A hot model. A sexy actor. A great father. These are just a few qualities of the man we all know as Arjun Rampal. He started out as a model and became one of the greatest rising stars Bollywood has ever seen. From Pyar Ishq Aur Mohabbat to Don and Om Shanti Om, Arjun has proven himself to be flexible and quite versatile. Cousin to another Bollywood star, Kim Sharma, Arjun has yet to reach the goal of ruling Bollywood.
Born on November 26, 1972, nobody would have known that a young boy who grew up in the small town of Jabalpur would end up being an up and rising star in the Bollywood film industry. Standing at an amazing six foot two, Arjun has made wonders in just eight years. Son of Gwen and Amarjeet Rampal, Arjun went to study, along with is sister, at Kodaikanal International School, a boarding school in Palani Hills where his mother was a teacher. He then went to college but did not have much interest in his studies. He, in fact, was interested in girls. Well, boys will be boys... though he did well in his studies too.
When he was 17, he wouldn't have thought that going to a discotheque would be his first step into the entertainment world. Discovered and launched by Rohit Bal, a famous designer, Arjun became one of the well sought out models and became Rohit’s protégé in the modeling world. There, he first met his wife, former Miss India and supermodel Mehr Jessia. They both got married soon after in 1997.
Arjun was awarded in the International India Film Academy (IIFA) Award for Face of The Year in 2002, the same year his eldest daughter Mahikaa was born. Though his first few films did not do well, Arjun has never admitted defeat and continued acting in various other roles. He has worked with Preity Zinta and Mahima Chaudhary in Dil Hai Tumhara as Dev Khanna, Aankhen with Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan as Arjun Verma and even with Aishwarya Rai in Dil Ka Rishta as Jai Mehta. One of his well appreciated performances came when he portrayed the character of Salim Mirza in Tehzeeb. The movie also stared the talented Shabana Azmi and Urmila Matondkar. Slowly, he managed his way up the ladder of fame.
