Arjun Mathur

Arjun Mathur
Born (1981-10-18) 18 October 1981
London, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 2004–2009

Arjun Mathur (born 18 October 1981) is a British Indian actor who has appeared in such Bollywood films as Luck by Chance and My Name Is Khan.

Early life and education

Arjun Mathur was born in London, England. His father, a hotelier moved the family to Delhi when Mathur was a child, where he grew up, before moving with his family to Mumbai for a while, before coming back to Delhi. His brother, Gautam Mathur, is a screenwriter. He did his schooling at St. Columba's School, Delhi, whilst in Mumbai at St. Mary's School, Mumbai and then at The British School, New Delhi where he completed his schooling. Subsequently, he studied at Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK[1][2] Mathur trained at both Barry John's institute as well as the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.[1]

Career

Mathur served as assistant on the sets of the Bollywood films Kyun! Ho Gaya Na..., Mangal Pandey: The Rising, Rang De Basanti and Bunty Aur Babli.[3] He also played a small role in Kyun! Ho Gaya Na....

He has appeared opposite Irrfan Khan in Mira Nair's Migration and worked with Shabana Azmi and Boman Irani in Farhan Akhtar's Positive.[4] His performance as a struggling actor in Zoya Akhtar's Luck By Chance received positive reviews.[5] He also appeared in Barah Aana with Naseeruddin Shah and in Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan. In 2011 he appeared in Onir's I Am in which he has a controversial gay love scene.[6] He also appeared in an Airtel 3G ad with Aditi Rao Hydari[1] and in ad for Axis Bank. He is widely known for his role of KD in Bring on the Night (TV series) which was aired on MTV India in 2012. He also appeared in the music video of Khudi by The Local Train.

Selected filmography

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Priyanka Dasgupta (23 February 2010). "'If SRK, Aamir agreed to smooch on-screen...'". Times of India. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Profile
  3. ↑ Harneet Singh (12 April 2009). "The Scene Stealers". Indian Express. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Farhan Akhtar's blue-eyed boy Arjun Mathur going places". Yahoo! Movies India. 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  5. ↑ Rajeev Masand (4 February 2009). "Luck By Chance insightful, funny". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  6. ↑ Sarkar, Neeti (9 March 2009). "Braveheart boy". Hindu. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  7. ↑ Pai, Megha (19 April 2012). "'I have a lot on my plate'". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
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