Arjun Bijlani (born 31 October 1982) is an
Indian actor
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who predominantly works in Hindi television and reality shows. He is one of the most popular television actors.
Arjun made his television debut with
Ekta Kapoor
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's show ''
Kartika'' on
Hungama TV
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. Subsequently, he proved himself as a leading star with his performances in various well-known shows like ''
Left Right Left'', ''
Miley Jab Hum Tum
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'', ''
Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi
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'', ''
Naagin'', ''
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'', ''
Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil
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'', ''
Ishq Mein Marjawan'' and ''Roohaniyat''. On the non-fictional front, he participated in ''
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9'' and ''Smart Jodi'' and hosted ''
Dance Deewane
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The series premiered on Colors ...
''. Arjun's first Bollywood film ''
Direct Ishq'' was released in 2016. In 2020, he debuted into digital world with the web series ''State Of Siege'' on
ZEE5
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. In 2021, he participated in ''
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11'' and emerged as the winner.
Early life
Arjun Bijlani was born on 31 October 1982 in
Bombay, Maharashtra
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, to a Sindhi Father and a Maharashtrian Mother. He did his schooling from
Bombay Scottish School, Mahim
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and his college from
H.R. College of Commerce and Economics
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. He also has a younger brother, Niranjan Bijlani and a sister, Rohini. At the age of nineteen, he lost his father Sudarshan Bijlani.
Personal life
Bijlani married his longtime girlfriend, Neha Swami on 20 May 2013. On 21 January 2015, they became parents to a baby boy whom they named Ayaan Bijlani.
Career
Arjun started his television career in 2004 with
Balaji Telefilms' youth-based series ''
Kartika'' opposite
Jennifer Winget
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.
He played the role of Ankush, Kartika's love interest.
In 2005, Bijlani appeared in another youth television show ''
Remix'',
playing the role of Vikram. Bijlani had his first noticeable role in the action-based television drama ''
Left Right Left'' as Cadet Aalekh Sharma.
In 2008, he played Sanjay, a rich fun-loving guy in
Deepti Bhatnagar
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's period drama ''
Mohe Rang De
''Mohe Rang De'' ( Color or paint me) is an Indian television series which aired on Colors TV on 21 July 2008 until 6 March 2009 and was produced by Sphere Origins.
Plot
This story of the soap opera revolves around the early times where trad ...
''. The same year, he featured in the romantic youth show ''
Miley Jab Hum Tum
''Miley Jab Hum Tum'' (''When you and I met'') is an Indian teen drama television series that aired on STAR One from 22 September 2008 to 19 November 2010. The show is about falling in love during college and developing relations for a lifetime ...
'' alongside
Rati Pandey
Rati Pandey is an Indian actress known for her performances in ''Hitler Didi'', ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'', '' Porus, Devi Adi Parashakti'', ''Begusarai'', '' Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai'' and '' Shaadi Mubarak''.
Early life and background
Rati Pandey ...
,
Sanaya Irani
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and
Mohit Sehgal
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Career
After an unnoticed role in the 2007 f ...
. He played Mayank Sharma, a nerd who falls for a fun-loving girl. This was his first show as a leading actor which received high TRPs. The show ended on 19 November 2010. His next television venture was
NDTV Imagine
Imagine TV was a Hindi general entertainment channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, and based in New Delhi.
The channel was known for shows such as '' Ramayan (2008), Chandragupta Maurya, '' Swayamvar'', ''Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo'', '' ...
's ''
Pardes Mein Mila Koi Apna
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Plot
‘Pardes Mein Mila Koi Apna’ is a conflicting love story- a story of a romance and a bond between two contrasting individuals, wh ...
'' alongside
Bhavna Khatri. He played the role of Chandrakant Bhosale in the show.
![Arjun Bijlani](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Arjun_Bijlani.jpg)
In 2012, Arjun hosted
UTV Bindass
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History
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's reality talk show ''Dell Inspiron Road Diaries''.
The same year, he also acted in Magic Lantern's telefilm ''
Teri Meri Love Stories
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Plot
A series ...
'' on
Star Plus opposite
Neha Janpandit
Neha Janpandit is an Indian television actress. She debuted on the small screen with '' Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki'' on Sahara One. She also acted in '' Shraddha'', '' Tere Liye'', '' Chhajje Chhajje Ka Pyaar'', ''Shubh Vivah'', '' Rab Se Sohna ...
where he played the role of Raghu, an uncultured guy.
Next, he did short films like ''Full Phukre'', ''I Guess'' and ''Caught in the Web''.
He also appeared as Dev, a police inspector in the television series ''
Kaali – Ek Punar Avatar
''Kaali – Ek Punar Avatar'' is an Indian soap opera which aired on Star Plus from 3 December 2012 to 8 March 2013. The story was based on the famous Nitish Katara murder case where a mother fights and gets justice for her son.
Before premier ...
'' opposite
Aneri Vajani
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.
His next appearance in 2013 was in the series ''
Chintu Ban Gaya Gentleman''. His final appearance in 2013 was in the comedy-based cookery drama ''
Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyaar'' on
SAB TV
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History
Sony SAB was launched as SAB TV by Gautam Adhikari and Markand Adhikari under their company Sri Adhikari Brothers (thus the acronym) on ...
, where he played the role of Aditya Khanna opposite
Shweta Gulati
Shweta Gulati is an Indian television actress best known for playing the role of Tia Ahuja in ''Remix'' and Dr. Nikita Malhotra in '' Dill Mill Gayye''.
Career
Her first advertisement was directed by Prahlad Kakkar. Later more commercial a ...
. In 2014, he was a player on ''
Box Cricket League''.
In 2014, Bijlani featured in an episode of
UTV Bindass
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History
UTV Software Communications launched Bindass as a youth-oriented entertainment chan ...
's
Yeh Hai Aashiqui
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named alongside
Perneet Chauhan
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Filmography
References
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Perneet Chauhanon ''IMDb
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and
Rucha Gujarathi
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.
In March 2015, he entered
Balaji Telefilms' romantic television drama series ''
Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi
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'' alongside
Radhika Madan
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and
Shakti Arora
Shakti Arora (born 16 May 1986) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television. He is known for his predominantly performances in '' Tere Liye'', ''Pavitra Rishta'', ''Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi'' and '' Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka''. A ...
. He played the role of Shikhar Mehra, a casanova lawyer yet a positive guy who falls in love with Ishani (
Radhika Madan
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). He quit the show in August 2015.
In September 2015, he signed another thriller show of
Balaji Telefilms, ''
Naagin'', opposite
Mouni Roy
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. The show aired on
Colors TV
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History
It was launched on 2 ...
. In the show, he portrayed a suave and ambitious business tycoon, Ritik Singh, who believes that love and religion are distractions, as they make you weak, but his beliefs are challenged when he comes face-to-face with Roy's character Shivanya. The show received high TRPs and proved to be a turning point in his career.
In 2016, he made his
Bollywood
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debut with Baba Motion Pictures' ''
Direct Ishq'', co-starring
Rajneesh Duggal
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and
Nidhi Subbaiah
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. He played the role of Kabir Bajpai, a good boy from a rich family, but the film failed at the box office. In July 2016, Bijlani participated in the dance reality show ''
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9'', but later got eliminated along with
Surveen Chawla
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.
![Arjun Bijlani at the launch of Saumya Shetty's resto bar - Hymus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Arjun_Bijlani_at_the_launch_of_Saumya_Shetty%27s_resto_bar_-_Hymus.jpg)
In August 2016, he entered
Colors TV
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History
It was launched on 2 ...
's ''
Kavach...Kaali Shaktiyon Se'' starring
Mona Singh
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and
Vivek Dahiya
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, where he played Arhaan, a genie. He also made a guest appearance in ''
Naagin 2'' for a few episodes. In November 2016, he played Raghav Mehra in ''
Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil
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'' opposite
Drashti Dhami
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. The show ended on 30 June 2017 due to low TRP's.
In September 2017, Bijlani signed Beyond Dreams Entertainment's ''
Ishq Mein Marjawan'' which aired on
Colors TV
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History
It was launched on 2 ...
, as Deep Raj Singh. The show received good TRPs and ended in June 2019. In 2018, he anchored the dance reality show ''
Dance Deewane
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The series premiered on Colors ...
.'' In 2019, Bijlani hosted
Colors TV
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History
It was launched on 2 ...
's cooking reality show, ''Kitchen Champion 5'' and made a guest appearance in ''
Naagin 3
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The first season aired from 1 November 2015 to 5 June 2016. It starred Mouni Roy, Arjun Bijla ...
'' for a few episodes.
In 2019, he hosted ''
Dance Deewane 2'' on
Colors TV
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History
It was launched on 2 ...
. In January 2020, he appeared in a music video named ''Kehndi Haan Kehndi Naa'' alongside ''
Sukriti Kakar
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'' and
Prakriti Kakar. In March 2020, he made his digital debut with ''State of Siege'' produced by ''Contiloe Pictures'' and distributed by
Zee5
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. He played the role of Major Nikhil Manikrishnan, inspired by
Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan
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. The same year, he appeared in another music video named ''Ishq Tanha'' alongside
Reem Shaikh
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.
In 2021, he participated in the stunt-based reality show ''
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11'' on
Colors TV
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History
It was launched on 2 ...
. The show was hosted by
Rohit Shetty
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and filmed in
Cape Town
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,
South Africa
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. Bijlani emerged as the winner of the series, beating
Divyanka Tripathi
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and
Vishal Aditya Singh in the finale.
In January 2022, he hosted
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's ''
India's Got Talent
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''. In February 2022, he participated in
Star Plus's ''Smart Jodi'' along with his wife, Neha Bijlani and emerged as the 2nd runner-up. The same year, he starred in
MX Player's popular web series ''
Roohaniyat'' as Saveer Rathod which was a super hit. In June 2022, he hosted
Star Plus's ''
Ravivaar With Star Parivaar
''Ravivaar With Star Parivaar'' is an Indian Hindi-language television game show that premiered on 12 June 2022 on StarPlus. It digitally streams on Disney+ Hotstar. The series is hosted by Arjun Bijlani and Amaal Mallik and features various S ...
'' alongside singer
Amaal Malik
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. In November 2022, he replaced
Rannvijay Singha
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to Host the fourteenth season of the show ''
MTV Splitsvilla
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''.
Filmography
Films
Television
Web series
Music videos
Awards
See also
*
List of Indian television actors
This is an alphabetical list of notable male Indian television actors.
*
List of Hindi actors
List of regional language actors
; Bengali
; Tamil
;Telugu
; Kannada
; Marathi
; Malayalam
See also
* List of Indian television actr ...
References
External links
*
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Sindhi people
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Living people
Male actors in Hindi television
Indian male soap opera actors
21st-century Indian male actors
1982 births
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants