Armaan Kohli (born 23 March 1972) is an Indian actor. He is the son of film director

Rajkumar Kohli Rajkumar Kohli (born 14 September 1930) is an Indian film director. He was famous for directing several popular Bollywood films such as the 1966 ''Dulla Bhatti (film), Dulla Bhatti'' and the 1970s ''Lootera'' starring Dara Singh and Nishi (actr ...

and actress Nishi.He is most known for his role in Jaani Dushman.

Early life and education

Kohli was born to film director

and actress Nishi. He studied at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School in

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until he dropped out in Class IX. Kohli appeared as a child artist in two films directed by his father: ''

Badle Ki Aag ''Badle Ki Aag'' ( ''Flames of Revenge'') is a 1982 Hindi-language action thriller film, produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli under the Shankar Movies banner. It stars Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Smita Patil and music was c ...

'' (1982) and ''

Raaj Tilak ''Raaj Tilak'' ''(coronation)'' is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Rajkumar Kohli, starring Dharmendra, Raaj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Hema Malini, Kamal Haasan, Reena Roy, Ranjeeta Kaur, Yogeeta Bali, Sarika, Pran, Ranjeet, Raj Kiran ...

'' (1984).

Career

Armaan made his debut as a leading actor in his father's 1992 film '' Virodhi''. He was set to star in '' Deewana'' opposite the late actress Divya Bharti, but walked out of the film after completing the first shooting schedule and later

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was penciled in as his replacement, and ''Deewana'' became a blockbuster. Kohli was also considered for the lead role for '' Baazigar'', but that role too eventually went to Shah Rukh Khan. Similarly, he opted out of ''

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'' and his role was eventually played by Parmeet Sethi. Kohli starred in several other films in the 1990s including ''

Dushman Zamana ''Dushman Zamana'' () is a 1992 Indian action film directed by Jagdish A. Sharma. It stars Divya Bharti and Armaan Kohli in the leading roles. Synopsis Seema (Divya Bharti) is a dreamy young college student born into a wealthy family. Her fath ...

'' (1992), '' Anaam'' (1993) and ''

Aulad Ke Dushman ''Aulad Ke Dushman'' is a 1993 Indian Bollywood film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli. It stars Arman Kohli and Ayesha Jhulka in pivotal roles. Plot Rajan K. Choudhry is a wealthy industrialist. He lives in a palatial house with his ...

'' which failed at the box office. His father tried to revive his career with the 1997 film ''

Qahar ''Qahar'' is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action film directed and produced by Rajkumar Kohli. It stars Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Armaan Kohli, Sonali Bendre, Rambha and Deepti Bhatnagar in pivotal roles. Cast * Sunny Deol as Raja * Suniel ...

'' (1997) where he co-starred with

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and

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, which was a commercial failure. After a five-year hiatus, he returned with the multi-starrer '' Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani'' which also failed to do well. In this film he was reintroduced with a new name 'Munish Kohli', and carried on with this name in subsequent films. In September 2013, he joined the reality television series '' Bigg Boss 7'' as a contestant. On 16 December 2013, Kohli was arrested for alleged physical abuse with his co-participant,

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during the show. He was released on bail next day. Kohli made another comeback to Bollywood after 12 years, playing a negative role in the Rajshri Productions

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starrer '' Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'' which released on 12 November 2015.

Controversies

Armaan Kohli was arrested in June 2018 by Mumbai Police after his girlfriend Neetu Randhawa had lodged a complaint against him citing physical assault. However, she later withdrew her complaint. Kohli was later arrested in August 2021 By Narcotic Control Bureau over the possession of 1.2 grams of cocaine. He was granted bail in September 2022 after being lodged in jail for a year.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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