Arjan Bajwa (born 3 September 1979), is an Indian film actor known for his work in Bollywood and Telugu cinema. Arjan initially started off with Telugu films, breaking the usual norm of being the first North Indian actor to have played leading roles in 8 films of which 5 were successful. He then made his debut in Bollywood with Director Mani Ratnam’s critically acclaimed film, Guru (2007 film), playing the antagonist opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, he received raving reviews for his performance. Subsequently he played the male lead in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion (2008 film) with Priyanka Chopra. The film was a blockbuster and earned immense critical acclaim and he won the Stardust award for Breakthrough Performance while ‘Fashion’ won several awards such as Filmfare, IIFA, Star Screen and Stardust Awards along with the two National Awards. Arjan also starred in super hit Telugu movie King (2008 film) along with Nagarjuna Akkineni and Trisha. He then appeared in another Telugu blockbuster Arundhati starring Anushka Shetty and Sonu Sood, which became the highest grossing Telugu film at its time.After getting critical acclaim for his intense roles Arjan Bajwa tried his hand at comedy in Ajay Devgn’s Son of Sardaar where he was paired with Sonakshi Sinha. He also acted in Crook (2010) with Emraan Hashmi and Bobby Jasoos(2014) with Vidya Balan, to name a few. He will next be seen in a prominent role in the upcoming film Rustom starring Akshay Kumar and Ileana D’Cruz.The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on 12 August 2016.In addition to acting he has also hosted the Filmfare Awards(South) in the year 2007, The International Film Festival of India Goa Closing Ceremony in the year 2010 and 2014 Kabaddi World Cup Opening Ceremony in Jalandher. Recently Arjan hosted the PTC Punjabi Film Awards which was held on 14th April 2016.Before entering films Arjan was a successful model having walked the ramp for several big fashion designers. His breakthrough on television started off with several commercials for brands like Lux, Veet, Fiat Palio, Godrej AC etc. These advertisements featured him alongside with some of the most prominent actresses of Bollywood such as Aishwariya Rai, Katrina Kaif and Preity Zinta.
Arjan Bajwa
Movies
Kabir Singh
This Sandeep Vanga directorial is a remake of the 2017 Telugu movie Arjun Reddy. The plot revolves around an alcoholic surgeon battling temper issues. Things get worse as he watches the love of his life marry another man. High on emotions coupled with impressive action the film promises an intense…
Rustom
Naval officer Rustom Pavri returns from his posting and finds his wife Cynthia is away from home since last two days his marriages is on the rocks when he finds love letters in cupboard which indicates that Cynthia has found love in one of his friend Vikram Makhija an arrogant…
Songs
Lanka
Dr. Anju Khanna is admonished by hospital administration when she gets upset with a male for assaulting his wife. She then recounts her very own story of being forcibly confined by Bijnor-based Jaswant Sisodiya, an influential gangster, who loves her insanely but refuses to marry her. Her as well as…
Summer 2007
Believing in ‘beginner’s luck’, Rahul Sharma, encouraged by three other fellow-medical students of Mumbai’s Kasturba Medical College (Qateel, Shomindu, and Priyanka) decides to become the Students’ President, opposing Prakash Dubey. When mainstream political goons get involved, resulting in intimidation and violence, he and his motley crew, along with Vishaka, decide…
Woh Tera Naam Tha
Orphaned at a very young age, Badruddin alias Badru was taken in by the kind-hearted Ustad Samad Khan, a once popular singer in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. During one of his shows, Samad found his audience distracted, and taking this as an insult to his art, gave up singing altogether. Badru…
Songs
Crook
When Sub-Inspector Joseph Pinto finds that his foster son, Jai Dixit, sired by a deceased, re-formed gangster, has taken to crime, he arranges for his re-location to Melbourne, and has his name changed to Suraj Bhardwaj. Jai does re-locate there, and gets hired as a taxi-driver. He gets attracted to…
Fun Facts
His name "Arjan"" based on its Albanian and Dutch origin means 'from Hadria
Quotes
My mom is my angel. She is one woman i have never heard complaints from. If my dad is my hero, my mom is the bigger heroine most definitely.
I connect with my inner self by clearing my conscience. I believe in the 'live and let live' policy and not being judgmental about others.
As a person, I am very approachable, meticulous and extremely strong-headed.
My style mantra is, never follow trends blindly. Wear what suits you. You can always tell when someone is uncomfortable in their clothes.
I do not follow anyone or anything in life blindly. Your problems and success are a result of your actions and hard work, so have faith in yourself. Life throws surprises at you in different ways, and taking it in your stride with a positive attitude is a way to be at peace.