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Bollywood actor, Arjun Rampal turned 47, this year. The actor is one of the most versatile actors of Bollywood. Arjun Rampal made his debut in Bollywood with the movie Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat in 2001. While many may know about the roles he has played in Bollywood, here are a few lesser-known facts about the actor.

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All you need to know about Arjun Rampal

Arjun Rampal comes from a Punjabi family. His father is Amarjeet Rampal who married a Dutch woman, Gwen Rampal. In 1994, he was announced as Society’s Face of the Year. Reports have said that he gained recognition after Rohit Bal spotted him at a party and helped him. He got married to the supermodel Mehr Jesia in 1998. After being separated from his wife Mehr Jesia in 2018, he started dating Gabriella Demetriades, who gave birth to a baby boy, recently. Here are a few facts about his work that not many would know:

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• Arjun Rampal made his debut in the Bollywood industry in 2001 
• He also worked as a supermodel for a few years before turning to acting. Although being a supermodel and a wonderful actor, not all of Arjun Rampal’s films have been box-office blockbusters. The actor has done popular films like Rock on! and Om Shaanti Om
• Kim Sharma, a Bollywood actor is Arjun Rampal’s first cousin
• For the movie Lakshya, Arjun Rampal was the first choice of director Farhan Akhtar, but he got replaced by Hrithik Roshan because the latter was busy shooting for another film 
• After acting in a number of films, the actor has tried his hands at producing and directing too. He directed the film ‘I See You’ in 2006. The movie, however, did not do well at the box-office
• The actor also hosted a television show Love 2 Hate U and was even one of the three judges of a reality television show Nach Baliye

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