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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{distinguish|Firose Khan}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Firoz Khan
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Firoz Khan
| birth_date = 9 January 1962
| citizenship = Indian
| spouse(s) = Kashmira
| children = 3 (including [[Jibraan Khan]])
| occupation = Actor
| known_for = [[Arjuna]] in [[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]
| yearsactive = 1984–2016
}}

'''Arjun Firoz Khan''' is an Indian actor, best known for playing the character of warrior prince [[Arjuna]] in [[B. R. Chopra]]'s epic television series ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/A-film-on-Mahabharata/articleshow/11564233.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919142942/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-20/tv/30646770_1_marathi-films-film-industry-small-screen |url-status=live |archive-date=19 September 2013 |title=A film on Mahabharata |date=20 January 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-04-18}}</ref> He has also acted in negative roles in several [[Hindi language]] movies and television series.

== Personal life ==
Firoz Khan belongs to a [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] family of the [[Afridi]] clan with ancestral roots in [[Peshawar]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tankha |first=Madhur |date=29 August 2012 |title=Mahabharat’s Arjun gets blacklisted! |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/mahabharats-arjun-gets-blacklisted/article3834854.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260506182457/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/mahabharats-arjun-gets-blacklisted/article3834854.ece |archive-date=2026-05-06 |access-date=2026-05-06 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en |quote=The Afridi Pathan from Peshawar (...)}}</ref> Khan is a [[Muslim]] and has participated in [[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind]] events.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin_markaz |date=2020-11-27 |title=Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Mumbai delegation meets actor Arjun-Feroz Khan, gifts holy Quran - Jamaat-e-Islami Hind |url=https://jamaateislamihind.org/eng/meets-actor-arjun-feroz-khan-gifts-holy-quran/,%20https://jamaateislamihind.org/eng/meets-actor-arjun-feroz-khan-gifts-holy-quran/ |access-date=2026-05-06 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Khan is married to Kashmira. The couple has three children – a son and two daughters. His son, [[Jibraan Khan]] is also an actor who played the role of [[Dhruva]] in [[Vishnu Puran (TV series)|''Vishnu Puran'']] and the lead role of Sahir Singh Rajput in the 2024 movie ''[[Ishq Vishk Rebound]]''.<ref>{{Citation|last=composer.|first=Johar, Yash, 1929-2004, producer. Johar, Karan, 1972- screenwriter, director. Bachchan, Amitabh, 1942- actor. Bhaduri, Jaya, actor. Khan, Shah Rukh, 1965- actor. Kajol, actor. Roshan, Hrithik, actor. Kapoor, Kareena, actor. Khan, Farah, choreographer. Pandit, Jatin, composer. Shrivastava, Aadesh, composer. Shandilya, Sandesh|title=Kabhi khushi kabhie gham--|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/954470984|oclc=954470984|access-date=2022-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=4 December 2020 |title=In pics: Mahabharat's Arjun aka Firoz Khan's son is the spitting image of his father |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/mahabarats-arjun-aka-feroz-khan-and-ramayans-sunil-lahris-sons-are-spitting-image-of-their-fathers-in-pics/amp_etphotostory/79569197.cms |access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref>

Due to the similarity with the name of actor [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]], he changed his name to Arjun professionally, with suggestions from [[B. R. Chopra]] and [[Rahi Masoom Raza]], the director and the writer of [[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|''Mahabharat'']] respectively.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 April 2020 |title=Mahabharat's Arjun Firoz Khan Says Changing His Name Gave Him Everything He'd Dreamed of |publisher=News18.com |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/mahabharats-arjun-firoz-khan-says-changing-his-name-gave-him-everything-hed-dreamed-of-2594135.html |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Manzil Manzil]]''
| Rupesh
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Zabardast]]''
| Bikram Singh
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986
| ''[[Swati (1986 film)|Swati]]''
| Manohar Joshi
|
|-
| ''[[Mazloom]]''
| Rajan Vijay Singh
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1988
| ''[[Kanwarlal]]''
| Jaggan Singh
|
|-
| ''[[Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak]]''
| Ratan Singh
|
|-
| ''[[Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988 film)|Khatron Ke Khiladi]]''
| Arjun Singh
|
|-
| ''[[Jungle Ki Beti]]''
|
|
|-
| 1989
| ''Ajeeb Itefaq''
| Singer
| Guest role
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Sher Dil (Indian film)|Sher Dil]]''
| Rapist
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Naya Zaher]]''
| Inspector Vikram
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992
| ''[[Kal Ki Awaz]]''
| DSP Singh
|
|-
| ''[[Jigar]]''
| Duryodhan
|
|-
| ''[[Tirangaa (film)|Tirangaa]]''
| Rasik Nath Gundaswamy
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1993
|''[[Game (1993 film)|Game]]''
|Raghu
|
|-
| ''[[Phool Aur Angaar]]''
| Kaalicharan
|
|-
| ''[[Aadmi (1993 film)|Aadmi]]''
| Trikaal's Goon
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1994
| ''[[Mr. Azaad]]''
| Hiravat Mishra's Son
|
|-
| ''[[Brahma (1994 film)|Brahma]]''
| Sunder
|
|-
| ''[[Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1994 film)|Aa Gale Lag Jaa]]''
| Sikander Khanna
|
|-
|''[[Zaalim]]''
| Vinod
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1995
| ''[[Karan Arjun]]''
| Naahar Singh
|
|-
|''[[The Don (1995 film)|The Don]]''
|ACP Patil
|
|-
| ''[[Kalyug Ke Avtaar]]''
| Vicky
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1996
| ''[[Hum Hain Khalnayak]]''
| Film Producer (Role)
|
|-
| ''[[Saajan Chale Sasural]]''
| Thakur's Son
|
|-
| ''Rangbaaz''
| Goga
|
|-
| ''[[Hello Daddy]]''
| Ji Jo
| Kannada film
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1997
| ''[[Mohabbat (1997 film)|Mohabbat]]''
| Goon
|
|-
| ''[[Do Ankhen Barah Hath]]''
| Police Inspector
|
|-
| ''[[Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat]]''
| Police Inspector Feroz Khan
| Guest role
|-
| ''[[Vishwavidhaata]]''
| Goon
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1998
| ''[[Barood (1998 film)|Barood]]''
| Singhal's Man
|
|-
|''[[Tirchhi Topiwale|Tircchi Topiwale]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tirchhi Topiwale - Movie - - Box Office India |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=2526 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
|
|
|-
| ''[[Mehndi (1998 film)|Mehndi]]''
| Billoo (Eunuch/Hijra)
|
|-
| ''[[Mafia Raaj]]''
| Jacky Jackal
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1999
| ''[[Maa Kasam (1999 film)|Maa Kasam]]''
| Inspector Gashal
|
|-
|''[[Lohpurush]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lohpurush - Movie - - Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=2463 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
|Babu Hatela/Inspector Kulkarni
|
|-
| ''[[Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet]]''
| Arjun Singh
|
|-
| ''[[Dada (1999 hindi film)|Dada]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dada (1999) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/dada-8513/cast-crew |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref>
| Hitman
|
|-
|2000
| ''[[Jwalamukhi (2000 film)|Jwalamukhi]]''
| Nagarjuna
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[Jodi No.1 (film)|Jodi No.1]]''
| Monty
|
|-
| ''Arjun Devaa''
| Jahangir Khan
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Rishtey (2002 film)|Rishtey]]''
| Trainer and Friend
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Kutumba]]''
| Jayaraj Patil
| Kannada film
|-
|2004
|''[[Kanchana Ganga (2004 film)|Kanchana Ganga]]''
|
|Kannada film
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Chand Sa Roshan Chehra]]''
|
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Yeh Raat]]''
| Yograj
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana 2]]''
| Sikh Inspector in London
|
|-
|''[[Mahabharat Aur Barbareek]]''
| [[Arjuna|Arjun]]
|
|-
|2015
|''2 Chehare''
|Tony
|
|-
|2016
|''[[I Don't Watch TV]]''
|Himself
|Web Series
|}

=== Television series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year!! Serial !! Role!! Channel !! Notes
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Bahadur Shah Zafar (TV series)|Bahadur Shah Zafar]]'' ||[[Nawab Wajid Ali Shah]] || Rowspan="6"|[[DD National]] ||Only in Episode no 8 and 9
|-
|1988-1990||''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]''||[[Arjuna|Arjun]]||
|-
| 1996 ||''[[Yug (TV series)|Yug]]'' ||Peter Gomes ||
|-
| Rowspan="2"| 1997-1998 ||''[[Betaal Pachisi (TV series)|Betaal Pachisi]]'' || Magician ||
|-
|''[[Mahabharat Katha]]''||[[Arjuna|Arjun]] ||
|-
| 1999-2000 || ''[[Gul Sanobar]]'' || Almaas ||
|-
| 2000-2001 || ''[[Vishnu Puran (TV series)|Vishnu Puran]]'' || [[Jamadagni|Rishi Jamadagni]] || [[Zee TV]]||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[CID (Indian TV series)]]'' ||Siddarth || [[Sony Entertainment Television]] || Episode 858
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
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[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:Indian people of Pashtun descent]]
[[Category:Afridi people]]

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