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Arjan Bajwa
Indian actor (born )
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| Born | 3 September &#;() (age&#;45) Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | –present |
Arjan Bajwa (born 3 September ) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi and Telugu films.
He is credited as Deepak in Telugu films where he started his career.[1] He made a breakthrough in Bollywood with the critically acclaimed film Guru after debuting in the Hindi film Woh Tera Naam Tha. He played the male lead in film Fashion for which he received the Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance.
Early life
Bajwa was born on 3 September in Delhi, India in a Jat Sikh family.[2][3][4] His father Swinderjeet Singh Bajwa was a former deputy Mayor of Delhi from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[5][6] Bajwa holds a degree in architecture from Delhi and is a black belt in Taekwondo.[7]
Before entering films Bajwa was a successful model having walked the ramp for several big fashion designers.[8] His breakthrough on television started off with several commercials for brands like Lux, Veet, Fiat Palio, Godrej AC etc.
These advertisements featured him alongside some of the most prominent actresses of Bollywood such as Aishwariya Rai, Katrina Kaif and Preity Zinta.
Career
Bajwa made his Telugu debut with Sampangi () and played the lead in a couple of Telugu films including Premalo Pavani Kalyan ().[9][10] After making his Hindi debut in Woh Tera Naam Tha, Bajwa's breakthrough role came in Bollywood with director Mani Ratnam's critically acclaimed film, Guru, playing the antagonist opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai.
Subsequently, he played the male lead in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion with Priyanka Chopra. The film won him the Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance while Fashion won several awards such as Filmfare, IIFA, Star Screen and Stardust Awards along with two National Awards. Bajwa also starred in the Telugu movie King along with Nagarjuna Akkineni and Trisha.
He then appeared in another Telugu film Arundhati starring Anushka Shetty and Sonu Sood, which became one of the highest grossing Telugu films at that time.
Bajwa then appeared in Ajay Devgn's action comedy film Son of Sardaar, where he was paired with Sonakshi Sinha. He also acted in the action thriller Crook () with Emraan Hashmi and Bobby Jasoos () with Vidya Balan. He has appeared in the film Rustom starring Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz and Esha Gupta which was released in August In , he was seen in Sandeep Vanga's Kabir Singh where he played Shahid Kapoor's brother.
He was initially hesitant to play the male lead's older brother, but accepted at the insistence of Vanga, for whom he was the only choice to play the character.[11]
In addition to acting, Bajwa has hosted the Filmfare Awards (South) in the year , the International Film Festival of India Goa closing ceremony in and and the Kabaddi World Cup opening ceremony in Jalandher.
Bajwa also hosted the PTC Punjabi Film Awards in and [citation needed]
Currently Bajwa has completed shoot for his upcoming murder mystery Second Chance alongside Myra Sareen, Tanishaa Mukerji and Iulia Vântur.[citation needed]
Filmography
Television
Discography
- Ghar Aaja Sohneya Remix by Shazia Manzoor () (cameo appearance)
References
- ^Mulchandani, Amrita (4 September ).
"Don't mind being called Deepak: Arjan Bajwa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 December Retrieved 23 February
- ^"Ex-डिप्टी मेयर का बेटा है ये एक्टर, एग्रीकल्चर की पढ़ाई कर ऐसे बना हीरो". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 3 September Retrieved 6 March
- ^Joshi, Unnati (1 May ).
"Arjan Bajwa: More than Dilli ki garmi, I like Dilli ki sardi". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 May
- ^Sinha, Seema (24 October ). "I don't have too many presumptions: Arjan Bajwa". The Times of India. He then appeared in another Telugu film Arundhati starring Anushka Shetty and Sonu Sood , which became one of the highest grossing Telugu films at that time. Download as PDF Printable version. Arjan Bajwa. These advertisements featured him alongside with some of the most prominent actresses of Bollywood such as Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif and Preity Zinta.
Retrieved 29 July
- ^Garima Sharma (15 June ). "Arjan Bajwa: A father is the hero in every man's life". Times of India. Retrieved 19 April
- ^Suryamurthy, R (28 May ). "'Defeat in MCD elections has shaken the BJP terribly'". Tribune. Retrieved 14 October
- ^Das, Soumitra (2 January ).Arjan bajwa biography of william Others Others. Television [ edit ]. Download as PDF Printable version. He then appeared in another Telugu blockbuster Arundhati starring Anushka Shetty and Sonu Sood, which became the highest grossing Telugu film at its time.
"Ajay Devgan a big prankster: Arjan Bajwa". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 May
- ^"Arjan Bajwa walks the ramp". Mid-Day. 22 August Retrieved 7 January
- ^Jeevi; Aditya. "Arjan Barjwa - Interview with Deepak".Arjan bajwa He earned his degree with a major in architecture and is also a black belt holder in Taekwondo. These advertisements featured him alongside with some of the most prominent actresses of Bollywood such as Aishwariya Rai, Katrina Kaif and Preity Zinta. Arun Kumar. Arjan Bajwa started his career as a model and made a breakthrough on television with several commercials for brands like Lux, Veet, Fiat Palio, Godrej AC etc.
Idlebrain. Retrieved 23 October
- ^Ogirala, Mohan Rao (3 April ). "Celebrating days". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October
- ^ ab"What made Arjan Bajwa take on 'Kabir Singh'?". The Times of India.
17 May Retrieved 18 May
- ^Jafri, Syed Amin (30 July ). "Telugu film taken off following Muslim protests". . Retrieved 23 October
- ^"Arjan Bajwa to star in web show Operation Terror: Black Tornado".
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Cinema Express. 17 October Retrieved 13 May
- ^"Ravi Teja Movies List". Chitramala. 3 June Retrieved 14 October
- ^Taneja, Parina (7 February ). "5 times Arjan Bajwa proved he can get into the skin of any character!". India TV News. Retrieved 14 March
- ^Ramachandran, Naman; Frater, Patrick (15 April ).
"Taiwan-India Action Comedy 'Demon Hunters' to Debut First Footage at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 April