Arjun Rampal
Birthday: November 26
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Address: 104 Hill Post, Shirley Rajan Road, Opp. Stringfield High School, Bandra Mumbai 400 050
Wife: Meher Jessia
First Movie: Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat
It is interesting how Arjun Rampal got noticed. Designer Rohit Bal first spotted him in a discotheque. Arjun was the Society's face of theYear in 1994 and a very popular super model. However the tinsel town didn't prove as kind as the ramp. Still a struggling actor, he doesn't have a single hit film to his credit.
Arjun Rampal is the latest rage. It is believed that he owns over 80 pairs of Sunglasses. This fitness freak goes ga-ga over designer clothes and sports off Armani suits and shirts. Married to the then super model and 1986 Miss India, Meher Jessia, he is a family man and prioritizes his family over most things.He made his debut with Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat co-starring with Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani and Keerti Reddy. The movie flopped badly at the box office.
Recently he was in Dubai doing a live show, Temptations 2004 with co-stars, Saif Ali Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Priety Zinta and Priyanka Chopra. Hope his new films like Vaada and Elaan bring him the much-needed success.It is interesting how Arjun Rampal got noticed. Designer Rohit Bal first spotted him in a discotheque. Arjun was the Society's face of theYear in 1994 and a very popular super model. However the tinsel town didn't prove as kind as the ramp. Still a struggling actor, he doesn't have a single hit film to his credit.
He made his debut with Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat co-starring with Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani and Keerti Reddy. The movie flopped badly at the box office.Arjun Rampal is the latest rage. It is believed that he owns over 80 pairs of Sunglasses. This fitness freak goes ga-ga over designer clothes and sports off Armani suits and shirts. Married to the then super model and 1986 Miss India, Meher Jessia, he is a family man and prioritizes his family over most things.
Recently he was in Dubai doing a live show, Temptations 2004 with co-stars, Saif Ali Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Priety Zinta and Priyanka Chopra. Hope his new films like Vaada and Elaan bring him the much-needed success.Arjun Rampal made his mark as a model while still studying in Hindu College Delhi at the age of 17. He was discovered in a Mumbai discotheque by ace fashion designer Rohit Bal. From there on, he went on to become one of the most sought after model in India, and ruled the ramp and ad-world for way over 6 years, when in 1996 he decided to quit modeling and become an actor.
He did his schooling in Kodaikanal (Kody) in a boarding school, and while growing up he did not have any consciousness of his looks. He was a very mischievous kid, and hence did not ever think about being good looking. He says that when he went to college, he was the one who was getting attracted to the girls in his class and not the other way around. He says that he's always been confident about himself.
When he was modeling, he always chose his work carefully and didn't do too many ads. He was selective. Then, when he decided to be an actor, he went to Kishor Namit Acting Academy and learnt the ropes of acting there. The first film he signed was Ashok Mehta's Moksha, which will release next month. He later signed Shantanu Sheorey's Jadh, with Jackie Shroff, but that film, as Arjun puts it, "has gone to seed."Arjun was engaged to be married to ace-designer Malini Ramani from New Delhi, but the engagement broke off. Soon, he was single but then, he met up with Mehr Jesia and it was instant chemistry between the two. Now, he's happily married to Mehr for a couple of years, and they are soon expecting a baby.
Arjun already has two dogs Tyson and one that Mehr gifted him, Demi. They are both boxers and Arjun treats them like his children. Arjun's mother is settled in Nashik in a farmhouse and often visits him in Mumbai.Arjun is fond of playing cricket on the computer, he loves horse-riding, and 'horsing around' with close friends. Then, he's also fond of go-carting and the few occasions he's been to the Powai go-cart tracks, he's had a blast clocking in under 10 secs for a lap.Besides, Arjun had a lot of hype riding on him before his first release. There were critics who were skeptical about his acting potential. However, he proved all his detractors wrong by making a smashing and impressive debut in Pyar, Ishq Aur Mohabbat.
Filmography
- Vaada
- Asambhav
- Tehzeeb
- Dil Ka Rishta
- Dil Hai Tumhara
- Deewanapan
- Aankhen
- Moksha
- Pyar, Ishq aur Mohabbat
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