The Great Khali

The Great Khali (Dalip Singh Rana) who is a famous wrestler currently on a contract with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), United States of America. The Great Khali is currently appearing on the RAW! Roster of WWE and has previously appeared in the DSW, Smackdown and ECW brands of WWE as well.

The Great Khali is often referred to as "The Strongest Man of India" and has made his country proud on the International Wrestling Scene. He is one of the very few Indians to make it to the International Professional Wrestling scene. The only other Indian currently wrestling professionally is Ritesh Bhalla who wrestles under the name of Sonjay Dutt in the TNA (The Wrestler Sabu is billed as being from India but he is neither an Indian nor has any Indian ancestry)
The Great Khali hails from the Dhirana village of Himachal Pradesh (India) and currently resides at Jalandhar in the Punjab State of India. He is one of the tallest and most powerful wrestlers ever to set foot in the World Wrestling Federation, with only Giant Gonzales (also referred to as El Gigante) being taller. The Great Khali has wrestled throughout the world, including Japan, where he is regarded as a popular wrestling icon.
The Great Khali has also worked in a film in Hollywood called The Longest Yard. The film enjoyed considerable success and Khali played his part well.

Trivia

Singh is a 387 pound power lifter from India who has an extensive background in New Japan Pro Wrestling, Japanese grappling, martial arts - akido and judo - Greco Roman wrestling, western wrestling and the Indian martial art of kalari.
- He appeared as a surprise guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien scheduled guest Adam Sandler on May 26, 2005. Even though he doesn't speak much English, Singh did say that he was 7' 2" and weighed 400 pounds.
- Has signed a contract with the WWE. [2006]
- Debuted On Smackdown On 7 April 2006 by beating down The Undertaker
- He is the third in a family of eight children.
- Was once an officer in the Punjab state police.
- Worked for many years as a labourer in a small hamlet and later in the town of Shimla, after which he was picked by the neighbouring Punjab Police chief and recruited as a constable.
- Won the bodybuilding title of Mr. India in 1997 and 1998.