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 . [1] [2] The heist thriller Aankhen where he appeared opposite Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar proved to be his first commercially successful film. [1] 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), Ek Ajnabee (2005), and Darna Zaroori Hai (2006). [1] [3]
Rampal's breakthrough came with his appearance in the 2006 action thriller Don opposite Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra. [3] 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. [1] [4] 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 .
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2001 | Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat | Gaurav Saxena | [1] | |
Moksha | Vikram Saigal | [5] | ||
Deewaanapan | Suraj Saxena | [6] | ||
2002 | Aankhen | Arjun Verma | [7] | |
Dil Hai Tumhaara | Dev Khanna | [8] | ||
2003 | Dil Ka Rishta | Jai Mehta | [9] | |
Tehzeeb | Salim | [10] | ||
2004 | Asambhav | Captin Aditya Arya/ Qazi [lower-alpha 1] | [11] | |
2005 | Vaada | Rahul Verma | [12] | |
Elaan | Arjun Srivastav | [13] | ||
Yakeen | Nikhil Oberoi | [14] | ||
Ek Ajnabee | Shekhar Verma | [15] | ||
2006 | Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai | Rohit | [16] | |
Darna Zaroori Hai | Kunal | Segment: "Spirits Do Come" | [17] | |
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | Jai | Cameo | [18] | |
Don | Jasjit | [19] | ||
Alag | Cameo | [20] | ||
I See You | Raj Jaiswal | Also producer | [21] | |
2007 | Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | Jignesh | Cameo | [22] |
Om Shanti Om | Mukesh "Mike" Mehra | [23] | ||
2008 | Rock On!! | Joseph "Joe" Mascarenhas | ||
The Last Lear | Siddharth | English film | [24] | |
EMI | Ryan | [25] | ||
2009 | Fox | Arjun Kapoor | [26] | |
2010 | Housefull | Major Krishna Rao | [27] | |
Raajneeti | Prithviraj Pratap | [28] | ||
We Are Family | Aman | [29] | ||
2011 | Rascals | Anthony Gonsalves | [30] | |
Ra.One | Ra.One | [31] | ||
2012 | Heroine | Aryan Khanna | [32] | |
Chakravyuh | S. P. Adil Khan | [33] | ||
Ajab Gazabb Love | Karan Singh Chauhan / Arjun Singh Chauhan [lower-alpha 1] | [34] | ||
2013 | Inkaar | Rahul Verma | [35] | |
D-Day | Rudra Pratap Singh | [36] | ||
Satyagraha | Arjun Pratap | [37] | ||
2014 | Familywala | Raju | [38] | |
2015 | Roy | Kabir Grewal | [39] | |
2016 | Rock On 2 | Joseph "Joe" Mascarenhas | [40] | |
Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh | Inderjeet Singh | [41] | ||
2017 | Daddy | Arun Gawli | Also screenwriter and producer | [42] |
2018 | Paltan | Lt. Col. Rai Singh Yadav | [43] | |
2021 | Nail Polish | Siddharth Jaisingh | [44] | |
2022 | The Rapist | Aftab Malik | [45] | |
Dhaakad | Rudraveer | [46] | ||
2023 | Mystery of the Tattoo | Karan Abhimanyu | Cameo | [47] |
Bhagavanth Kesari | Rahul Sanghavi | Telugu film | [48] | |
2024 | Crakk | Dev | [49] | |
The Battle of Bhima Koregaon † | Sidhnak Mahar Inamdar | Awaited release | [50] | |
Nastik† | Rohan Bhargava | Post-production | [51] | |
3 Monkeys † | Sanjay | Completed | [52] | |
2025 | Dhurandhar† | TBA | Filming | [53] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2008–2009 | Nach Baliye 4 | Judge | Reality show | [54] |
2011–2012 | Love 2 Hate U | Host | [55] | |
2015 | Discovery Real Heroes | Host | Documentary | [56] |
2019 | The Final Call | Captain Karan Sachdev | [57] | |
2022 | London Files | Detective Om Singh | [58] | |
2024 | Rana Naidu | TBA | Filming | [59] |
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