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Raj Arjun
Born (1972-02-08) 8 February 1972 (age 52)[1]
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India, Pune, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
SpouseSanya Arjun
ChildrenSara Arjun, Suhaan Arjun
RelativesDeepak Arjun (brother)

Raj Arjun is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi cinema. He has also worked in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu cinema.[2][1] He is the recipient of Zee Cine Awards for Best Actor In A Negative Role and Indian Television Academy Awards for Best Actor.

Early and personal life

Raj Arjun was born on 8 February in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He was associated with theatre in Bhopal for multiple years.[3] He is married to Sanya. His daughter Sara Arjun is also an actress.[4]

Career

Hindi cinema

Arjun made his debut in Hindi Film Industry with the film Black Friday.[2] He got recognition in industry with the film Secret Superstar.[5] He has also acted in films like Thalaivii and Love Hostel.[3][6]

Tamil

He made his debut in Tamil Film Industry with the film Thaandavam.[7]

Telugu

He made his debut in Telugu Film Industry with the film Dear Comrade.[8]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

List of Raj Arjun film credits
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Black Friday Nasir Deklu
2005 D
2010 Kaalo Chandan
2011 Shabri Murad
Khap Chander
2012 Thaandavam Kenny Thomas Tamil film
Rowdy Rathore Jagdish
2013 Satyagraha Sangram Singh
Shree Krishna Kant Desai
Thalaivaa Bhima's henchman Tamil film
2016 Traffic Aslam bhai
BHK Bhalla@Halla.Kom Gagan Bhalla
2017 Raees Ilyas
Secret Superstar Farookh Malik
Daddy Rafique
2019 Dear Comrade Ramesh Rao Telugu film
Watchman Terrorist Tamil film
Tadbeer
Darklight Baba
2021 Shershaah Subedaar Raghunath
Thalaivii R M Veerapan Hindi version
2022 Love Hostel DCP Sushil Rathi
TBA Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad TBA
TBA Yudhra TBA [9]
TBA Khajuraho Dreams TBA Malayalam film[10]
TBA Gum Gum Ganesha TBA Telugu film[11]

Short film

List of Raj Arjun short film credits
Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Misha Roshan Uncle [citation needed]
2015 Holding Back Suresh [citation needed]
2018 Irrfan Irrfan [citation needed]
The Perfect Girl Shasha's father [12]
2020 Natkhat Sonu's father [citation needed]
2021 Pilibhit Siraj [citation needed]
2022 The Miniaturist of Junagadh Kishorilal Randeria [13]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone Anupam Chaubey ZEE5 web series
2021 Sabka Sai Sai Baba MX Player web series
TBA Jhansi TBA Telugu language web series
2022 Dr. Arora[14] Firangi Baba Web series

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Jagannath [citation needed]
2007 Durgesh Nandinii Chandu [citation needed]
2014 Encounter Dr. Roshan Lal [citation needed]

Awards and nominations

Movie Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Secret Superstar Zee Cine Awards Best Actor In A Negative Role Won [15]
2021 Sabka Sai Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor Won [15]
2021 The Minituarist Of Junagarh IFFSA Toronto Best Actor Won [16]
2022 Pilibhit Chitra Bharati Film Festival Best Actor Won [16]
2022 Thalaivii 67th Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b "Raj Arjun". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Why Thalaivii actor Raj Arjun had almost quit acting: Was fed up of being known as a two scene actor". Hindustan Times. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kumar, P. k Ajith (11 September 2021). "Actor Raj Arjun on his 'Thalaivii' experience". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Que Sara Sara". The Hindu. 1 June 2011.
  5. ^ Rao, Milana. "Raj Arjun: I feel 'Secret Superstar' was my first film; all other films were to prove my existence as an actor". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Raj Arjun: The magical part about being an actor is playing different lives". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Raj Arjun: Before I started getting offers, it was Sara who took care of me like a mother". Cinema Express. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (5 August 2019). "Interview with Raj Arjun of 'Dear Comrade'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Latest News, Breaking News, India News, Bollywood, World, Business, Sports & Politics - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Raj Arjun plays village head in Malayalam debut 'Khajuraho Dreams'". The Times of India. 20 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Raj Arjun talks about working with Imtiaz Ali on web series 'Dr Arora'". The Times of India. 18 July 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  12. ^ The Perfect Girl. Naahid Shah Films. 25 September 2018 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ Arun, Raj (1 June 2022). "Raj Arun candid about award-winning role". Bangalore Mirror (Interview). Retrieved 1 January 2023. {{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  14. ^ "Raj Arjun talks about working with Imtiaz Ali on web series 'Dr Arora'". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Raj Arjun Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Raj Arjun | Times of India Entertainment". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Raj Arjun wins Best Actor for Pilibhit at CBFF 2022". Cinema Express. Retrieved 16 July 2022.