Arjun Rampal

Arjun Rampal
Occupation(s)	Model, Actor, Producer
Years active	2001 – present
Spouse	Mehr Jesia

Arjun Rampal (Template:Lang-hi), born 26 November 1972), is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.

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 well at the box office, his performances in both films were lauded by critics. In 2002, he won the Award from the International Indian Film Academy for Face of the Year.

Since his debut, he has worked steadily in films such as Aankhen (2002), which was successful. But his films like Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Yakeen (2005) and Ek Ajnabee (2005), did not succeed commercially.

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, a remake of the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan starrer Don. Rampal donned the role of Jasjit who was played by Pran in the original version. And this film, like the original version turned out to be a huge hit.

He then decided to produce as well as act in the film I See You (2006) which released on 29 December 2006. Arjun produced it with his own production company, Chasing Ganesha Films. His wife, Mehr Jesia, was the co-producer. The film starred Rampal, Vipasha Agarwal, Sonali Kulkarni and Boman Irani. Bollywood actors Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan made cameos in the film. I See You was shot entirely in London. The film received poor reviews and was a failure at the box office. He, however, received positive reviews for his villainous role in Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om (2007), which became one of the biggest hits in the history of Bollywood. And his biggest hit till date.

In 2007 Arjun starred in Rituparno Ghosh's English-language arthouse film The Last Lear, alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Preity Zinta. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was received well at a number of other film festivals. Upon its theatrical release in India, Rampal got favourable reviews for his performance. In 2008, Rampal starred in Rock On!!, in which his role as the lead guitarist of the band was widely acclaimed, getting him several awards, including the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.

Personal life

Arjun Rampal married former Miss India and supermodel Mehr Jesia and they have two daughters, Mahikaa, born on 17 January 2002 and Myra, born June 2005.

in 2009 Arjun rampal opened a lounge & Bar called LAP along with AD singh in Delhi's Samrat Hotel

Filmography

Title	Year	Role	Other notes
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	2007	Mukesh "Mikey" Mehra	First Villain Role
The Last Lear	2008	Siddharth
Meridian	2008	Atul Sippy (filming)
Familywala	2008	Filming
EMI	2008	Ryan
Rock On!!	2008	Joe Mascarenhas	Winner,Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
Fox(film)	2009	Arjun Kapoor
Yahan Ke Hum Sikander	2009	Filming
Airport	2009	Filming
Durbar	2009	Filming
Rajniti	2010	Post-Production
Housefull	2010	Post-Production
Step mom-Hindi Remake	2010	Filming
Legend Of Kunal	2010	Filming

External links

• Arjun Rampal at IMDb