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	\| caption = Arora in 2013		\| caption = Arora in 2013
	\| birth_name = ~~Tarun Arora~~		\| birth_name =
	\| birth_date = ~~{{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1979\|6\|14}}~~		\| birth_date =
	\| birth_place = [[Assam]], India		\| birth_place = [[Assam]], [[India]]
	\| othername = Arora		\| othername = Arora
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|model\|producer}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Actor\|model\|producer}}
	\| yearsactive = ~~1998–present~~		\| yearsactive = 1998–2023
	\| spouse = [[Anjala Zaveri]]		\| spouse = [[Anjala Zaveri]]
	}}		}}

	'''Tarun Arora''' is an Indian model, actor and producer who works in [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] language films.		'''Tarun Arora''' is an Indian
			[[Model (person)\|model]], actor and producer who works in [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] language films.<ref>{{Cite news \|title=15 years of Jab We Met: Tarun Arora says even today, the film feels fresh \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/15-years-of-jab-we-met-tarun-arora-says-even-today-the-film-feels-fresh-101666789154501-amp.html \|access-date=18 May 2025 \|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He is known for winning ''Gladrags Manhunt'' title, and appearing in commercials like Raymond and for his roles in movies like [[Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi\|''Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi'']] and [[Jab We Met\|''Jab We Met'']].

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Tarun Arora began modelling while studying hotel management in [[Bangalore]]. He won the Gladrags Manhunt in 1998. He was later seen in advertisement campaigns for brands like [[Raymond]], Westside, Kwality Walls, McDowell's whiskey, and [[LG]], and walked the runway for several designers. He also appeared in the music video, ''Dil Chori'', by [[Hans Raj Hans]].~~<ref>~~{{~~cite web~~ \|url=http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/tarun-arora/biography/34681 \|title=Tarun Arora Biography \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210110821/http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/tarun-arora/biography/34681 \|archive-date=10 February 2009 \|access-date=~~7 April 2019~~}}~~</ref>~~		Tarun Arora began modelling while studying hotel management in [[Bangalore]]. He won the Gladrags Manhunt in 1998. He was later seen in advertisement campaigns for brands like [[Raymond]], Westside, Kwality Walls, McDowell's whiskey, and [[LG]], and walked the runway for several designers. He also appeared in the music video, ''Dil Chori'', by [[Hans Raj Hans]].{{Citation needed\|date=October 2025}}

	Arora filmed his first Bollywood role in 1999, in ''[[Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi]]''. He had his first major role in the film, ''[[Hawas (2004 film)\|Hawas]]'' (2004). Over the next three years, he performed in several low-budget films like ''Sheen'' (2004), ''19 Revolutions'' (2004), ''Men Not Allowed'' (2006) and ''Ghuttan'' (2007). In 2007, he performed in the film, ''[[Jab We Met]]'', in which he played the role of [[Kareena Kapoor]]'s lover, who rejects her and comes back, only to get rejected himself. The film was a major hit at the box office. In 2009, he appeared two films: ''2'' and ''Love Guru''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/tarun-arora/34681 \|title=Tarun Arora \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411160203/http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/tarun-arora/34681 \|archive-date=11 April 2008 \|access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref> He received praise for his role in the 2016 film, ''[[Kanithan]]'',<ref>{{cite web \| author=Anupama Subramanian \| url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Tollywood/2016-10-31/Khaidi-No-150-A-dream-debut-for-Tarun-Arora/261733 \| title=I do not mind being typecast: Tarun Arora \| publisher=Deccan Chronicle \| date=1 March 2016 \| access-date=24 March 2020 \| archive-date=24 March 2020 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324114103/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Tollywood/2016-10-31/Khaidi-No-150-A-dream-debut-for-Tarun-Arora/261733 \| url-status=live }}</ref> and he played the main antagonist in the [[Chiranjeevi]] starrer, ''[[Khaidi No. 150]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite news \| title = Tarun Arora to play a baddie in Chiru's 150th film \| last = Adivi \| first = Sashidhar \| work = The Hans India \| date = 28 July 2016 \| access-date = 24 March 2020 \| url = https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-07-28/Tarun-Arora-to-play-a-baddie-in-Chirus-150th-film/245103 \| archive-date = 24 March 2020 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200324092726/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-07-28/Tarun-Arora-to-play-a-baddie-in-Chirus-150th-film/245103 \| url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{~~cite news~~ \|~~url~~=~~https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional~~-~~movies/tarun~~-~~arora-calls-khaidi-no-150-his-dream-debut/story-8HzgXMijoZR0ARza5TFzUJ.html~~ \|title=~~Tarun Arora calls Khaidi No 150 his dream debut \|publisher=Hindustan Times~~ \|~~date=31 October 2016 \|access-date=24 March 2020 \|archive-date=24 March 2020 \|archive-~~url=https://~~web~~.~~archive.org~~/~~web~~/~~20200324114103/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional~~-~~movies~~/~~tarun~~-~~arora~~-~~calls~~-~~khaidi~~-no-~~150~~-~~his~~-~~dream-debut/story-8HzgXMijoZR0ARza5TFzUJ.html~~ \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~ }}</ref>		Arora filmed his first Bollywood role in 1999, in ''[[Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi]]''. He had his first major role in the film, ''[[Hawas (2004 film)\|Hawas]]'' (2004). Over the next three years, he performed in several low-budget films like ''Sheen'' (2004), ''19 Revolutions'' (2004), ''Men Not Allowed'' (2006) and ''Ghuttan'' (2007). In 2007, he performed in the film, ''[[Jab We Met]]'', in which he played the role of [[Kareena Kapoor]]'s lover, who rejects her and comes back, only to get rejected himself. The film was a major hit at the box office. In 2009, he appeared in two films: ''2'' and ''Love Guru''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/tarun-arora/34681 \|title=Tarun Arora \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411160203/http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/tarun-arora/34681 \|archive-date=11 April 2008 \|access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref> He received praise for his role in the 2016 film, ''[[Kanithan]]'', and he played the main antagonist in the [[Chiranjeevi]] starrer, ''[[Khaidi No. 150]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite news \| title = Tarun Arora to play a baddie in Chiru's 150th film \| last = Adivi \| first = Sashidhar \| work = The Hans India \| date = 28 July 2016 \| access-date = 24 March 2020 \| url = https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-07-28/Tarun-Arora-to-play-a-baddie-in-Chirus-150th-film/245103 \| archive-date = 24 March 2020 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200324092726/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-07-28/Tarun-Arora-to-play-a-baddie-in-Chirus-150th-film/245103 \| url-status = live }}</ref> Tarun made his Malayalam film debut with the period action film ''[[Mamangam (film)\|Mamangam]]'' in 2019 with the ''[[Diya Aur Baati Hum]]'' star [[Prachi Tehlan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-12-12 \|title=Mammootty film Mamangam promises to be an epic period drama \|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/mammootty-mamangam-photos-release-6161375/ \|access-date=2025-08-14 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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{{short description|Indian model & actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tarun Arora
| image =
| caption = Arora in 2013
| birth_name = Tarun Arora
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|6|14}}
| birth_place = [[Assam]], India
| othername = Arora
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|model|producer}}
| yearsactive = 1998–present
| spouse = [[Anjala Zaveri]]
}}

'''Tarun Arora''' is an Indian model, actor and producer who works in [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language films.

== Career ==
Tarun Arora began modelling while studying hotel management in [[Bangalore]]. He won the Gladrags Manhunt in 1998. He was later seen in advertisement campaigns for brands like [[Raymond]], Westside, Kwality Walls, McDowell's whiskey, and [[LG]], and walked the runway for several designers. He also appeared in the music video, ''Dil Chori'', by [[Hans Raj Hans]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/tarun-arora/biography/34681 |title=Tarun Arora Biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210110821/http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/tarun-arora/biography/34681 |archive-date=10 February 2009 |access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref>

Arora filmed his first Bollywood role in 1999, in ''[[Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi]]''. He had his first major role in the film, ''[[Hawas (2004 film)|Hawas]]'' (2004). Over the next three years, he performed in several low-budget films like ''Sheen'' (2004), ''19 Revolutions'' (2004), ''Men Not Allowed'' (2006) and ''Ghuttan'' (2007). In 2007, he performed in the film, ''[[Jab We Met]]'', in which he played the role of [[Kareena Kapoor]]'s lover, who rejects her and comes back, only to get rejected himself. The film was a major hit at the box office. In 2009, he appeared two films: ''2'' and ''Love Guru''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/tarun-arora/34681 |title=Tarun Arora |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411160203/http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/tarun-arora/34681 |archive-date=11 April 2008 |access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref> He received praise for his role in the 2016 film, ''[[Kanithan]]'',<ref>{{cite web | author=Anupama Subramanian | url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Tollywood/2016-10-31/Khaidi-No-150-A-dream-debut-for-Tarun-Arora/261733 | title=I do not mind being typecast: Tarun Arora | publisher=Deccan Chronicle | date=1 March 2016 | access-date=24 March 2020 | archive-date=24 March 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324114103/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Tollywood/2016-10-31/Khaidi-No-150-A-dream-debut-for-Tarun-Arora/261733 | url-status=live }}</ref> and he played the main antagonist in the [[Chiranjeevi]] starrer, ''[[Khaidi No. 150]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite news | title = Tarun Arora to play a baddie in Chiru's 150th film | last = Adivi | first = Sashidhar | work = The Hans India | date = 28 July 2016 | access-date = 24 March 2020 | url = https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-07-28/Tarun-Arora-to-play-a-baddie-in-Chirus-150th-film/245103 | archive-date = 24 March 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200324092726/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-07-28/Tarun-Arora-to-play-a-baddie-in-Chirus-150th-film/245103 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tarun-arora-calls-khaidi-no-150-his-dream-debut/story-8HzgXMijoZR0ARza5TFzUJ.html |title=Tarun Arora calls Khaidi No 150 his dream debut |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=31 October 2016 |access-date=24 March 2020 |archive-date=24 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324114103/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/tarun-arora-calls-khaidi-no-150-his-dream-debut/story-8HzgXMijoZR0ARza5TFzUJ.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Arora is married to actress [[Anjala Zaveri]].<ref name="itimes">{{Cite web | title = Meet Bigshot Tamil Villain Tarun Arora, The Guy Who Played Geet's Lousy Boyfriend in Jab We Met | last = Sadhwani | first = Bhavya | work = indiatimes.com | date = 18 May 2016 | access-date = 22 June 2016 | url = http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/meet-bigshot-tamil-villain-tarun-arora-the-guy-who-played-geet-s-lousy-boyfriend-in-jab-we-met-255278.html | archive-date = 12 May 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190512082707/https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/meet-bigshot-tamil-villain-tarun-arora-the-guy-who-played-geet-s-lousy-boyfriend-in-jab-we-met-255278.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
|-
| 1999
|''[[Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi]]''|| || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2004
|''[[Hawas (2004 film)|Hawas]]'' || Karan || Hindi
|-
|''[[Sheen (film)|Sheen]]'' || Mannu || Hindi
|-
|''19 Revolutions'' || Sanjay || English
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006
|''Men Not Allowed'' || Vikram || Hindi
|-
|''[[Hot Money]]'' || Rahul Kapoor || Hindi
|-
|''Ghuttan'' || Jaggi || Hindi
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Jab We Met]]''|| Anshuman Malhotra || Hindi
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Poley Poley Urey Mon]]''|| Amit Agarwal || Assamese
|-
| 2014
|''Karar''|| Aaryan || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
|''[[Kanithan]]'' || Thura Sarkar || Tamil
|-
|''[[Kaththi Sandai]]'' || Tamizhselvan's accomplice ||Tamil
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
|''[[Khaidi No. 150]]'' || Aggarwal || Telugu
|-
|''[[Katamarayudu]]'' || Errasani Bhanu ||Telugu
|-
|''[[Jaya Janaki Nayaka]]'' || Arjun Pawar ||Telugu
|-
|2018
|''[[Amar Akbar Anthony (2018 film)|Amar Akbar Anthony]]''|| Karan Arora || Telugu
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019
|''[[Kanchana 3]]''
|| Minister Shankar || Tamil
|-
|''[[Arjun Suravaram]]''|| Tura Sarkar || Telugu
|-
|''[[Mamangam (2019 film)|Mamangam]]''|| Zamar Koya || Malayalam
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
| ''[[Dagaalty]]'' || Vijay Samrat || Tamil
|-
| ''[[Laxmii]]''
|| MLA Girija || Hindi
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Seetimaarr]]'' || Makhan Singh || Telugu
|-
|rowspan="4" |2023
|''[[Kranti (2023 film)|Kranti]]''
| Salatri
| Kannada
|-
|''[[Agilan]]''
| Kapoor
|Tamil
|-
|''[[Ramabanam]]''
| GK
| Telugu
|-
|''[[Bhola Shankar]]''
| Alexander
| Telugu
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name| id=1595577| name=Tarun Arora}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080207151916/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/filmography/11878/index.html Tarun Arora Profile.] [[Bollywood Hungama]]
* {{instagram|tarun_raj_arora}}

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