The Great Khali Body Statistics, Height, Weight, Age
Know About The Great Khali Body Statistics, Height, Weight, Age
Mar 3, 2024, 14:07 IST
The WWE is where Indian professional wrestler, actor, and promoter The Great Khali gained most of his notoriety. He was an officer in the Punjab Police before making his professional wrestling debut in 2000. He has also appeared in a few television series and motion pictures throughout the years, including Get Smart, Outsourced, Kushti, HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami, MacGruber, The Longest Yard, Pair of Kings, and Bigg Boss.
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Dalip Singh Rana |
| Nickname | Khali |
| Profession(s) | • Professional Wrestler • Wrestling promoter • Ex-Punjab Police official • Bodybuilder • Wrestling trainer |
| Famous for | Being the first Indian wrestler to sign a WWE contract |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 216 cm in meters- 2.16 m in Feet Inches- 7’ 1” |
| Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 157 kg in Pounds- 347 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | - Chest: 63 Inches - Waist: 46 Inches - Biceps: 25 Inches |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Wrestling | |
| WWE Debut | On 21 April 2006 against Funaki |
| Coach/Mentor | Mehal Singh Bhullar (Retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, ex-Director General of the Punjab Police) (ex-DSP) |
| Slam/Finishing move | • The Khali Vice Grip or Brain Chop • Khali Chop  |
| Records | In 2006, he became the 1st Indian professional wrestler to sign a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) contract. |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | • 2002: Teisen Hall Six-Man Tournament (Masahiro Chono and Giant Silva) in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) • 2007: Named 'Most Overrated Wrestler' in Wrestling Observer Newsletter • 2007: World Heavyweight Championship & Royal Rumble Winner  • 2008: Ranked No. 83 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 • 2008: Named 'Worst Gimmick by a Wrestler' in 2008 in Wrestling Observer Newsletter • 2008: Slammy Award for Damn! Moment of the Year • 2017: Pride in World Wrestling Champion Award at Stardust Achievers Award in Dubai  • 2021: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2021)  • Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) Heavyweight Championship (2 times) |
| Acting | |
| Debut | Hollywood Film: The Longest Yard in 2005 (As Turley) Bollywood Film: Kushti in 2010 (As Dalip Singh Rana)  Hindi TV: Bigg Boss 4 in 2010 (As a contestant; aired on Colors TV)  English TV: Outsourced in 2011 (As Rajiv; aired on NBC network)  |
| Politics | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (February 2022-present) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 27 August 1972 (Sunday) |
| Age (as of 2024) | 51 Years |
| Birthplace | Dhiraina, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Signature |   |
| Nationality | American (On 20 February 2014)  |
| Hometown | Sirmaur |
| Educational Qualification | Second standard dropout |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste/Community | Rajput |
| Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
| Hobby | Gymming |
| Controversies | Death of a wrestler Khali started wrestling in 2001 in All Pro Wrestling (APW) and hit a wrestler named Brian Ong with a flapjack move during training which caused death of Ong. A case was filed against APW by Ong's family following which a compensation of around $1.3 million was given to them.  Shootout People gathered outside the house of the Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly, Satpal Gosain, in January 2011 when Khali visited Gosain's house for dinner. One source said that people started taking selfies with Khali which angered him after which many rounds of bullets were fired by his bodyguards, injuring many people, and police inspector Surinder Mohan said that an aerial shot was fired by someone from the crowd which injured 2 people. Stones were pelted at Khali's car by the crowd later. Land Encroachment In January 2011, he bought a 16-acre piece of land in Gujjar Colony near Badripur, Poanta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh to construct a wrestling academy. A local person named Rakesh Kumar said that his 2.5 bigha land also fell in the land bought by Khali and filed a complaint against Khali in October 2011 for land grab. Admitted to ICU In 2016, he suffered head injuries during a promotional event of Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) in Haldwani, after 2 foreign wrestlers named Mike Knox and Brody Steel trashed him with chairs. After it, he was immediately taken to a local hospital where he had 7 stitches to his head.  Autobiography Royalty Dispute The co-writer of Khali's autobiography, Vinit Kumar Bansal, accused Khali of selling his autobiography rights to a film producer without informing or giving Bansal a 30% royalty as per his contract and filed a case against him in March 2018. Khali rejected Bansal's claims and said that Bansal owed him money from his autobiography sales. [9] Complaint for election campaigning Khali campaigned for Anupam Hazra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Jadavpur constituency, before the 2019 General Elections. Trinamool Congress (TMC) complained against him in the Election Commission of India (ECI) and accused BJP of using Khali, a non-Indian citizen, to misguide Indian voters. In reply, Khali said that he was an old friend of Hazra and would campaign for him anywhere.  Fight with a toll booth operator Khali was going from Jalandhar, Punjab to Karnal, Haryana on 11 July 2022 when he got into a fight with toll booth employees of the Ladhowal Toll Plaza in Phillaur. Allegedly, Khali slapped one of the operators when he asked for the ID card and also tried to forcibly remove the barricades.  Khali claimed in an Instagram video that the toll booth operator asked him for a selfie in a rude manner, and he started abusing him when Khali denied it. Later, both parties filed a police complaint against each other. Attacked by fans The Great Khali and his family went to the Ice Cream market in the Nilokheri near Karnal on 27 September 2022 as he was in Karnal at his academy. His driver brought ice cream for him which he was eating with his family in his Toyota Fortuner SUV. Some people approached him for a selfie which Khali ignored after which people started hitting the windows of Khali's Fortuner in anger and also pelted stones at his SUV. |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 27 February 2002 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Harminder Kaur (Named Harpinder in Khali's autobiography, a graduate of Delhi University) |
| Children | Son- Samrat Rana (Born on 13 November 2023) Daughter- Avleen Rana (Born on 25 February 2014)  |
| Parents | Father- Jwala Ram Mother- Tandi Devi; she died after battling with multi-organ problem in a hospital in Ludhiana on 20 June 2021  |
| Siblings | Brother- Inder Singh, Mangat Singh Rana Note: He is third among seven brothers and sisters. |
| Favourites | |
| Cricketer | Virat Kohli |
| IPL Team | Punjab Kings (previously Kings XI Punjab) |
| Hollywood Actor | Adam Sandler |