Raj Arjun
Born (1972-02-08) 8 February 1972[1]
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India, Pune, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
SpouseSanya Arjun
ChildrenSara Arjun, Suhaan Arjun
RelativesDeepak Arjun (brother)

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
2004Black FridayNasir Deklu
2005DBhupesh
2010KaaloChandan
2011ShabriMurad
KhapChander
2012ThaandavamKenny ThomasTamil film
Rowdy RathoreJagdish
2013 SatyagrahaSangram Singh
ShreeKrishna Kant Desai
ThalaivaaBhima's henchmanTamil film
2016 TrafficAslam bhai
BHK Bhalla@Halla.KomGagan Bhalla
2017RaeesIlyas
Secret SuperstarFarookh Malik
DaddyRafique
2019Dear ComradeRamesh RaoTelugu film
WatchmanTerroristTamil film
Tadbeer
DarklightBaba
2021ShershaahSubedaar Raghunath
ThalaiviiR. N. VeerappanHindi version
2022Love HostelDCP Sushil Rathi
TBARazakar: The Silent Genocide of HyderabadTBA[9]
TBAYudhraTBA[10]
TBAKhajuraho DreamsTBAMalayalam film[11]
TBAGum Gum GaneshaTBATelugu film[12]

Short film

List of Raj Arjun short film credits
Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Misha Roshan Uncle
2015 Holding Back Suresh
2018 Irrfan Irrfan
The Perfect Girl Shasha's father [13]
2020 Natkhat Sonu's father
2021 Pilibhit Siraj
2022 The Miniaturist of Junagadh Kishorilal Randeria [14]

Web series

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 [15] Firangi Baba
TBA Jhansi TBA Telugu language web series

Television

List of Raj Arjun television credits
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Jagannath
2007 Durgesh Nandinii Chandu
2014 Encounter Dr. Roshan Lal

Awards and nominations

Movie Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Secret Superstar Zee Cine Awards Best Actor In A Negative Role Won [16]
2021 Sabka Sai Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor Won [16]
2021 The Minituarist Of Junagarh IFFSA Toronto Best Actor Won [17]
2022 Pilibhit Chitra Bharati Film Festival Best Actor Won [17]
2022 Thalaivii 67th Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "Raj Arjun". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. 1 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. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 Kumar, P. k Ajith (11 September 2021). "Actor Raj Arjun on his 'Thalaivii' experience". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. "Que Sara Sara". The Hindu. 1 June 2011.
  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. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. "Raj Arjun: The magical part about being an actor is playing different lives". The Times of India. 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. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (5 August 2019). "Interview with Raj Arjun of 'Dear Comrade'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-details/razakar-the-silent-genocide-of-hyderabad/movieshow/106291570.cms
  10. "Latest News, Breaking News, India News, Bollywood, World, Business, Sports & Politics - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. 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. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  12. "Raj Arjun talks about working with Imtiaz Ali on web series 'Dr Arora'". The Times of India. 18 July 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  13. The Perfect Girl. Naahid Shah Films. 25 September 2018 via YouTube.
  14. Arun, Raj (1 June 2022). "Raj Arun candid about award-winning role". Bangalore Mirror (Interview). IANS. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  15. "Raj Arjun talks about working with Imtiaz Ali on web series 'Dr Arora'". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Raj Arjun Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Raj Arjun | Times of India Entertainment". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Raj Arjun wins Best Actor for Pilibhit at CBFF 2022". Cinema Express. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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