Tarun Arora is an Indian model, actor and producer who works in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil language films. He is known for winning Gladrags Manhunt title, and appearing in commercials like Raymond and for his roles in movies like Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi and Jab We Met.
Career Tarun Arora began modelling while studying hotel management in Bangalore. He won the Gladrags Manhunt in 1998. He was later seen in advertisement campaigns for brands like Raymond, Westside, Kwality Walls, McDowell's whiskey, and LG, and walked the runway for several designers. He also appeared in the music video, Dil Chori, by Hans Raj Hans.
Arora filmed his first Bollywood role in 1999, in Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. He had his first major role in the film, Hawas (2004). Over the next three years, he performed in several low-budget films like Sheen (2004), 19 Revolutions (2004), Men Not Allowed (2006) and Ghuttan (2007). In 2007, he performed in the film, Jab We Met, in which he played the role of Kareena Kapoor's lover, who rejects her and comes back, only to get rejected himself. The film was a major hit at the box office. In 2009, he appeared in two films: 2 and Love Guru. He received praise for his role in the 2016 film, Kanithan, and he played the main antagonist in the Chiranjeevi starrer, Khaidi No. 150 (2017). Tarun made his Malayalam film debut with the period action film Mamangam in 2019 with the Diya Aur Baati Hum star Prachi Tehlan.
Personal life Arora is married to actress Anjala Zaveri.
Filmography Year Film Role Language 1999Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi Hindi 2004Hawas Karan HindiSheen Mannu Hindi19 Revolutions Sanjay English 2006Men Not Allowed Vikram HindiHot Money Rahul Kapoor HindiGhuttan Jaggi Hindi 2007 Jab We Met Anshuman Malhotra Hindi 2011 Poley Poley Urey Mon Amit Agarwal Assamese 2014Karar Aaryan Hindi 2016Kanithan Thura Sarkar TamilKaththi Sandai Tamizhselvan's accomplice Tamil 2017Khaidi No. 150 Aggarwal TeluguKatamarayudu Errasani Bhanu Telugu Jaya Janaki Nayaka Arjun Pawar Telugu 2018Amar Akbar Anthony Karan Arora Telugu2019Kanchana 3 Minister Shankar Tamil Arjun Suravaram Tura Sarkar Telugu Mamangam Zamar Koya Malayalam2020 Dagaalty Vijay Samrat Tamil Laxmii MLA Girija Hindi 2021 Seetimaarr Makhan Singh Telugu2023Kranti Salatri KannadaAgilan KapoorTamilRamabanam GK TeluguBhola Shankar Alexander Telugu
References
External links
Tarun Arora Profile. Bollywood Hungama