practices Hinduism and has a height of 221. He has been diagnosed with acromegaly.
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Film & TV
Acting · Dhirana, Himachal Pradesh, Indie
Dalip Singh Rana is an Indian professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, and actor. He is best known for his time in WWE under the ring name The Great Khali. He made his professional wrestling debut in 2000. Before embarking on his professional wrestling career, he was an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Punjab Police. He has appeared in four Hollywood films, two Bollywood films and several television…
Known for
- The 502026
- Raduaa Returns2024
- Madness Machayenge - India Ko Hasayenge — The Great Khali2024
- WWE Hall Of Fame 2021 — The Great Khali2021
- WWE Greatest Royal Rumble — The Great Khali2018
- WWE Battleground 2017 — The Great Khali (Appearance)2017
- The Kapil Sharma Show — Self2016
- Comedy Nights Bachao — Self2015
- WWE WrestleMania XXX — The Great Khali2014
- WWE Battleground 2014 — The Great Khali2014
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Bordeaux
- Active from
- 1999-11-20
Discography
- Palmer wild story2019
- Demain2020
- Le Tournesol2020
- LAÏLA2021
- 21 -2021
- IL ME RESSEMBLE PAS NON PLUS2022
- 23 -2023
- PLM DEATHROW2024
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 145
- Total plays
- 699
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups (update from 2002)
· 2010 · cited 935x
- Clinical Picture and Risk Prediction of Short-Term Mortality in Cardiogenic Shock
· 2015 · cited 694x
- Comparative genetic architectures of schizophrenia in East Asian and European populations
· 2019 · cited 629x
- Guidelines for the management of oesophageal and gastric cancer
· 2011 · cited 483x
- Guidelines on the radical management of patients with lung cancer
· 2010 · cited 316x
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Key facts
- Citizenship
- India (until 2014), United States (from 2014)
- Born
- Dalip Singh Rana , ( 1972-08-27 ) 27 August 1972 (age 53) , Dhiraina , Himachal Pradesh , India
- Spouse
- Harminder Kaur ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 )
- Ring names
- Dalip Singh Giant Singh The Great Khali
- Billed height
- 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
- Billed weight
- 157.5 kg (347 lb)
- Billed from
- Punjab, India
- Trained by
- All Pro Wrestling
- Debut
- 7 October 2000
- Retired
- 27 April 2018
- Political party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (2022–present)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupation
- boxer
- Political party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- Khali.jpg
- Height
- 221
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Great Khali
- date of birth
- 1972-08-27
- medical condition
- acromegaly
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Dalip Singh Rana
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Dalip Singh Rana (born 27 August 1972), better known by his ring name The Great Khali, is an Indian-born American former professional wrestler, promoter, and actor. He is best known for his tenure with WWE, where he became the first Indian-born world champion. Standing over 7 feet tall due to acromegaly, Khali gained attention for his imposing stature and was prominently featured in WWE storylines throughout the mid-2000s to early 2010s.
Rana began his professional wrestling career in 2000, competing in the United States for All Pro Wrestling (APW), followed by appearances in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and other international promotions. He signed with WWE in 2006, where he was involved in high-profile feuds with The Undertaker, John Cena, Batista, and Triple H, and participated in major events such as WrestleMania and SummerSlam. Outside the ring, Khali appeared in films including The Longest Yard (2005) and Get Smart (2008), and finished as runner-up on the reality television show Bigg Boss 4 in 2011.
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