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{{Infobox person
| name = Arunoday Singh
| image = Arunoday Singh at Esha Deol's wedding reception 05.jpg
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| caption = Singh at ''[[Jism 2]]'' premiere in 2012
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| nationality = Indian
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| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 2009–present
| spouse = {{marriage|LeeAnna Elton|2016|2019|reason=Divorced}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/arunoday-singh-announces-separation-from-wife-lee-elton-says-we-were-very-good-at-love-but-couldn-t-survive-reality/story-XGKBtPBIcRgbcO6BquBRYN_amp.html|title=Arunoday Singh announces separation from wife Lee Elton, says 'we were very good at love, but couldn't survive reality'|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=11 May 2019|archive-date=11 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511083855/https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/arunoday-singh-announces-separation-from-wife-lee-elton-says-we-were-very-good-at-love-but-couldn-t-survive-reality/story-XGKBtPBIcRgbcO6BquBRYN_amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| parents = [[Ajay Arjun Singh]]
}}
'''Arunoday Singh''' is an Indian actor who appears primarily in [[Hindi]] films. His debut movie was ''[[Sikandar (2009 film)|Sikandar]]'' (2009). Singh has appeared in [[Rajshree Ojha]]'s [[Aisha (2010 film)|''Aisha'']] (2010), [[Sudhir Mishra]]'s ''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]'' (2011), [[Pooja Bhatt]]'s ''[[Jism 2]]'' (2012), [[David Dhawan]]'s ''[[Main Tera Hero]]'' (2014), and [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]'s ''[[Mohenjo Daro]]'' (2016). He was also the protagonist in the film ''[[Buddha in a Traffic Jam]]'' (2016), by [[Vivek Agnihotri]], dealing with the issue of [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency|naxalism]]. He also starred as a supporting actor in the 2018 [[Abhinay Deo]] film ''[[Blackmail (2018 film)|Blackmail]].'' He also appeared in [[Ekta Kapoor]] produced web series ''[[Apharan (web series)|Apaharan]]'' (2018).

==Early and personal life==
Singh is the grandson of [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]], an Indian politician who was the [[Chief Minister]] of Madhya Pradesh, and son of Ajay Singh (Rahul bhaiya) leader of opposition in [[Madhya Pradesh]] State assembly.<ref>[http://www.masala.com/celebs/1196-arunoday-singh Arunoday Singh] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530154943/http://www.masala.com/celebs/1196-arunoday-singh |date=30 May 2012 }}</ref>

He is an alumnus of [[Brandeis University]],<ref name="tti"/> having previously been educated at a boarding school in [[Kodaikanal]], where he performed in school plays. According to him, it was after watching actor [[Marlon Brando]] in ''[[On the Waterfront]]'' (1954) that he decided to become an actor. After his graduation, he did a few courses in the [[New York Film Academy]], and thereafter enrolled in the Acting Studio in New York, during the period he also performed in plays.<ref name="ex">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/No-reservations/493816|title=No reservations|date=25 July 2009|work=Indian Express|access-date=1 February 2011|archive-date=11 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211015207/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/No-reservations/493816|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="to">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-27/news-interviews/28210933_1_cinema-debut-film-small-budget-films|title=Arunoday all set|date=27 July 2009|access-date=2 July 2013|archive-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104185122/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-27/news-interviews/28210933_1_cinema-debut-film-small-budget-films|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
After finishing his studies he started giving auditions, and finally made his debut with ''[[Sikandar (2009 film)|Sikandar]]'' (2009), directed by [[Piyush Jha]], playing a Kashmiri terrorist.<ref name="to"/> His second film was the ensemble romantic comedy-drama ''[[Aisha (2010 film)|Aisha]]'' (2010), an adaptation of the novel ''[[Emma (novel)|Emma]]'' by [[Jane Austen]] directed by [[Rajshree Ojha]], co-starring [[Sonam K Ahuja|Sonam Kapoor]], [[Abhay Deol]], [[Ira Dubey]], [[Cyrus Sahukar]], [[Amrita Puri]], [[Anand Tiwari]] and [[Lisa Haydon]]; he portrayed Dhruv Singh, a flirtatious playboy.<ref name="tti">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-07/news-interviews/28305609_1_politics-screens-today-ira-dubey|title=No plans to join politics: Arunoday|date=7 August 2010|access-date=2 July 2013|archive-date=20 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420175151/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-07/news-interviews/28305609_1_politics-screens-today-ira-dubey|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> Also in the same year, he appeared in [[Vinay Shukla]]'s take on gender and sexuality in ''[[Mirch]]'', through a collage of five stories, with [[Konkona Sen Sharma|Konkana Sen Sharma]] [[Raima Sen]], where he played the central character of a struggling film director. On December 13, 2016, he tied the knot with [[Lee Elton]], who he met three years ago in Goa. Lee owns a cafe in Goa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Mirch/722090/|title=Mirch|date=10 December 2010|work=Indian Express|access-date=1 February 2011|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011122010/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/Mirch/722090|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Cast & crew of 'Jism - 2' promote their film at India Gate in Delhi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|alt= The Cast & Crew of 'Jism 2' poses for the camera| [[Dino Morea]], Arunoday Singh, [[Sunny Leone]], [[Randeep Hooda]] and [[Arko Pravo Mukherjee]] during [[Jism 2]] promotions]]
In 2011, he acted alongside [[Irrfan Khan]] and [[Aditi Rao Hydari]], another newcomer in [[Sudhir Mishra]]'s ''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]'' (2011). His performance earned him a nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 18th Screen Awards. He next appeared in [[Jism 2]] opposite [[Sunny Leone]] and [[Randeep Hooda]]. In 2014 he appeared in [[David Dhawan]]'s comedy film ''[[Main Tera Hero]]'' opposite [[Varun Dhawan]], [[Ileana D'Cruz]] and [[Nargis Fakhri]]; and the supernatural thriller film ''[[Pizza (2014 film)|Pizza]]''. His next release was ''[[Mr. X (2015 film)|Mr. X]]'' as Dr. Steve Rhodes opposite [[Emraan Hashmi]] and [[Amyra Dastur]]. In 2016, Singh appeared in [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]'s epic-adventure romance film ''[[Mohenjo Daro]]'', alongside [[Hrithik Roshan]] and [[Pooja Hegde]].

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Sikandar (2009 film)|Sikandar]]''
| Zahageer Qadir
| [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] Film
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2010
| ''[[Aisha (2010 film)|Aisha]]''
| Dhruv Singh
|
|-
| ''[[Mirch]]''
| Maanav
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]''
| Kuldeep
| Nominated – Best Actor in a Supporting Role Screen Awards
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Jism 2]]''
| Ayaan Thakur
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Ek Bura Aadmi]]''
| Munna Siddiqui
|
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2014
| ''[[Main Tera Hero]]''
| Angad Negi
|
|-
| ''[[Pizza (2014 film)|Pizza]]''
| Mr. Ghost
|
|-
| ''[[Ungli]]''
| Ricki
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Mr. X (2015 film)|Mr. X]]''
| ACP Aditya Bhardwaj
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2016
| ''[[Buddha in a Traffic Jam]]''
| Vikram Pandit
| [[Hindi]] -[[English language|English]] Film
|-
| ''[[Mohenjo Daro (film)|Mohenjo Daro]]''
| Moonja
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2017
| ''[[Viceroy's House (film)|Viceroy's House]]''
| Asif (Huma's Fiancée)
| [[English language|English]] Film
|-
| ''[[1971: Beyond Borders]]''
| Lt. Col. Akram Raja
| [[Malayalam]] Film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[Love per Square Foot]]''
| Kashin Malhotra
| released on [[Netflix]]
|-
| ''[[Blackmail (2018 film)|Blackmail]]''
| Ranjit Arora
|
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2018
|''[[Apharan (web series)|Apharan - Sabka Katega]]''
|Rudra
|[[ALTBalaji]]
|
|-
|2019
|''The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty?''
|Ranveer Pratap Singh
|[[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-08|title=The Chargesheet Innocent or Guilty review: This Arunoday Singh show only kills time|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/the-chargesheet-innocent-or-guilty-review-this-arunoday-singh-show-only-kills-time/story-Fal3vkVIZRMpku57XBYm8H.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''[[Lahore Confidential]]''
|Rauf Ahmed Kazmi/Wasim Ahmed Khan
|ZEE5
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Arunoday Singh}}
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* {{BH person|arunoday-singh}}

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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Brandeis University alumni]]
[[Category:New York Film Academy alumni]]
[[Category:People from Bhopal district]]

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