Arjun Kapoor is a young and talented actor in the Bollywood film industry. Belonging to the popular Kapoor family of film producers and directors, Arjun Kapoor also began his career in the film industry, working as assistant producer and assistant director for some popular Bollywood movies before making his own debut in 2012.
Arjun Kapoor is also one of the youth style icons and one of the most handsome celebrities in the Indian film industry. Arjun Kapoor is renowned to play versatile roles with ease and has received numerous nominations and awards for his acting performances.
About Arjun Kapoor
Bio | |
Real Name | Arjun Kapoor |
Nicknames | Joon, Fubbu |
Date of Birth | 26th June 1985 |
Age (as in August 2018) | 33 years |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Hinduism |
Place of Birth | Mumbai |
Education | Acting course from Asian Academy of Film and Television (Noida) |
Physical Stats | |
Height | 6 ft (183 cm) approximately |
Weight | 187 lbs (85 kg) approximately |
Hair Color | Black |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Family & Relationships | |
Father | Boney Kapoor (Filmmaker) |
Mother | Late Mona Shourie Kapoor |
Marital Status | Single |
Girlfriend | Malaika Arora (Model/Actress) |
Career | |
Profession | Actor |
Net Worth | INR 71,00,00,000 (USD 10 Million) |
Famous for | Ishaqzade (2012), Aurangzeb (2013), 2 States. Gunday, Finding Fanny (2014), Ki & Ka (2016), Half Girlfriend, Mubarkaan (2017) |
First Movie | Ishaqzade (2012) |
Annual Income | INR 6,00,00,000 (USD 850,000) |
Likes & Dislikes | |
Favorite Food | Kadi Rice, Dirty Chinese and Nutella |
Favorite Actors | Salman Khan, Govinda, Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan and Ranbir Kapoor |
Favorite Actresses | Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra |
Hobbies | Playing video games, soccer and traveling |
Arjun Kapoor is one of the those young actors in Bollywood who have a huge fan base amongst the country’s youth. Arjun Kapoor’s age is 33 years, as Arjun Kapoor’s date of birth is 26th of June, 1985. Arjun Kapoor’s height is 6 ft (183 cm) while Arjun Kapoor’s weight is around 85 kg (187 lbs).
Arjun Kapoor was born in Mumbai and Arjun Kapoor’s father is the popular Bollywood filmmaker, Boney Kapoor, while Arjun Kapoor’s mother was Late Mona Shourie Kapoor. He is related to popular actor, Anil Kapoor, as nephew through his mother’s side. Although having failed the 12th class, Arjun Kapoor is qualified with an acting course from the Asian Academy of Film and Television, Noida.
In his spare time, Arjun Kapoor’s hobbies include playing video games, soccer and traveling.
Thanks to his impressive debut and his acting chops, Arjun Kapoor is considerably rich. Arjun Kapoor’s annual income is around INR 6 crores (USD 850,000) which brings Arjun Kapoor’s net worth to around INR 71 crores (USD 10 Million).
With his dark, handsome looks, Arjun Kapoor has tens of thousands of female fans all across the Bollywood world. Talking about his affairs, Arjun Kapoor’s current girlfriend is rumored to be popular model and actress, Malaika Arora, who recently divorced from her husband, Arbaaz Khan, the younger brother of Salman Khan. Earlier, Arjun Kapoor’s ex-girlfriend was Arpita Khan, Salman Khan’s youngest sister.
Regarding awards and accolades, Arjun Kapoor has won 4 acting awards for his roles in Hindi cinema till date. Arjun Kapoor won the Zee Cine Awards’ Best Male Debut award, the BUG Star Entertainment Awards’ Most Entertaining Film Actor Debut – Male award, and the Stardust Awards’ Superstar of Tomorrow – Male award, for his impressive debut in ‘Ishaqzade’ (2012).
Just two years later, Arjun Kapoor won the BIG Star Entertainment Awards’ Most Entertaining Actor in an Action Film – Male award for his role in ‘Gunday’ (2014).
Apart from winning these awards, Arjun Kapoor has been nominated for numerous prestigious awards for his amazing performances in varied roles.
The list of Arjun Kapoor’s award nominations include Bhaskar Bollywood Awards’ Fresh Entry of the Year award, Peoples’ Choice Awards’ India Favorite Debut Actor (Male) award, Filmfare Awards’ Best Male Debut award, ETC Bollywood Business Awards’ Most Profitable Debut (Male) award, Screen Awards’ Most Promising Newcomer – Male award, Renault Star Guild Awards’ Best Male Debut award, the Times of India Film Awards’ Best Debut – Male award as well as the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards’ Best Debut – Male award, all for his debut film ‘Ishaqzade’ (2012).
Later on, Arjun Kapoor was nominated for Stardust Awards’ Best Actor – Comedy/Romance award, Star Guild Awards’ Best Actor in a Leading Role award, Screen Awards’ Best Actor (Popular Choice) award, IIFA Best Actor award, and the BIG Star Entertainment Awards’ Most Entertaining Actor in an Action Film – Male award for his next movie, ‘2 States’ (2014).
In the same year, Arjun Kapoor was also nominated for Stardust Awards’ Best Actor – Thriller/Action award for ‘Gunday’ (2014).
Interesting Facts About Arjun Kapoor
- Arjun Kapoor is a smoker and also drinks alcohol.
- Arjun Kapoor’s parents divorced when he was only 10 years of age.
- After his father married popular actress, Sridevi, Arjun Kapoor’s relationship with his father Boney Kapoor took a turn for the worst.
- Arjun Kapoor was passionate about ‘kabaddi’ since childhood and recounts bunking classes to play it instead.
- As a teenager, Arjun Kapoor aspired to become a film director.
- Arjun Kapoor worked as assistant director on the sets of ‘Shakti: The Power’, ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’ and ‘Salaam-e-Ishq’, before entering Bollywood as an actor.
- As a teenager, Arjun Kapoor weighed well over 140 kgs and also suffered from asthma till the age of 22 years. However, through sheer determination and hard work Arjun Kapoor was finally able to lose weight and get it down to a healthy 87 kgs after 4 years of working out.
- Arjun Kapoor’s debut ‘Ishaqzade’ was a huge hit however he had suffered a tremendous blow when his mother, Mona Shourie Kapoor, passed away just 2 months before it was due for release, due to complications from cancer.
- Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Kapoor are distant cousins through their common cousin, popular actress Sonam Kapoor.