Arjun Rampal (born 26 November 1972) is an Indian actor, television personality, model and film producer known for his work in Bollywood films. Rampal made his debut in romance Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001) for which he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. However the film performed poorly at the box-office as did the next two films he starred in the same year, Moksha, and Deewaanapan. The heist thriller Aankhen (2002) proved to be his first commercially successful film. However Rampal's career declined as he starred in a number of films that performed poorly at the box-office such as Dil Ka Rishta (2003), Asambhav (2004), Vaada (2005), Yakeen (2005), Ek Ajnabee (2005) and Darna Zaroori Hai (2006).
Rampal's breakthrough came with his appearance in the 2006 action thriller Don opposite Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra. Rampal followed this by playing the antagonist in Om Shanti Om (2007) with Shah Rukh Khan, and Deepika Padukone. The film was the highest grossing Hindi film of the year and Rampal received critical acclaim. For his performance as guitarist Joseph "Joe" Mascarenhas in Abhishek Kapoor's musical drama Rock On!! (2008), Rampal received the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor as well as the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2010, he garnered a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a politician in Prakash Jha's political thriller Raajneeti.
Films
Year TitleRole(s) Notes 2001Pyaar Ishq Aur MohabbatGaurav SaxenaMokshaDeewaanapan2002Aankhen Dil Hai TumhaaraDev Khanna 2003Dil Ka RishtaJai MehtaTehzeebSalim2004AsambhavCaptain Aadit Arya 2005VaadaRahul VermaElaanArjun Srivastav YakeenEk Ajnabee2006Humko Tumse Pyaar HaiRohitDarna Zaroori HaiKunalSegment: Kabhi Alvida Naa KehnaJai DonJasjitAlagHimself Cameo appearance I See YouAlso producer2007Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.JigneshCameo appearance Om Shanti OmMukesh "Mike" Mehra2008Rock On!!Joseph "Joe" MascarenhasSiddharthEnglish filmEMIRyan 2009Fox2010HousefullRaajneetiWe Are FamilyAman2011RascalsRa.OneRa.One2012 HeroineChakravyuh Ajab Gazabb Love2013InkaarD-DaySatyagrahaArjun Pratap2014Familywala Raju2015Roy2016Rock On 2Joseph "Joe" MascarenhasKahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh Inderjeet Singh2017Daddy Arun Gawli and producer2018Paltan Lt. Col. Rai Singh Yadav 2021Nail Polish Siddharth Jaisingh2022The Rapist Aftab Malik Dhaakad Rudraveer2023Mystery of the Tattoo Karan Abhimanyu Cameo appearance Bhagavanth KesariRahul SanghaviTelugu film 2024CrakkDev2025Nikita RoySanal Roy Dhurandhar Major Iqbal2026 Dhurandhar: The RevengeSatluj Samudra Singh Completedhttps://www.ottplay.com/news/abbas-mustans-penthouse-bobby-deol-arjun-rampal-sharman-joshis-thriller-takes-a-twisted-journey-from-netflix-to-jiocinema-details-inside/98c26553d3859[lhttps://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-abbas-mustans-bobby-deol-mouni-roy-starrer-penthouse-now-called-teesvi-manzil-cyrus-broacha-reveals-jio-cinema-censored-abusive-words-made-actors-re-dub/
Television Year Title Role Notes 1995A Mouthful of SkyCameo2008–2009 Nach Baliye 4Judge Reality show2011–2012Love 2 Hate UHost2015Discovery Real HeroesHostDocumentary2019The Final CallCaptain Karan Sachdev2022 London Files Detective Om Singh 2024 Bandish Bandits Imroz Cameo 2025 Rana Naidu Rauf Mirza Filming
Music videos Year Title Singer Director1996BekaraarShweta Shetty1997Kinna Sona Tenu Rab Ne BanayaNusrat Fateh Ali KhanRadhika Rao, Vinay Sapru1998Don't Marry MayaSanjeev WadhwaniRajiv Rai
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