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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Armaan Kohli
| image = Armaan Kohli snapped at the International Airport.jpg
| caption = Kohli in 2013
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = Actor
| years active = 1986–2015
| height = 183 cm
| father = [[Rajkumar Kohli]]
| mother = [[Nishi (actress)|Nishi]]
}}

'''Armaan Kohli''' is a former Indian actor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-29|title=When Shah Rukh Khan said 'Armaan Kohli is responsible for making me a star' because he dropped out of Deewana|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/when-shah-rukh-khan-said-armaan-kohli-is-responsible-for-making-me-a-star-because-he-dropped-out-of-deewana-101630209370850.html|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> He is the son of film director [[Rajkumar Kohli]] and actress [[Nishi (actress)|Nishi]],<ref name="Armaan Kohli: Everything you need to know about the actor">{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |title=Armaan Kohli: Everything you need to know about the actor |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/armaan-kohli-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-actor-7476260/ |accessdate=17 July 2022 |date=29 August 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717153909/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/armaan-kohli-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-actor-7476260/ |archivedate=17 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> and is most known for his role in ''[[Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani|Jaani Dushman]]''.

==Early life and education==
Kohli was born to film director [[Rajkumar Kohli]] and actress [[Nishi (actress)|Nishi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-29 |title=Armaan Kohli: Everything you need to know about the actor |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/armaan-kohli-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-actor-7476260/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He studied at [[Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School]] in [[Chembur]] until he dropped out in Class IX. Kohli appeared as a child artist in two films directed by his father: ''[[Badle Ki Aag]]'' (1982) and ''[[Raaj Tilak]]'' (1984).

==Career==
Armaan made his debut as a leading actor in his father's 1992 film ''[[Virodhi (1992 film)|Virodhi]]''. He was set to star in ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]]'' opposite the late actress [[Divya Bharti]], but walked out of the film after completing the first shooting schedule and later [[Shah Rukh Khan]] was penciled in as his replacement.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arman Kohli Breaks Silence On Losing Out Deewana To Shah Rukh Khan|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/more/videos/view/showing/interviews/sort/What%27s%20New/id/16718948|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114021740/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/more/videos/view/showing/interviews/sort/What%27s%20New/id/16718948|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2015|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=2015-11-12}}</ref> Kohli was also considered for the lead role for ''[[Baazigar]]'', but that role too eventually went to Shah Rukh Khan. Similarly, he opted out of ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' and his role was eventually played by [[Parmeet Sethi]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Seta|first1=Fenil|title=When Aditya Chopra wanted Armaan Kohli for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/aditya-chopra-wanted-armaan-kohli-dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/|access-date=27 January 2018|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=24 January 2018}}</ref>

Kohli starred in several other films in the 1990s including ''[[Dushman Zamana]]'' (1992), ''[[Anaam]]'' (1993) and ''[[Aulad Ke Dushman]]'' which failed at the box office. His father tried to revive his career with the 1997 film ''[[Qahar]]'' (1997) where he co-starred with [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Sunil Shetty]], which was a modest commercially successful due to good collections in tier 2 tier 3, tier 4 cities and small villages but its modest success still failed to revive the career of Armaan Kohli.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/actor.php?actorid=3892|title=Armaan Kohli Filmography|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>

After a five-year hiatus, he returned with the multi-starrer ''[[Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani]]'' which also failed to do well.<ref>{{cite web|title=The prodigal son returns-Raj Kumar Kohli launches his son. Again|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/aug/12kohli.htm|publisher=rediff|access-date=2012-10-09|date=12 Aug 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Raj Kumar Kohli attempts to re-launch his son|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Raj-Kumar-Kohli-attempts-to-re-launch-his-son/articleshow/19079409.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919035050/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-14/news-interviews/27297258_1_armaan-kohli-raj-kumar-kohli-silver-screen|url-status=live|archive-date=19 September 2013|access-date=2012-10-09|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 Aug 2002}}</ref> In this film he was reintroduced with a new name 'Munish Kohli', and carried on with this name in subsequent films.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All you want to know about #ArmaanKohli|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/armaan-kohli.html|access-date=2020-12-13|website=FilmiBeat|language=en}}</ref>

In September 2013, he joined the reality television series ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 7)|Bigg Boss 7]]'' as a contestant.

Kohli made another comeback to Bollywood after 12 years, playing a negative role in the [[Rajshri Productions]] [[Salman Khan]] starrer ''[[Prem Ratan Dhan Payo]]'' which released on 12 November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/armaan-kohli-shoots-for-salman-khans-prem-ratan-dhan-payo_160014.html|title=Armaan Kohli shoots for Salman Khan's 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'|date=13 August 2014|website=india.com|access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref>

==Legal issues==
On 16 December 2013, Kohli was arrested for alleged physical abuse with his co-participant, [[Sofia Hayat]], during the show ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 7)|Bigg Boss 7]]'' .<ref>{{Cite web |title=Armaan Kohli, Bigg Boss Season 7 participant, arrested for alleged physical abuse |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/armaan-kohli-bigg-boss-season-7-participant-arrested-for-alleged-physical-abuse-544767 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> He was released on bail next day.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Curious Case of Armaan Kohli's Arrest and Bail |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/12/the-curious-case-of-armaan-kohlis-arrest-and-bail/ |access-date=17 December 2013 |work=Biharprabha News}}</ref>

Armaan Kohli was arrested in June 2018 by Mumbai Police after his girlfriend Neetu Randhawa had lodged a complaint against him citing physical assault. However, she later withdrew her complaint.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/armaan-kohli-s-girlfriend-withdraws-assault-complaint-hours-after-actor-s-dramatic-arrest-1259192-2018-06-13.html|title=Armaan kohli's girlfriend withdraws assault complaint hours after actor's dramatic arrest|date=13 June 2018|website=indiatoday.in|access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref>

Kohli was arrested in August 2021 by [[Narcotics Control Bureau]] over possession of 1.2 grams of [[cocaine]]. He was granted bail in September 2022 after being in jail for a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/law/story/actor-armaan-kohli-arrested-over-drug-charges-gets-bail-2002466-2022-09-20.html|title=actor armaan kohli arrested over drug charges gets bail|date=20 September 2022|website=indiatoday.in|access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Role
!Notes
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Badle Ki Aag]]'' || Young Laakhan
|Child Artist
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Raaj Tilak]]'' || -
|Child Artist
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992 || [[Virodhi (1992 film)|''Virodhi'']] || Raj
|Debut film
|-
| ''[[Dushman Zamana]]'' || Vijay
|
|-
| ''[[Anaam]]''|| Sikandar H. Ali/Jony K. D'Souza/Aakash/Rocky/Prince
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1993
|''Hum Anaaree Hain''
|
|
|-
| ''Koyal''|| Koya
|
|-
| [[Kohra (1993 film)|''Kohra'']] || Inspector Anand Sharma
|
|-
| ''[[Aulad Ke Dushman]]'' || Vikram Chaudhary
|
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Juaari]]''|| Vijay
|
|-
| 1995 || [[Veer (1995 film)|''Veer'']] || Arjun
|
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Qahar]]''|| Krishna
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || Dushmani (film)|''Dushmani''|| -
|
|-
| ''[[Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani]]'' || Kapil
|
|-
| 2003 || [[LOC: Kargil (2003 film)|''LOC: Kargil'']] || Major Vikas Vohra
|
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Dusman Ke Khoon Paani Ha|Mukka]]'' || Not Known
|Dubbed in Bhojpuri as ''Dushman Ke Khoon Paani Ha''
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Prem Ratan Dhan Payo]]'' || Chirag Singh
|
|-
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Name !! Role !! Finish
|-
| 2013 || [[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 7)|''Bigg Boss 7'']] || Contestant || 6th Place
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0997253|name=Armaan Kohli}}

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