No lies.  The Atlanta-based Dalip Singh Rana, who is from Himachal Pradesh, stands over 7ft tall and weighs over 400 pounds.  That’s right, we got a brown brotha in the WWE, and he is HUGE!

BBC reported today that “Great Khali” (his wrestling name) is now back in India to shoot a documentary on his life.  Rana has been in the US for the past few years acting as a WWE wrestler and also was featured in a couple of Hollywood films.

Rana, 36, is now back in India to spend some time at home and shoot a documentary on his life.

He is the first Indian to be signed up by WWE, and enjoys top billing in the famous American showbiz circus alongside fighters such as Hulk Hogan and The Rock.

“Americans could not imagine someone from India in WWE. They are now actually having a lot of fun,” he says.

He briefly wrested the world champion’s mantle in 2007 with a series of superlative performances at WWE.

“Legend states that the Punjabi Warrior has stared into the abyss and the earth trembled at his gaze.”

Rana laughs when reminded of this dizzy tribute.

 ”Hailing from India, the Great Khali stands at an impressive 7ft 3in [2.21m] and weighs 420 pounds. This enormous monster has walked the jungles of India unafraid of pythons and wrestled White Bengal tigers,” says the WWE website.

Funny quote about Rana by Steve Carrell…

Literally, you shake his hand and you are shaking the inner part of his palm. He could put his hand over your entire head and crush you,” Carell told a reporter later.

“He’s a very sweet guy, but he did not speak English really well. I don’t even know if he was completely aware that he was doing a movie.”

Here is the link to the full article.

There you have it…another case of South Asians DOIN’ IT BIG…REAL BIG!

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