Arjan Bajwa

Arjan Bajwa
File:Arjan Bajwa at Filmfare Awards 2016.jpg 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 (2007 film), playing the antagonist opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, he received raving reviews for his performance. Subsequently he played the male lead in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion (2008 film) with Priyanka Chopra. The film was a blockbuster and earned immense critical acclaim and he won the Stardust award for Breakthrough Performance while 'Fashion' won several awards such as Filmfare, IIFA, Star Screen and Stardust Awards along with the two National Awards. Arjan also starred in super hit Telugu movie King (2008 film) along with Nagarjuna Akkineni and Trisha. He then appeared in another Telugu blockbuster Arundhati starring Anushka Shetty and Sonu Sood, which became the highest grossing Telugu film at its time.

After getting critical acclaim for his intense roles Arjan Bajwa tried his hand at comedy in Ajay Devgn's 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, to name a few. He will next be seen in a prominent role in the upcoming film Rustom starring Akshay Kumar and Ileana D'Cruz.The film is scheduled for a worldwide 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 the year 2010 and 2014 Kabaddi World Cup Opening Ceremony in Jalandher. Arjan also hosted the PTC Punjabi Film Awards in the year 2014 & 2016.

Modelling

Before entering films Arjan was a successful model having walked the ramp for several big fashion designers. 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.

Early life and education

Born in New Delhi ,India on 3rd September 1977, Arjan hails from a Punjabi Sikh Jatt family. His name "Arjan" based on its Albanian and Dutch origin means 'from Hadria, Italy'. However, based on its Punjabi origin, it means 'the archer'. His father was the former Deputy Mayor of Capital city of India, New Delhi from the BJP,the current Ruling Party in India. Arjan holds a degree in architecture from Delhi and is a black belt in Taekwondo. Being a huge aviation and automobile enthusiast he calls himself a storehouse for lots of useless knowledge which is not related to his profession.

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
	Woh Tera Naam Tha	Akhtar	Hindi
2005	Bhadra (2005 film)	Raja	Telugu
2007	Guru	Arzaan contractor	Hindi
	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		Punjabi	Filming
2014	Bobby Jasoos	Lala/Ali	Hindi
2016	Rustom		Hindi	Filming

External links

• Arjan Bajwa at the Internet Movie Database
• Filmography Bollywood Hungama
• With a dream in his heart...