Arjun Rampal Biography

Arjun Rampal

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Arjun Rampal

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Rampal in 2012

Born 26 November 1972 (age 46)

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Education Kodaikanal International School

Hindu College, Delhi

Occupation

Fashion modelfilm actorfilm producerscreenwritertelevision personalityentrepreneur

Years active 1997–present

Spouse(s) Mehr Jesia

(m. 1998; div. 2018)

Children 2

Awards

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor

2009 Rock On!!

National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

2010 Rock On!!

Arjun Rampal (born 26 November 1972) is an Indian film actor, producer, screenwriter, model, entrepreneur, and television personality. He made his acting debut in Rajiv Rai's romance Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001). He has received several awards including the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Rock On!!.[1][2]

He has enacted lead roles in romances Deewaanapan (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Dil Ka Rishta (2003), Vaada (2005) and I See You (2006), action films Asambhav (2004) and D-Day (2013), thrillers Yakeen (2005) and Roy (2015), socio-political Chakravyuh (2012), crime drama Inkaar (2013) and biopic Daddy (2017). The year 2002 marked a turning point for Rampal when he was cast in Aankhen, proving to be his first commercial success. His other commercially successful films include, Don (2006) Om Shanti Om (2007), Rock On!! (2008), Housefull (2010) and Ra.One (2011).

Rampal became a film producer with I See You (2006) under his banner, Chasing Ganesha Films, and produced the biopic Daddy (2017), for which he also wrote the screenplay

Early life

Rampal was born on 26 November 1972 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, into a family with military background. His maternal grandfather, Brigadier Gurdayal Singh, designed the first artillery gun for the Indian Army post-independence.[4] His father is a Brahmin while his mother is part Sikh and part Dutch.[5] He grew up in a multicultural environment where the family celebrated Christmas, Diwali and Eid.[6] He stayed with his mother after the separation of his parents and attended the St. Patrick School (Devlali, Nashik) where his mother was working as a teacher. He then attended the prestigious Kodaikanal International School. He graduated with a degree in economics with honours from Hindu College, Delhi. He went on to become a model. Actress Kim Sharma is Arjun Rampal’s first cousin. Their mothers are sisters.