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'' and the 1970s ''Lootera'' starring Dara Singh and Nishi (Nishi later married Kohl ...

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

Jaani Dushman ''Jaani Dushman'' () is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language horror film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli under the Shankar Movies banner. It features an ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Vinod Mehra ...

Early life and education

Kohli was born to film director

and actress Nishi. He studied at

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, also known as OLPS High School, is a school for boys in Chembur, Mumbai, India. The school celebrates its annual feast on 27 June as the feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. It is one of top schools 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 w ...

'' (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 Divya Bharti (; 25 February 1974 – 5 April 1993) was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Hindi and Telugu films. Known for her acting versatility and beauty, she was considered one of the most popular and highest paid Indian actre ...

, 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 ''Baazigar'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic crime thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles, while Raakhee, Shilpa Shetty, Dalip Tahil, Siddharth Ray, and Johnny Le ...

'', but that role too eventually went to Shah Rukh Khan. Similarly, he opted out of ''

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (), also known by the initialism ''DDLJ'', is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film written and directed by Aditya Chopra in his directorial debut and produced by his father Yash Chopra. Released ...

'' and his role was eventually played by

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. Kohli starred in several other films in the 1990s including '' Dushman Zamana'' (1992), '' Anaam'' (1993) and '' Aulad Ke Dushman'' which failed at the box office. His father tried to revive his career with the 1997 film '' Qahar'' (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 ''Bigg Boss 7'' also known as ''Bigg Boss: Jannat Ka Wow Aur Jahannam Ka Aaw Dekhege Saath Saath'' or simply ''Bigg Boss: Saath Saat'' is the seventh season of the Indian reality TV series ''Bigg Boss'' which aired on TV channel Colors TV fro ...

'' as a contestant. On 16 December 2013, Kohli was arrested for alleged physical abuse with his co-participant,

Sofia Hayat Sofia Hayat is singer, actress and television personality. She participated in ''Bigg Boss 7'' in 2013. Media career In July 2012, Hayat was named the new "Curvy Icon" by ''Vogue Italia''. In September 2013, Hayat named on the FHM sexiest wo ...

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

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starrer ''

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo ''Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya. Produced by Rajshri Productions, it stars Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor. Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher, Swara Bhaskar, Deep ...

'' 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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