Raj Arjun is an Indian actor who mainly works in
Hindi cinema
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. He has also worked in
Malayalam
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,
Tamil and
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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S ...
cinema.
He is the recipient of
Zee Cine Awards
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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 ...
,
Madhya Pradesh
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. He was associated with theatre in Bhopal for multiple years.
He is married to Sanya. His daughter
Sara Arjun is also an actress.
Career
Hindi cinema
Arjun made his debut in
Hindi Film Industry
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 ...
with the film
Black Friday.
He got recognition in industry with the film
Secret Superstar. He has also acted in films like
Thalaivii and
Love Hostel.
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 ''Kolly ...
with the film
Thaandavam.
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 R ...
.
Filmography
Films
,
RAZAKAR
, Telugu film
Webseries
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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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