Silicon Valley. (PTI): An Indian wrestler and a sub-inspector in the Punjab police makes his debut as an actor in a soon to be released Hollywood film ‘The Longest Yard.’
Dalip Singh plays a prison inmate in the film co-starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds to be released in North America on Friday.
Unique in his giant-sized 7’2 “stance, wrestler Dalip Singh commands attention amongst all people in every part of the world, says a promo of the film.
Born into a poor family in Dhirana village in Himachal Pradesh, this one-time roadside daily wager was brought into the sporting limelight by former Punjab Police Director General M S Bhullar.
The change in employment allowed Dalip to further his body building training and he subsequently won titles of Mr. India in 1997 and 1998.
His success and hard work led him to train as a wrestler in the US in 1999, where he developed the skills necessary to compete on a global stage.
One of the tallest men in wrestling history, Dalip, also known as Giant Singh–has won numerous wrestling titles in Japan, where he is currently a very popular figure.
‘The Longest Yard’ is the story of pro quarterback Paul Crewe (Sandler) and former college champion and coach Nate Scarboro (Reynolds), who are doing time in the same prison.
Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game “fixed “to turn out quite another way.
Wrestling Gear
