There are many such actors in the Bollywood industry, who tried their best to win the hearts of the fans, sometimes by becoming heroes and sometimes by becoming villains, they also experimented with their characters, but still they could not get the success that they would have expected. Arjun Rampal is also one of those stars who has given more flops and disasters than hits in his 23 years of career. Arjun Rampal started his career in 2001 with 'Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat' and his very first film proved to be a disaster.
Gave 14 flop films between 2001 and 2006
After Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat, Arjun Rampal's 13 films fared badly at the box office. Between 2001 and 2006, Arjun Rampal appeared in 'Deewanapan', 'Moksh', 'Aankhen', 'Dil Hai Tumhara', 'Dil Ka Rishta', 'Tahzeeb', 'Asambhav', 'Wada', 'Alaan', 'Ek Ajnabee' ', 'Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai', 'Darna Zaroori Hai' and 'Alag'. Except for 'Aankhen', all of them fared badly at the box office. Aankhen also remained average at the box office.
14 consecutive films flopped
Arjun Rampal did about 14 films which were flops. But, he did not give up and won the National Award. Arjun Rampal's maternal grandfather, who came from an army background, had made the first artillery gun for the Indian Army. But, the actor tried his luck in films. Before starting his acting career, Arjun Rampal did modeling and earned a lot of name from modeling.
Started career with this film
In the year 2001, Arjun made his acting debut with the film 'Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'. After making a lot of name in modeling, when Arjun Rampal came to make a name in films, his start was not very good and the debut film itself was a flop. But, 'Don' released in 2006 was very much liked. In this film, Shahrukh Khan was in the lead role and Arjun was in the supporting role.
'Don' changed fate
There was a time when Arjun had to face a lot of difficulties. While his films were not doing well, there came a time when he did not even have money to pay the house rent. Arjun's luck changed when he got work with Shahrukh Khan in the film 'Don' in 2006 and this film was a hit. After this, he was seen in the role of villain with Shahrukh in 'Om Shanti Om' and this film was also a hit.
Received National Award for this film
The year 2008 was the turning point of Arjun's career when he got 'Rock On', in which he had a supporting role. For which he received the National Award. After this, Arjun's films started flopping continuously. However, before 'Don', 14 films of Arjun had flopped. But, he did not stop working in films. Arjun was seen in the film 'Krack' in 2024 and currently he has 5 films.
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