Arjun Mathur

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{{short description|Indian-British actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Arjun Mathur
| image = Arjun Mathur wiki.jpg
| caption = Mathur in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[London]], [[England]]
| education = '''St. Columbas School, New Delhi''' '''St. Mary's School I.S.C., Mumbai''' '''The British School, New Delhi'''
| alma_mater = [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]], [[New York City|New York]]
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| yearsactive = 2007–present
| notable_works = [[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made In Heaven]] [[Indian Summers]] '''Long Live Brij Mohan''' [[Luck By Chance]]
| partner = '''Tiya Tejpal'''
| parents = '''Rakesh Mathur''' (father) '''Reynoo Mathur''' (mother)
| relatives = '''Gautam Mathur''' (brother), '''Sonia Mathur Kaul''' (sister)
| awards = International Emmy Nomination for 'Best Performance by an Actor' (2020)
| nationality = {{flag|India}} {{flag|England}}
}}

'''Arjun Mathur''' (born 18 October 1981) is a [[British people|British]]-[[Indian people|Indian]] [[actor]] working predominantly in [[Bollywood]] films, web series and television serials.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/arjun-mathur-the-present-actor/article26720133.ece|title=Arjun Mathur: The present actor|last=Kumar|first=Anuj|date=3 April 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=10 July 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011121329/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/arjun-mathur-the-present-actor/article26720133.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> He was seen internationally in the British drama series, ''[[Indian Summers|<nowiki/>'Indian Summers'<nowiki/>]]'' and plays the lead character in the Amazon Original series, ''[[Made in Heaven (TV series)|<nowiki/>'Made in Heaven']],'' which earned him an [[International Emmy Award|International Emmy]] award nomination for 'Best Performance by an Actor'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/when-alia-bhatt-walked-up-to-arjun-mathur-to-tell-him-that-shes-his-big-fan/400883|title=When Alia Bhatt walked up to Arjun Mathur to tell him that she's his 'big fan' {{!}} Bollywood News|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=10 July 2019|archive-date=10 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710101913/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/when-alia-bhatt-walked-up-to-arjun-mathur-to-tell-him-that-shes-his-big-fan/400883|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianewengland.com/2019/03/made-in-heaven-possibly-the-best-indian-webseries-so-far/|title=Made in Heaven possibly the best Indian webseries so far|last1=Engl|first1=India New|last2=News|date=9 March 2019|website=INDIA New England News|language=en|access-date=10 July 2019|archive-date=10 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710101914/https://indianewengland.com/2019/03/made-in-heaven-possibly-the-best-indian-webseries-so-far/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 International Emmy Awards nominations: Arjun Mathur, 'Four More Shots Please', 'Delhi Crime' make it to the list|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-2020-international-emmy-awards-nominations-arjun-mathur-four-more-shots-please-delhi-crime-make-it-to-the-list-2845100/amp|access-date=2020-09-25|website=www.dnaindia.com}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Mathur was born in [[London]], [[England]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arjun Mathur: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday {{!}} eTimes|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Arjun-Mathur|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=2020-05-17|archive-date=1 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701051813/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Arjun-Mathur|url-status=live}}</ref> but grew up between [[New Delhi]] and [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. His father, '''Rakesh Mathur''', is a hotelier. He has an older brother, '''Gautam''' and a younger sister, '''Sonia'''. His mother '''Reynoo Mathur''', died in a car accident when he was just thirteen years old.<ref>{{Cite web|title='My Mom Died in a Car Accident': How Actor Arjun Mathur Coped|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/mom-died-car-accident-actor-031534092.html|website=in.news.yahoo.com|language=en-IN|access-date=2020-05-17|archive-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022093949/https://in.news.yahoo.com/mom-died-car-accident-actor-031534092.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mathur studied at [[St. Columba's School, Delhi|St. Columbas School]], New Delhi, [[St. Mary's School, Mumbai|St. Mary's School]], Mumbai, [[The British School, New Delhi|The British School]], New Delhi and [[Oaklands College]], [[St Albans|St Albans, Hertfordshire]], where he completed his [[GCE Advanced Level|A-Level]] schooling.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exclusive biography of #ArjunMathur and on his life.|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/arjun-mathur/biography.html|website=FilmiBeat|language=en|access-date=2020-05-12|archive-date=30 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530043033/http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/arjun-mathur/biography.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

He chose to not pursue a college degree and instead, trained as an actor at [[Barry John (theatre director)|Barry John]]'s Institute as well as the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]] in [[New York City|New York]].<ref name="srk">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/If-SRK-Aamir-agreed-to-smooch-on-screen/articleshow/5603829.cms|title=If SRK, Aamir agreed to smooch on-screen...|author=Priyanka Dasgupta|date=23 February 2010|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 February 2010|archive-date=26 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226172411/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/If-SRK-Aamir-agreed-to-smooch-on-screen/articleshow/5603829.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Before he started acting, he worked as an [[Assistant director|Assistant Director]] on several big-budget Indian films such as [[Bunty Aur Babli|''<nowiki/>'Bunty Aur Babli''']] and ''<nowiki/>'[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (The Color of Spring)'.

==Career==
Arjun was discovered by [[Mira Nair]] and [[Farhan Akhtar]] simultaneously, through their respective short films, ''<nowiki/>'Migration'<nowiki/>'' and ''<nowiki/>'Positive'<nowiki/>'' for the ''<nowiki/>'Aids Jaago'<nowiki/>'' project, which premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]], 2007. This was followed by several remarkable performances in mainstream Indian films like ''[[Luck by Chance|<nowiki/>'Luck By Chance']], [[My Name Is Khan|'My Name Is Khan'<nowiki/>]]'' and ''<nowiki/>'[[Ankur Arora Murder Case|Ankur Arora Murder Case'<nowiki/>]]'', as well as critically acclaimed independent films like ''<nowiki/>'[[Barah Aana|Barah Aana']], [[Coffee Bloom|'Coffee Bloom'<nowiki/>]]'', the National-Award winning ''<nowiki/>'I Am'<nowiki/>'' and the English language film, [[Fireflies (film)|''<nowiki/>'Fireflies''']], for which he received a Best Actor nomination at the [[New York Indian Film Festival]], 2013.

In 2012, he garnered praise for the youth-centric mini-series, ''<nowiki/>'[[Bring On the Night (TV series)|Bring On The Night'<nowiki/>]]'', which was the first of its kind produced in India, before the streaming revolution took hold. Arjun has appeared in numerous television commercials and was a brand-ambassador for the leading Indian lifestyle brand, [[Godrej Consumer Products|'Godrej']] from 2013 till 2016. He was also seen in [[Channel 4]]'s British drama series, ''<nowiki/>'[[Indian Summers|Indian Summers'<nowiki/>]]'' as the volatile nationalist, 'Naresh Banerjee'. The 2018 [[Netflix]] original film, ''[[Brij Mohan Amar Rahe|<nowiki/>'Brij Mohan Amar Rahe]] (Long Live Brij Mohan)''<nowiki/>' saw Arjun step away from his image and impress audiences and critics as an underwear salesman from Delhi, who tries to fake his own death and fails miserably.

In 2019, Arjun played the lead in [[Zoya Akhtar]]'s Amazon original series, ''<nowiki/>'[[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made In Heaven'<nowiki/>]]'' and received a nomination in the 'Best Performance by an Actor' category at the [[International Emmy Award|International Emmy Awards]] 2020, for his nuanced portrayal of a gay man living in urban India at a time when [[homosexuality]] was illegal. The show itself received worldwide audience and critical acclaim and will return for a second season.

He was last seen in [[The Gone Game|''<nowiki/>'The Gone Game''']], a suspense thriller series that was set, conceived, shot and released during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] lockdown in 2020.

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
|2004
|''[[Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...|Kyun! Ho Gaya Na]]''|| Sumi (Cameo)||Hindi ||Feature Film
|-
|2007
|''Migration'' ||Imran ||Hindi
|Short Film
|-
|2007
|''[[Positive (2007 film)|Positive]]'' || Abhijit ||Hindi
|Short Film
|-
|2009
|''[[Barah Aana]]'' ||Aman ||Hindi
|Feature Film
|-
|2009
|''[[Luck by Chance]]'' ||Abhimanyu Gupta ||Hindi
|Feature Film
|-
|2010
|''[[My Name Is Khan]]'' || Raj Burman || Hindi
|Feature Film
|-
|2010
|''[[Mumbai Cutting]]''|| Unnamed
|Hindi
|Short Film
|-
|2010
|''[[I Am (2010 Indian film)|I Am]]''
|Omar
|Hindi
|Short Film
|-
|2011
|''[[My Friend Pinto]]'' ||Sameer ||Hindi
|Feature Film
|-
|2012
|''[[Fireflies (film)|Fireflies]]'' ||Rana Singh Rathore||English
|Feature Film
|-
|2012
|''[[Bring On the Night (TV series)|Bring On The Night]]'' ||Kabir Dalal ||English/Hindi
|Television Mini Series
|-
|2013
|''[[Ankur Arora Murder Case]]'' ||Dr. Romesh Mathur ||Hindi
|Feature Film
|-
|2014
|''[[Coffee Bloom]]'' || Dev Anand Cariappa ||Hindi
|Feature Film
|-
|2015
|''[[Angry Indian Goddesses]]'' ||Zain (Cameo)
|English/Hindi
|Feature Film
|-
|2015
|''[[Waiting (2015 film)|Waiting]]'' || Rajat (Cameo) ||Hindi/English
|Feature Film
|-
|2016
|''[[Indian Summers]]'' ||Naresh Banerjee ||English
|Channel-4 Drama Series
|-
|2018
|''[[Brij Mohan Amar Rahe]]'' ||Brij Mohan ||Hindi
|Netflix Original Film
|-
|2019
|''[[The Accidental Prime Minister (film)|The Accidental Prime Minister]]''
|Rahul Gandhi
|Hindi
|Feature Film
|-
|2019-present
| [[Made in Heaven (TV series)|''Made in Heaven'']] ||Karan Mehra || English/Hindi || Amazon Original Series
|-
|2020
|''Home Stories'' || Angad || English/Hindi||''[[Netflix]] Short Film''
|-
|2020
|''[[The Gone Game]]'' || Sahil Gujral|| Hindi || ''[[Voot]]'' [[Miniseries|Original Series]]
|-
|2021
| ''[[Silence... Can You Hear It?]]''
| MLA Ravi Khanna
| Hindi
|[[ZEE5]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Barve|first=Ameya|title=Manoj Bajpayee's 'Silence... Can You Hear It?' to premiere on ZEE5 in March|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/manoj-bajpayee-s-silence-can-you-hear-it-to-premiere-on-zee5-in-march-684636|date=13 February 2021|access-date=19 February 2021|website=India TV}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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