ARJUN RAMPAL..............

Biography

Unmistakably called the God of the ramp, Arjun Rampal came on the modelling scene some 5 years ago. Ever since he was proclaimed Society's face of the year, 1994,

Arjun Rampal has carved a niche for himself amongst India's top male models. Married to Supermodel Mehr Jessia "Prince of the ramp"” Arjun Rampal, who has been waiting for long to make his debut on the silver screen, has broken the jinx at last. Unlike most of the star-kids Arjun hasn’t got stardom on a platter.

He had to slog for long to get a firm foothold in tinsel town. Today he is better known as the longest-standing newcomer in Bollywood. His first film as an actor Ashok Mehta-directed “Moksha” (with Manisha Koirala) hasn’t had a big commercial success. And his second film Shantanu Sheorey’s “Jadh” (with Jackie Shroff and Smriti Mishra) has been shelved half way through. It is with his third film Rajiv Rai’s “Pyar Ishq Aur Mohabbat” that Arjun has at long last made his debut on the big screen. The film, released on August 3 2001, casts Arjun in a romantic role. He plays Gaurav, a handsome model with a philandering streak.

Rajiv Rai, who has dubbed “Pyar Ishq..” as Arjun’s trump card, seems pretty impressive with Arjun’s histrionics. So much that he has signed Arjun for his next film too. Besides, Arjun is currently one of the busiest guys in Bollywood with many plum projects in his kitty. Among them are “All The Best” with Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan, a film opposite Aishwarya, and a film with Abbas-Mastan.



His parents are Gwen and Amarjeet Rampal. He is 6'0" tall and is one of India's highest paid models. Arjun and his younger sister attended the prestigious Kodaikanal International School, where his mother was a teacher. One of his cousins, Kim Sharma, is an actress and appeared with him in the film Yakeen. Arjun Rampal has done a lot for Charity, he is currently sponsoring 11 orphan children in an orphanage.

He is married to fellow model Mehr Jessia. They have two daughters, Mahikaa, born on January 17, 2002, and Myra, born on 23 June 2005.

Designer Rohit Bal hired him as a model after seeing him in a disco. He worked as a model for several years.His first movie was the 2001 film Moksha, directed by Ashok Mehta. However, this film was released after his next film, Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat, in which he appeared with Sunil Shetty and Aftab Shivdasani. Although both films failed at the box office his performance in both films was appreciated 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, Yakeen (2005) and Darna Zaroori Hai (2006) none of which have been successful at the box office.

He has also appeared in the Temptations 2004 concert with stars Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, and Priyanka Chopra.

His recent film release was the multi-starrer Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna where he had a guest appearance. His forthcoming film is Don - The Chase Begins Again which is a remake of the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan starrer Don. Rampal will play the role of Jasjit which was played by Pran in the original.

Reccently. he has decided to go behind the camera to make the film "I See You", starring Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan

Society's Face of the year - 1994 most successful super model and 6'0" tall. Arjun Rampal was born on November 26th. He was discovered in a discotheque by ace designer Rohit Bal. His cute chiseled face makes him a great hit with women. Now Arjun concentrating more on movies.

Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat was Arjun's forgettable debut vehicle and his presence went noticed. Following up with Deewanapan, Moksh etc movies with opposite popular bollywood actresses Manisha Koirala and Diya Mirza and others.

Marriage happened to him with Miss India super model Mehr Jessia at the right time and marriage has had positive effect on his life.

He describes himself as Cool and casual. He wear clothes that are cool. He is not particular of brands but buy a lot of designer stuff. His suits and shirt are of Armani. He is having 80 pairs of sun glasses. He is very weight conscious and always into fitness. His hair cut changes from film to film according to the character he portray in films. He love his family very much they are always a priority for him. He is having a daughter also.

Arjun Rampal is struggling here to stay. Arjun Rampal will also feature in Subhash Ghai's next romantic project opposite Kareena Kapoor.

Arjun Rampal made his mark as a model while still studying in Hindu College Delhi at the age of 17.Arjun Rampal was discovered by Fashion designer Rohit Bal in a discotheque. In 1994, he was proclaimed "Society's face of the year".

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.

Initially keen on making a career internationally, Arjun soon encountered the harsh realities of the international scene. Though the experience helped him mature as an individual he says.

He debuted with "Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat" which did not do well, followed by "Deewanapan", "Jadh","Moksh" and "Aakhein".

Though he is undaunted by his failures and is here to stay.

Mini Biography

Arjun Rampal made his debut in Bollywood with the film "Moksha". His next film was "Pyar Ishq Aur Mohabbat". None of these films did well at box office but his performance was noticed. Since his debut, Arjun Rampal has worked steadily in films such as "Aankhen", "Dil Hai Tumhaara ", "Yakeen " and "Ek Ajnabee ". Before coming to Bollywood, Arjun Rampal was a famous Model. He was discovered in a discotheque of Delhi by the famous designer Rohit Bal.

Rajiv Rai cast Arjun Rampal in a music video 'Don't Marry' with model Namrata Baruwah and he also signed him for his film "Pyaar, Ishq Aur Mohabbat" with Keerti Reddy, Suniel Shetty and Aftab Shivdasani. Arjun Rampal has also ventured into film production; Arjun has set up his own production company 'Chasing Ganesha Films'. His first produced film was "I See You", which received poor reviews and failed at the box office. Arjun Rampal is married to the famous model Mehr Jesia and has two daughters named Mahikaa and Myra.



Biography:

Supermodel Arjun Rampal is the quintessential tall dark and handsome hero. This Delhi boy made his debut in Pyaar ishq aur mohabbat in 2001, which flopped. In spite of a series of flops, Arjun's chiseled features and fantastic physique won him man fans. Arujun's breakthrough started with Ek Ajnabee opposite Amitabh Bachchan, KJo's KANK with Preity and SRK among others, Farhan Akhtar's Don with SRK again. His biggest breakthrough was 2007's OSO. Arjun played unscrupulous murderer producer Mukesh Mehra aka Mike. He is all set to play a rockstar in Rock On. His other big film is The Last Lear with Big B and Preity.

On the personal front, Arjun is married to model Mehr Jessia with two daughters Maahika and Myra and resides in Bandra Mumbai. He is good friends with SRK and Farah Khan and starlet Kim Sharma is his cousin. The future looks bright for this dashing model turned actor.