Background
Arjun Rampal was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India on 26 November 1972. He comes from a Ramgariha Sikh Punjabi background. His father is Amarjeet Rampal, a Sikh and his mother is Gwen Rampal, a Dutch/Sikh background.
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Arjun Rampal was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India on 26 November 1972. He comes from a Ramgariha Sikh Punjabi background. His father is Amarjeet Rampal, a Sikh and his mother is Gwen Rampal, a Dutch/Sikh background.
Arjun along with his sister attended the Kodaikanal International School situated at Palani Hills in Tamil Nadu, where his mother was a teacher.
Arjun Rampal was discovered in a Mumbai discotheque by designer Rohit Bal. He was a student of prestigious Hindu College, Delhi then. Arjun became Rohit's protege and promoted him to the extent that he became one of India's most sought after male supermodels. Rajiv Rai cast Arjun in a music video “Do not Marry” with model Namrata Baruah and launched him in “Pyaar, Ishq Aur Mohabbat”. The film did not fare well but Arjun bagged many acting offers, which got his career going. His debut movie "Moksha" was released in 2001 and was directed by Ashok Mehta. However, this film was released after his second film, "Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat", in which he appeared with Sunil Shetty and Aftab Shivdasani. Although both films did not perform at the box office his performances in both films was lauded by critics. In 2002, he won the Award of the International Indian Film Academy for Face of the Year. Since his debut, he has worked steadily in films such as "Aankhen" (2002), "Dil Hai Tumhaara" (2002), "Yakeen" (2005) and "Ek Ajnabee" (2005). He has also appeared in the Temptations 2004 concert with stars Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, and Priyanka Chopra. In 2006 he made a guest appearance in the multi-starrer "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" and played a supporting role in "Don - The Chase Begins Again" which is a remake of the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan starrer "Don". Rampal donned the role of Jasjit who was played by the veteran actor Pran in the original movie. Rampal's only release of 2009 was Deepak Tijori's “Fox”, in which he starred opposite Sunny Deol, Sagarika Ghatge and Udita Goswami. The film mainly received negative reviews and flopped at the box office but Rampal earned critical acclaim. 2010 would go on to become the most successful year of Rampal's career with two back to back hits. The first was Sajid Khan's comedy film “Housefull”, in which he starred in a supporting role. The film received negative reviews but became a huge hit at the box office. Rampal's next release was “Raajneeti”. In 2011, Rampal played the titular negative role in Anubhav Sinha's science fiction movie “Ra.One”. The movie became a successful film in India and overseas and received mixed reviews. Rampal's new bald look earned him a lot of appreciation and popularity within the audiences. He earned critical acclaim for his villainous performance. Rampal had three releases in 2012: “Heroine”, “Chakravyuh” and the comedy movie ”Ajab Gazabb Love”, with all three failing at the box office. However, Rampal earned critical acclaim for his performances.
He says: “God is a friend – someone I can always ask for help".