Arjun Rampal (born 26 November 1972) is an Indian film actor, producer, model and a television host. Through his career in
Bollywood movies, he has established himself as a leading actor of Bollywood. He made his acting debut in the 2001 romance
Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat portraying the role of a model. Rampal was appreciated for his performance and received several awards for his work in the movie including a nomination for the
Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He starred in the 2002 drama "
Dil Hai Tumhaara" as a rich business man and a faithful lover. He played lead male in the 2003 romance drama
Dil Ka Rishta and received a lot of praise and critical acclaim in the 2004 action thriller
Asambhav and in the 2005 mystery thriller
Yakeen. Rampal got his breakthrough in
Don (2006). He achieved further commercial success in films including
Om Shanti Om (2007),
Rock On!! (2008),
Housefull (2010) and
Ra.One (2011) all which fetched him numerous awards.