Arjan Bajwa

Arjan Bajwa

Arjan Bajwa at 61st Filmfare Awards 2016
Born (1979-09-03) 3 September 1979
Delhi, India
Occupation Actor, model
Years active 1998–present

Arjan Bajwa (born 3 September 1979), is an Indian film actor known for his work in Bollywood and Telugu cinema. Arjan initially started off with Telugu films, breaking the usual norm of being the first North Indian actor to have played leading roles in 8 films of which 5 were successful. He then made his debut in Bollywood with director Mani Ratnam's critically acclaimed film, Guru, playing the antagonist opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. Subsequently, he played the male lead in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion with Priyanka Chopra. The film won him the Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance while Fashion won several awards such as Filmfare, IIFA, Star Screen and Stardust Awards along with two National Awards. Bajwa also starred in the Telugu movie King along with Nagarjuna Akkineni and Trisha. He then appeared in another Telugu film Arundhati starring Anushka Shetty and Sonu Sood, which became the highest grossing Telugu film at its time of release.

He then appeared in Ajay Devgn's comedy film Son of Sardaar, where he was paired with Sonakshi Sinha. He also acted in Crook (2010) with Emraan Hashmi and Bobby Jasoos (2014) with Vidya Balan. He will appear in the upcoming film Rustom starring Akshay Kumar and Ileana D'Cruz. The film is scheduled for release on 12 August 2016.

In addition to acting, he has hosted the Filmfare Awards (South) in the year 2007, the International Film Festival of India Goa closing ceremony in 2010 and 2014 and the Kabaddi World Cup opening ceremony in Jalandher. Bajwa also hosted the PTC Punjabi Film Awards in 2014 and 2016.

Early life and education

Born in New Delhi, Bajwa's father Swinderjeet Singh Bajwa was a former Deputy Mayor of New Delhi from the BJP.[1] Bajwa holds a degree in architecture from Delhi and is a black belt in Taekwondo.[2][3]

Before entering films Bajwa was a successful model having walked the ramp for several big fashion designers.[4] His breakthrough on television started off with several commercials for brands like Lux, Veet, Fiat Palio, Godrej AC etc. These advertisements featured him alongside with some of the most prominent actresses of Bollywood such as Aishwariya Rai, Katrina Kaif and Preity Zinta.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2001 Sampangi Abhishek Telugu
2002 Nee Thodu Kavali Vasu Telugu
Kanulu Musina Neevaye Sagar Telugu
2003 Premalo Pavani Kalyan Kalyan Telugu [5]
Woh Tera Naam Tha Akhtar Hindi [6]
2005 Bhadra Raja Telugu [7]
2007 Guru Arzaan contractor Hindi [8]
Summer 2007 Qateel Hindi
2008 Fashion Maanav Bhasin Hindi
Arundhati Rahul Telugu
King Ajay Telugu
2009 Mitrudu Madhu Telugu
2010 Hide N Seek Jaideep Mahajan Hindi
Crook Samarth Hindi
2011 Tell Me O Khuda Jay Hindi
Lanka Chote Hindi
2012 Son Of Sardaar Bobby Hindi
2013 Angulika Telugu
Rambha Urvasi Menaka Tamil
Telugu
Himmat Singh[9] Punjabi Filming
2014 Bobby Jasoos Lala/Ali Hindi
2016 Rustom Vikram Makhija Hindi Released

References

  1. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - NCR stories". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  2. ↑ Garima Sharma, (15 June 2014). "Arjan Bajwa: A father is the hero in every man's life". Times of India.
  3. ↑ Soumitra Das, (2 Jan 2012). "Ajay Devgan's a big prankster: Arjan Bajwa". Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Arjan Bajwa walks the ramp". Mid Day. 22 Aug 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.teluguwave.com/news_main.php?news=2197&cat=5
  6. ↑ "With a dream in his heart...". The Hindu. 25 December 2003. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  7. ↑ "Ravi Teja Movies List". Chitramala. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  8. ↑ "Rustom actor Arjan Bajwa says Bollywood is biased - watch EXCLUSIVE interview". Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  9. ↑ Punjab, Cine. "Arjan Bajwa in Baljit Singh Deo's Next - Cine Punjab". cinepunjab.com.

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