Arun Bakshi is an Indian film and television actor and also a singer. He has acted as a
character actor
A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to b ...
in over 100
Hindi films
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
, and as a playback singer has also sung 298 songs.
[ He has also worked in Punjabi]Bhojpuri cinema
Bhojpuri cinema is an Indian film industry of Bhojpuri-language motion pictures. It is based in western Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh with major production centres in Lucknow and Patna.
Bhojpuri cinema is a major part of Bihari cinema. The f ...
.Colors TV
Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films.
History
It was launched on 2 ...
's ''Ishq Ka Rang Safed
''Ishq Ka Rang Safed'' () is an Indian television drama series that premiered on 10 August 2015 on Colors TV and ended its run on 26 August 2016.
The show portrays the story of a young widow, Dhaani, and a rich boy, Viplav, who falls in love w ...
''.
Biography
He was born and brought up in Ludhiana
Ludhiana ( ) is the most populous and the largest Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 2011 Indian census, 2011 census and distributed over , making Ludhiana the ...
, Punjab, where he graduated from Arya College, Ludhiana
This college in Ludhiana is a college located in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. It was built in 1946. The members of the Arya Samaj got together in 1945 and decided to build the college which would cater to the needs of many people in Ludhiana.
The ...
. He worked with the Punjab Agricultural University
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is a public funded agricultural university located in Ludhiana district of Punjab. It is a state agricultural university in India. It was established in 1962 and is the nation's third-oldest agricultur ...
for a while, before moving to Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
, to start his acting career in 1981, first in television and later films.[
Bakshi is well known for his performances in B. R. Chopra's ]Mahabharat
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...
as Dhristadyumna
Dhrishtadyumna ( sa, धृष्टद्युम्न, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the courageous and splendid one) is the son of Drupada—the king of the Panchala kingdom—and the twin brother of Draupadi in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''.
Dhri ...
, Guru, Kuch To Gadbad Hai and Masoom.
Filmography
Music
2011 Tum Hi To Ho... (playback singer)
2010 Ashok Chakra: Tribute to Real Heroes (playback singer – as Aroon Bakshi)
2002 Aankhen (playback singer)
2000 alaal No.1(playback singer)
1998 Chhota Chetan (playback singer – as Aroon Bakshi)
1998 Hafta Vasuli (playback singer – as Aroon Bakshi)
1995 Janam Kundli (playback singer)
1995 God and Gun (playback singer)
1994 Amanaat
''Amaanat'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Heera Rajagopal and Kanchan in pivotal roles.
Plot summary
In a small village having mostly aged people, there has not been ...
(playback singer)
1994 Prem Yog
''Prem Yog'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Rishi Kapoor and Madhoo.
This movie is heavily inspired by the Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall-starrer Coming To America.
Cast
* Shammi Kapoor as Maharaj Chatrapal Singh
* ...
(playback singer)
1994 Gopi Kishan
''Gopi Kishan'' is 1994 Indian Hindi action comedy movie directed by Mukesh Duggal starring Sunil Shetty in a dual role, supported by Shilpa Shirodkar and Karishma Kapoor. Other cast includes Suresh Oberoi, Aruna Irani, Mohan Joshi, Shammi, Sa ...
(playback singer)
1994 Jai Kishen
''Jai Kishen'' is a 1994 Bollywood action drama film directed by Sunil Agnihotri. It stars Akshay Kumar in a dual role, Ayesha Julka and Chandni. It was the first film where Akshay Kumar appeared in a dual role. It was an average grosser at th ...
(playback singer)
1993 Parwane (playback singer – as Aroon Bakshi)
1993 Platform (playback singer)
1993 Aankhen (playback singer)
1992 Adharm (playback singer)
1992 pyar dewana hota hai (playback singer)
1992 Balwaan
''Balwaan'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Deepak Anand and produced by Raju Mavani. The film starring Sunil Shetty in his debut role, with Divya Bharti, Tinu Anand, Danny Denzongpa in pivotal roles.
Plot
Arjun Sing ...
(playback singer)
Composer
2010 Ashok Chakra: Tribute to Real Heroes (music / as Aroon Bakshi)
References
External links
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Male actors from Ludhiana
Living people
Musicians from Ludhiana
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Bollywood playback singers
Male actors in Punjabi cinema
Male actors in Bhojpuri cinema
Indian male television actors
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Singers from Punjab, India
Indian male playback singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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