arjun rampal profile

Arjun Rampal Born November 26, 1972 (1972-11-26) (age 36)Jabalpur, India Occupation Model, Actor, Producer Years active 2001 – present Spouse(s) Mehr Jesia Arjun Rampal (Hindi: अर्जुन रामपाल), born 26 November 1972), is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model. Contents[hide] Background Arjun is a Ramgariha sikh Punjabi background. His parents are Gwen and Amarjeet Rampal. Arjun and his younger sister attended the prestigious Kodaikanal International School located in the Palani Hills,Tamil Nadu, where his mother was a teacher. One of his cousins, Kim Sharma, is an actress and appeared with him in the film Yakeen. [Personal life He married former Miss India and supermodel Mehr Jesia and they have two daughters, Mahikaa, born on January 17, 2002 and Myra, born June 2005.[citation needed]. Modelling career Arjun Rampal was discovered in a Mumbai discotheque by designer, Rohit Bal. He was a student of prestigious Hindu College, Delhi then. Arjun became Rohit's protégé and promoted him to the extent that he became one of India's most sought after male supermodels. Rajiv Rai cast Arjun in a music video 'Do not Marry' with model Namrata Baruah and launched him in 'Pyaar, Ishq Aur Mohabbat' with Kirti Reddy, Suniel Shetty and Aftab Shivdasani. The film did not fare well but Arjun bagged many acting offers, which got his career going. Film career His debut movie - Moksha was released in 2001 and was directed by Ashok Mehta. However, this film was released after his second film, Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat, in which he appeared with Sunil Shetty and Aftab Shivdasani. Although both films did not perform at the box office his performances in both films was lauded by critics. In 2002, he won the Award of the International Indian Film Academy for Face of the Year. Since his debut, he has worked steadily in films such as Aankhen (2002), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Yakeen (2005) and Ek Ajnabee (2005). He has also appeared in the Temptations 2004 concert with stars Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, and Priyanka Chopra. In 2006 he made a guest appearance in the multi-starrer Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and played a supporting role in Don - The Chase Begins Again which is a remake of the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan starrer Don. Rampal donned the role of Jasjit who was played by the veteran actor Pran in the original movie. He then decided to produce as well as act in the film I See You (2006) which released on December 29, 2006. It was a remake of the Hollywood film Just Like Heaven. Arjun produced it with his own production company Chasing Ganesha Films. His wife, Mehr Jesia, was the co-producer. The film starred Arjun Rampal, Vipasha Agarwal, Sonali Kulkarni and Boman Irani. Bollywood Superstars Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan did a cameo in the film. I See You was shot entirely in London. The film received poor reviews and was a failure at the box office. Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om where he played a negative role, receiving many praises for his acting.Arjun recently starred in Rock on !! in which his role as the lead guitarist of the band has been widely acclaimed getting him nominations and awards in the Supporting Actor category including the prestigious Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.An English language film titled The Last Lear which is his latest release has been a hit at the box office.[1] The performance of Arjun was however commendable. Filmography Title Year Role Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat 2001 Gaurav Moksha 2001 Vikram Sehgal Deewaanapan 2001 Suraj Saxena Aankhen 2002 Arjun Verma Dil Hai Tumhaara 2002 Dev Khanna Dil Ka Rishta 2003 Jai Mehta Tehzeeb 2003 Salim Mirza Asambhav 2004 Captain Aadit Arya Vaada 2005 Rahul Elaan 2005 Arjun Yakeen 2005 Nikhil Oberoi Ek Ajnabee 2005 Shekhar Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai 2006 Rohit Darna Zaroori Hai 2006 Kunal Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna 2006 Guest Appearance as Jay Don - The Chase Begins Again 2006 Jasjit Alag 2006 Special Appearance in song Sabse Alag I See You 2006 Raj Jaiswal Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. 2007 Special Appearance Om Shanti Om (First Villain Role) 2007 Mukesh "Mikey" Mehra The Last Lear 2008 Siddharth Meridian 2008 Atul Sippy (filming) Familywala 2008 EMI 2008 Rock on !! 2008 Joe Mascarenhas(Won-Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award,Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor) Fox 2009 Yahan Ke Hum Sikander 2009 Airport 2009 Durbar 2009 References ^ "Worldwide Grossers (Figures in INR)". http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=131&catName=MjAwOA==&PHPSESSID=c57491f6bb68eb4b6d53fe0acf0bf999. External links Arjun Rampal at the Internet Movie Database Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjun_Rampal" Categories: 1972 births Indian film actors Living people Indian male models Hindi film actors Indian actors Indian Hindus Indian film producers Filmfare Awards winners Hidden categories: Articles containing Hindi language text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements since February 2007 Views Article Discussion Edit this page History Personal tools Log in / create account if (window.isMSIE55) fixalpha(); Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Interaction About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact Wikipedia Donate to Wikipedia Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Deutsch Français Italiano മലയാളം Bahasa Melayu Polski