Raj Arjun
Born (1972-02-08) 8 February 1972 (age 54)[1]
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Education Film and Television Institute of India
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999–present
Spouse Sanya Arjun
Children 2, including Sara Arjun

Raj Arjun (born 8 February 1972) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi cinema. He has also worked in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu cinema.[2][1] He is the recipient of Zee Cine Awards for Best Actor In A Negative Role and Indian Television Academy Awards for Best Actor.

Early and personal life

Raj Arjun was born on 8 February in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He was associated with theatre in Bhopal for multiple years.[3] He is married to Sanya. His daughter Sara Arjun is also an actress.[4]

Career

Arjun made his debut in Hindi film industry with the film Black Friday.[2] He got recognition in the industry through the film Secret Superstar.[5] He made his debut in Tamil film industry with the film Thaandavam.[6] He has also acted in films like Thalaivii and Love Hostel.[3][7] He made his debut in Telugu film industry with the film Dear Comrade.[8]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Films

List of Raj Arjun film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes
2002 Company Hindi
2004 Black Friday Akram / Nasir
Gayab Drunken Guy
2005 D Bhupesh
2010 Kaalo Chandan
2011 Shabri Murad
Khap Chander
2012 Thaandavam Kenny Thomas Tamil
Rowdy Rathore Jagdish Hindi
2013 Satyagraha Sangram Singh
Shree Krishna Kant Desai
Thalaivaa Bhima's henchman Tamil
2016 BHK Bhalla@Halla.Kom Gagan Bhalla Hindi
Traffic Aslam Bhai
Tutak Tutak Tutiya Sanjay Kumar Hindi
Tamil
Telugu		 Trilingual film
2017 Raees Ilyas Hindi
Secret Superstar Farookh Malik
Daddy Rafique
2019 Dear Comrade Ramesh Rao Telugu
Watchman Terrorist Tamil
Tadbeer Hindi
Darklight Baba
2021 Shershaah Subedaar Raghunath
Thalaivii R. N. Veerappan Hindi version
2022 Love Hostel DCP Sushil Rathi
2024 Article 370 ID Station Chief of Srinagar Khawar Ali
Razakar Kasim Razvi Telugu
Gam Gam Ganesha Kishore Reddy
Yudhra Firoz Hindi
2025 Match Fixing Col. Imam [9]
Khajuraho Dreams Harishchandra Reghuvamshi Malayalam [10]
TBA Rush † TBA Hindi

Short films

List of Raj Arjun short film credits
Year Title Role Language Ref.
2010 Misha Roshan Uncle Hindi [citation needed]
2015 Holding Back Suresh [citation needed]
2018 Irrfan Irrfan [citation needed]
The Perfect Girl Shasha's father [11]
2020 Natkhat Sonu's father [citation needed]
2021 Pilibhit Siraj [12][13]
2022 The Miniaturist of Junagadh Kishorilal Randeria [14]

Television

Key
† Denotes series that have not yet been released
List of Raj Arjun television credits
Year Title Role Language Notes
2004 Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Jagannath Hindi [citation needed]
2007 Durgesh Nandinii Chandu [citation needed]
2014 Encounter Dr. Roshan Lal [citation needed]
2018 Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone Anupam Chaubey
2021 Sabka Sai Sai Baba
2022 Dr. Arora Firangi Baba [15]
2022-2023 Jhansi Caleb Telugu

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Raj Arjun
Year Movie Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Secret Superstar Zee Cine Awards Best Actor In A Negative Role Won [16]
2021 Sabka Sai Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor Won [16]
2021 The Minituarist Of Junagarh IFFSA Toronto Best Actor Won [17]
2022 Pilibhit Chitra Bharati Film Festival Best Actor Won [17]
2022 Thalaivii 67th Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Raj Arjun". facebook.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Why Thalaivii actor Raj Arjun had almost quit acting: Was fed up of being known as a two scene actor". Hindustan Times. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kumar, P.K. Ajith (11 September 2021). "Actor Raj Arjun on his 'Thalaivii' experience". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Que Sara Sara". The Hindu. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ Rao, Milana. "Raj Arjun: I feel 'Secret Superstar' was my first film; all other films were to prove my existence as an actor". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Raj Arjun: Before I started getting offers, it was Sara who took care of me like a mother". Cinema Express. 25 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Raj Arjun: The magical part about being an actor is playing different lives". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (5 August 2019). "Interview with Raj Arjun of 'Dear Comrade'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. ^ Gaekwad, Kedar Prabhakar (10 January 2025), Match Fixing, Vineet Kumar Singh, Manoj Joshi, Raj Arjun, Artarena Creations, retrieved 18 January 2026
  10. ^ "Raj Arjun plays village head in Malayalam debut 'Khajuraho Dreams'". The Times of India. 20 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. ^ The Perfect Girl. Naahid Shah Films. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "Debut filmmakers short film 'Pilibhit' is making waves globally". The Times of India. October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Ashutosh Chaturvedi's short film Pilibhit heads to Cerdanya Fest". newindianexpress.com. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  14. ^ Arun, Raj (1 June 2022). "Raj Arun candid about award-winning role". Bangalore Mirror. IANS. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Raj Arjun talks about working with Imtiaz Ali on web series 'Dr Arora'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Raj Arjun Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Raj Arjun | Times of India Entertainment". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Raj Arjun wins Best Actor for Pilibhit at CBFF 2022". Cinema Express. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.