Arjun Mathur Biography
- Born on 18th October 1981 London, Arjun was first seen as an Assistant Director for the sets of Bollywood movies like Rang De Basanti, The Rising-Mangal Pandey, Kyun Ho Gaya Na, and Bunty Aur Babli.
- He is a British born Indian actor and is famous for his incredible work in the Bollywood Film Industry.
- Mathur is seen playing a lead character role in Made in Heaven series which is streamed on Amazon Prime.
Family & Personal Details
- Arjun was born in London and his father Rakesh Mathur is a hotelier.
- When Mathur was just 13 years old, unfortunately, he lost his mother.
- He has an elder brother Gautam Mathur who is a screenwriter and a younger sister Sonia Mathur Kaul.
Education & Qualification
- Arjun went to school at St. Columbas School, Delhi, St. Mary’s School, Mumbai, and then finally completed his schooling from the British School, New Delhi.
- He went to the UK for completing his college education from Oakland’s college.
- Later for studying acting, filmmaking, and dancing, Mathur went to Barry John’s institute along with Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York.
- Mathur was married to Smriti Malhi but has got divorced now.
Physical Appearance
- Mathur is a handsome looking actor with 5’10” or 178cm height.
- His weight is around 70kg and has a perfect physique with chest 40 inches, waist 32 inches, and biceps 14 inches.
- Arjun’s eye colour is brown and hair colour black.
Acting Career
- Mathur started his career as an assistant director in the sets of Kyun Ho Gaya Na and also played a small role in it.
- However, this movie further gave him the opportunity of other superhit movies like Rang De Basanti, Mangal Pandey: The Rising, and Bunty Aur Babli.
- Arjun also got the chance the golden chance of acting debut in Luck By Chance which was Farhan Akhtar’s movie.
- He is also seen performing in short film migration opposite Irrfan Khan which is directed by Mira Nair.
- Arjun is also seen performing in the movie Barah Aana along with Naseeruddin Shah and in My Name is Khan which is directed by Karan Johar.
- Mathur is also seen in “I AM” in which he plays a controversial intimate gay scene.
- As a result, the film has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.
- He has also performed in a number of short films including Positive, Migration, Gods on Mountains, Lions in the Night, God is Dead, Marbles, Rear View, and August 25.
Interesting Facts about Arjun Mathur
- He is recently seen in Zoya Akhtar’s Amazon original series Made in Heaven which is a breakthrough project for him.
- This show is acclaimed worldwide by the audience for Arjun’s nuanced portrayal of a gay man living in urban India.
- Arjun is not only known for acting in movies but also for his ads like Airtel 3G with Aditi Rao Hydari and Axis Bank.
- In 2017, Arjun is seen in one of the famous music videos Khudi by The Local Train.
- In the biographical political drama film “The Accidental Prime Minister”, Arjun plays an amazing role of Indian politician Rahul Gandhi.
- He is popular for his KD role in the “Bring on the Night” which was telecasted on MTV India the year 2012.