Arunoday Singh

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Arunoday Singh
Arunoday at J-2 promo.jpg
Arunoday in 2012
Born (1983-02-17) 17 February 1983 (age 41)
Churhat, Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • poet
Years active2009–present
Spouse
LeeAnna Elton
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(m. 2016;div. 2019)​
Father Ajay Arjun Singh
Relatives Arjun Singh (grandfather)

Arunoday Singh is an Indian actor. He made his debut with Sikandar (2009). He has appeared in films like Aisha (2010), Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011), Jism 2 (2012), Main Tera Hero (2014), Mr X (2015), Mohenjo Daro (2016) and Blackmail (2018). He also appeared in the web series Apaharan (2018-2022) and Baaghi 4 (2025) and Mr. I (2025).

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Early life and background

Singh is the grandson of Arjun Singh, an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh during the infamous Bhopal Disaster and escorted the main culprit Warren Anderson (American businessman) out of the country, and son of Ajay Singh (Rahul bhaiya) leader of opposition in Madhya Pradesh State assembly. [1]

He is an alumnus of Brandeis University, [2] having previously been educated at a boarding school in Kodaikanal, where he performed in school plays. According to him, it was after watching actor Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront (1954) that he decided to become an actor. After his graduation, he did a few courses in the New York Film Academy, and thereafter enrolled in the Acting Studio in New York, during the period he also performed in plays. [3] [4]

Career

After finishing his studies he started giving auditions, and finally made his debut with Sikandar (2009), directed by Piyush Jha, playing a Kashmiri terrorist. [4] His second film was the ensemble romantic comedy-drama Aisha (2010), an adaptation of the novel Emma by Jane Austen directed by Rajshree Ojha, co-starring Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Ira Dubey, Cyrus Sahukar, Amrita Puri, Anand Tiwari and Lisa Haydon; he portrayed Dhruv Singh, a flirtatious playboy. [2] Also in the same year, he appeared in Vinay Shukla's take on gender and sexuality in Mirch , through a collage of five stories, with Konkana Sen Sharma, Raima Sen, where he played the central character of a struggling film director.

Dino Morea, Arunoday Singh, Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda and Arko Pravo Mukherjee during Jism 2 promotions Cast & crew of 'Jism - 2' promote their film at India Gate in Delhi.jpg
Dino Morea, Arunoday Singh, Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda and Arko Pravo Mukherjee during Jism 2 promotions

In 2011, he acted alongside Irrfan Khan and Aditi Rao Hydari, another newcomer in Sudhir Mishra's Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011). His performance earned him a nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 18th Screen Awards. He next appeared in Jism 2 opposite Sunny Leone and Randeep Hooda. In 2014 he appeared in David Dhawan's comedy film Main Tera Hero opposite Varun Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz and Nargis Fakhri; and the supernatural thriller film Pizza . His next release was Mr. X as Dr. Steve Rhodes opposite Emraan Hashmi and Amyra Dastur. In 2016, Singh appeared in Ashutosh Gowariker's epic-adventure romance film Mohenjo Daro , alongside Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde.

Personal life

On 13 December 2016, he married LeeAnn Elton, who he met three years previously in Goa. Lee owns a cafe in Goa. [5] They divorced in 2019. [6]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Sikandar Zahageer Qadir Hindustani Film
2010 Aisha Dhruv Singh
Mirch Maanav
2011 Yeh Saali Zindagi KuldeepNominated – Best Actor in a Supporting Role Screen Awards
2012 Jism 2 Ayaan Thakur
2013 Ek Bura Aadmi Munna Siddiqui
2014 Main Tera Hero Angad Negi
Pizza Mr. Ghost
Ungli Rajveer Singh "Ricky"
2015 Mr. X Aditya Bharadwaj
2016 Buddha in a Traffic Jam Vikram Pandit Hindi -English Film
Mohenjo Daro Moonja
2017 Viceroy's House Asif (Huma's Fiancée) English Film
1971: Beyond Borders Lt. Col. Akram Raja Malayalam Film
2018 Love per Square Foot Kashin Malhotrareleased on Netflix
Blackmail Ranjit Arora
2025 Baaghi 4 Aditya Dharmatma
Mr. I Aditya Mhatre

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2018–present Apharan - Sabka Katega Rudra Shrivastava / Bikram Bahadur Shah (BBS) ALTBalaji
2019 The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty? Ranveer Pratap Singh ZEE5 [7]
2020 Lahore Confidential Rauf Ahmed Kazmi/Wasim Ahmed Khan ZEE5
2022-present Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein Contract Killer Aditya Hafeez Netflix

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References

  1. ↑ Arunoday Singh Archived 30 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "No plans to join politics: Arunoday". The Times of India . 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "No reservations". Indian Express. 25 July 2009. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Arunoday all set". The Times of India . 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Mirch". Indian Express. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Arunoday Singh announces separation from wife Lee Elton, says 'we were very good at love, but couldn't survive reality'". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Chargesheet Innocent or Guilty review: This Arunoday Singh show only kills time". Hindustan Times. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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