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Arjun Rampal made his mark as a model while still studying in Hindu College Delhi at the age of 17. He was discovered in a Mumbai discotheque by ace fashion designer Rohit Bal. From there on, he went on to become one of the most sought after model in India, and ruled the ramp and ad-world for way over 6 years, when in 1996 he decided to quit modeling and become an actor.
He did his schooling in Kodaikanal (Kody) in a boarding school, and while growing up he did not have any consciousness of his looks. He was a very mischievous kid, and hence did not ever think about being good looking. He says that when he went to college, he was the one who was getting attracted to the girls in his class and not the other way around. He says that he's always been confident about himself.
When he was modeling, he always chose his work carefully and didn't do too many ads. He was selective. Then, when he decided to be an actor, he went to Kishor Namit Acting Academy and learnt the ropes of acting there.
The first film he signed was Ashok Mehta's Moksha. He later signed Shantanu Sheorey's Jadh, with Jackie Shroff, but that film, as Arjun puts it, "has gone to seed."
Arjun was engaged to be married to ace-designer Malini Ramani from New Delhi, but the engagement broke off. Soon, he was single but then, he met up with Mehr Jesia and it was instant chemistry between the two. Now, he's happily married to Mehr for a couple of years, and they are soon expecting a baby.
Arjun already has two dogs Tyson and one that Mehr gifted him, Demi. They are both boxers and Arjun treats them like his children. Arjun's mother is settled in Nashik in a farmhouse and often visits him in Mumbai.
Arjun is fond of playing cricket on the computer, he loves horse-riding, and 'horsing around' with close friends. Then, he's also fond of go-carting and the few occasions he's been to the Powai go-cart tracks, he's had a blast clocking in under 10 secs for a lap.
Besides, Arjun had a lot of hype riding on him before his first release. There were critics who were skeptical about his acting potential. However, he proved all his detractors wrong by making a smashing and impressive debut in Pyar, Ishq Aur Mohabbat.
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