Tarun Arora

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Tarun Arora
Born (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 45)
Other namesArora
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
  • producer
Years active1998–2023
Spouse Anjala Zaveri

Tarun Arora is an Indian model, actor and producer who works in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil language films.

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Career

Tarun Arora began modelling while studying hotel management in Bangalore. He won the Gladrags Manhunt in 1998. He was later seen in advertisement campaigns for brands like Raymond, Westside, Kwality Walls, McDowell's whiskey, and LG, and walked the runway for several designers. He also appeared in the music video, Dil Chori, by Hans Raj Hans. [1]

Arora filmed his first Bollywood role in 1999, in Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi . He had his first major role in the film, Hawas (2004). Over the next three years, he performed in several low-budget films like Sheen (2004), 19 Revolutions (2004), Men Not Allowed (2006) and Ghuttan (2007). In 2007, he performed in the film, Jab We Met , in which he played the role of Kareena Kapoor's lover, who rejects her and comes back, only to get rejected himself. The film was a major hit at the box office. In 2009, he appeared two films: 2 and Love Guru. [2] He received praise for his role in the 2016 film, Kanithan , [3] and he played the main antagonist in the Chiranjeevi starrer, Khaidi No. 150 (2017). [4] [5]

Personal life

Arora is married to actress Anjala Zaveri. [6]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguage
1999 Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi Hindi
2004 Hawas KaranHindi
Sheen MannuHindi
19 RevolutionsSanjayEnglish
2006Men Not AllowedVikramHindi
Hot MoneyRahul KapoorHindi
GhuttanJaggiHindi
2007 Jab We Met Anshuman MalhotraHindi
2011 Poley Poley Urey Mon Amit AgarwalAssamese
2014KararAaryanHindi
2016 Kanithan Thura SarkarTamil
Kaththi Sandai Tamizhselvan's accompliceTamil
2017 Khaidi No. 150 AggarwalTelugu
Katamarayudu Errasani BhanuTelugu
Jaya Janaki Nayaka Arjun PawarTelugu
2018 Amar Akbar Anthony Karan AroraTelugu
2019 Kanchana 3 Minister ShankarTamil
Arjun Suravaram Tura SarkarTelugu
Mamangam Zamar KoyaMalayalam
2020 Dagaalty Vijay SamratTamil
Laxmii MLA GirijaHindi
2021 Seetimaarr Makhan SinghTelugu
2023 Kranti SalatriKannada
Agilan KapoorTamil
Ramabanam GKTelugu
Bhola Shankar AlexanderTelugu

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