Raj Arjun is an Indian actor who mainly works in

Hindi cinema 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 ...

. He has also worked in

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and

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cinema. He is the recipient of

Zee Cine Awards The Zee Cine Award (ZCA) is an Indian awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. They were instituted in November 1997 to award "Excellence in cinema - the democratic way". They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA went internat ...

for Best Actor In A Negative Role and Indian Television Academy Awards for Best Actor.

Early and personal life

Raj was born on 8 February 1972 in

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

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. He was associated with theatre in Bhopal for multiple years. He is married to Sanya. His daughter

Sara Arjun Sara Arjun (born ) is an Indian child actress who mainly appears in Tamil and Hindi films and commercials. Sara had appeared in a series of commercials and a short Hindi film before the age of six. In 2010, she was signed on to portray a lea ...

is also an actress.

Career

Hindi cinema

Arjun made his debut in Hindi Film Industry with the film Black Friday. He got recognition in industry with the film

Secret Superstar ''Secret Superstar'' is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written and directed by Advait Chandan, and produced by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao under the studio Aamir Khan Productions. for The film stars Zaira Wasim, Aamir Khan, M ...

. He has also acted in films like

Thalaivii ''Thalaivii'' () is a 2021 Indian biographical drama film based on the life of Indian actress-politician J. Jayalalithaa. The film stars Kangana Ranaut as Jayalalithaa, Arvind Swamy as M. G. Ramachandran. And Raj Arjun as R. M. Veerappan. Sho ...

and

Love Hostel ''Love Hostel'' is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Shanker Raman and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Drishyam Films. It stars Bobby Deol, Vikrant Massey, and Sanya Malhotra. The film was ...

Tamil

He made his debut in

Tamil Film Industry Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood ...

with the film

Thaandavam ''Thaandavam'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. The film stars an ensemble cast with Vikram, Jagapati Babu, Anushka Shetty, Amy Jackson, Lakshmi Rai, Nassar, Santhanam, Raj ...

Telugu

He made his debut in

Telugu Film Industry Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

with the film

Dear Comrade ''Dear Comrade'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film written and directed by Bharat Kamma. It is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Big Ben Cinemas. The film stars Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna, and Shruti Ram ...

Filmography

Films

, RAZAKAR , Telugu film

Webseries

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arjun, Raj Living people 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema 1980 births Zee Cine Awards winners