Raj Arjun

Raj Arjun
Born	(1972-02-08) 8 February 1972 (age 53) [1] Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Education	Film and Television Institute of India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Sanya Arjun
Children	2, including Sara Arjun

Raj Arjun is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi cinema. He has also worked in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu cinema. ^{[2] [1]} He is the recipient of Zee Cine Awards for Best Actor In A Negative Role and Indian Television Academy Awards for Best Actor.

Early and personal life

Raj Arjun was born on 8 February in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He was associated with theatre in Bhopal for multiple years. ^[3] He is married to Sanya. His daughter Sara Arjun is also an actress. ^[4]

Career

Hindi cinema

Arjun made his debut in Hindi Film Industry with the film Black Friday. ^[2] He got recognition in industry with the film Secret Superstar. ^[5] He has also acted in films like Thalaivii and Love Hostel. ^{[3] [6]}

Tamil

He made his debut in Tamil Film Industry with the film Thaandavam. ^[7]

Telugu

He made his debut in Telugu Film Industry with the film Dear Comrade. ^[8]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

List of Raj Arjun film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Company
2004	Black Friday	Nasir Deklu
2005	D	Bhupesh
2010	Kaalo	Chandan
2011	Shabri	Murad
	Khap	Chander
2012	Thaandavam	Kenny Thomas	Tamil film
	Rowdy Rathore	Jagdish
2013	Satyagraha	Sangram Singh
	Shree	Krishna Kant Desai
	Thalaivaa	Bhima's henchman	Tamil film
2016	BHK [e-mail]	Gagan Bhalla
	Traffic	Aslam Bhai
	Tutak Tutak Tutiya	Sanjay Kumar	Trilingual film
2017	Raees	Ilyas
	Secret Superstar	Farookh Malik
	Daddy	Rafique
2019	Dear Comrade	Ramesh Rao	Telugu film
	Watchman	Terrorist	Tamil film
	Tadbeer
	Darklight	Baba
2021	Shershaah	Subedaar Raghunath
	Thalaivii	R. N. Veerappan	Hindi version
2022	Love Hostel	DCP Sushil Rathi
2024	Article 370	ID Station Chief of Srinagar Khawar Ali
	Razakar – Silent Genocide of Hyderabad	Kasim Razvi	Telugu film
	Gam Gam Ganesha	Kishore Reddy	Telugu film [9]
	Yudhra	Firoz	[10]
2025	Match Fixing	TBA	Hindi film
TBA	Khajuraho Dreams†	TBA	Malayalam film [11]
TBA	Rush†	TBA

Short films

List of Raj Arjun short film credits

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2010	Misha	Roshan Uncle	[ citation needed ]
2015	Holding Back	Suresh	[ citation needed ]
2018	Irrfan	Irrfan	[ citation needed ]
	The Perfect Girl	Shasha's father	[12]
2020	Natkhat	Sonu's father	[ citation needed ]
2021	Pilibhit	Siraj	[13] [14]
2022	The Miniaturist of Junagadh	Kishorilal Randeria	[15]

Web series

Key

†	Denotes series that have not yet been released

List of Raj Arjun web series credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone	Anupam Chaubey
2021	Sabka Sai	Sai Baba
2022	Dr. Arora	Firangi Baba	[16]
2022-2023	Jhansi	Caleb	Telugu

Television

List of Raj Arjun television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan	Jagannath	[ citation needed ]
2007	Durgesh Nandinii	Chandu	[ citation needed ]
2014	Encounter	Dr. Roshan Lal	[ citation needed ]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Raj Arjun

Year	Movie	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Secret Superstar	Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor In A Negative Role	Won	[17]
2021	Sabka Sai	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor	Won	[17]
2021	The Minituarist Of Junagarh	IFFSA Toronto	Best Actor	Won	[18]
2022	Pilibhit	Chitra Bharati Film Festival	Best Actor	Won	[18]
2022	Thalaivii	67th Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[ citation needed ]

References

1. "Raj Arjun". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
2. "Why Thalaivii actor Raj Arjun had almost quit acting: Was fed up of being known as a two scene actor". Hindustan Times. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
3. Kumar, P.K. Ajith (11 September 2021). "Actor Raj Arjun on his 'Thalaivii' experience" . The Hindu . ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
4. "Que Sara Sara" . The Hindu . 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
5. Rao, Milana. "Raj Arjun: I feel 'Secret Superstar' was my first film; all other films were to prove my existence as an actor". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
6. "Raj Arjun: The magical part about being an actor is playing different lives". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
7. "Raj Arjun: Before I started getting offers, it was Sara who took care of me like a mother". Cinema Express . 25 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
8. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (5 August 2019). "Interview with Raj Arjun of 'Dear Comrade'". The Hindu . ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
9. "Raj Arjun talks about working with Imtiaz Ali on web series 'Dr Arora'". The Times of India. 18 July 2022. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
10. "Latest News, Breaking News, India News, Bollywood, World, Business, Sports & Politics – The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. 10 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
11. "Raj Arjun plays village head in Malayalam debut 'Khajuraho Dreams'". The Times of India. 20 April 2023. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
12. The Perfect Girl. Naahid Shah Films. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023– via YouTube.
13. "Debut filmmakers short film 'Pilibhit' is making waves globally". The Times of India. October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
14. "Ashutosh Chaturvedi's short film Pilibhit heads to Cerdanya Fest". newindianexpress.com. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
15. Arun, Raj (1 June 2022). "Raj Arun candid about award-winning role". Bangalore Mirror . IANS. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
16. "Raj Arjun talks about working with Imtiaz Ali on web series 'Dr Arora'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
17. "Raj Arjun Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Raj Arjun | Times of India Entertainment". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
18. "Raj Arjun wins Best Actor for Pilibhit at CBFF 2022". Cinema Express . 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

External links

• Raj Arjun at IMDb