The super fine Arjun Rampal turns 41 today! Yes, we said forty one.
Here is wishing the dishy actor a very happy birthday!
Arjun's upcoming films include 'Villain' with Arunoday Singh and 'Roy' alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez.
A regular on Shah Rukh Khan's 'Temptation' tours, Arjun is rumoured to share an on-off friendship with the Khan Khan.
He turned producer for the film 'I See You' (2006).
Arjun launched his debut perfume range - 'Alive' - last year.
He has worked with PETA to ban horse-drawn carriages in Mumbai, in addition to launching the music festival - Lost.
Earning his place on many most desirable men in India lists, Arjun is not all brute and brawn.
The stunning couple have two daughters together - Mahikaa (born in 2002) and Myra (born in 2005).
Arjun married former Miss India Mehr Jessia in 1998.
Most consider his breakthrough performance in 'Don' (2006) as this ticket to stardom. Arjun had arrived, and was stubborn on staying put. He even made some very important Bollywood friendships to further cement his place in the industry.
He won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film 'Rock On!!'.
Although he will always be the reigning ladies man in our hearts, Arjun has consistently showed us that he can act, and well.
Breaking out of the Romance genre, he ventured into action and socio-political films in an attempt to break out of the chiseled lover-boy mould. He even experimented with negative roles in films such as Om Shanti Om (2007), Rock On!! (2008), and Ra
Arjun, on the other hand, was on a solitary mission to prove that models were capable of acting, despite all the obvious examples that worked against his favour.
It wasn't too long till Arjun developed his onscreen Adonis-like image. Soon, leading ladies of that time were paired opposite the hunky actor in a series of love-romance-drama sagas.
Even though his first film was 'Moksha', delays in its release made his second film Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001), his debut release. He received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film.
With the initial intent to earn a little extra pocket money, Arjun's career as a model took off to great heights. Which is precisely why it was no surprise when Bollywood came calling so quickly.
But, like most Bollywood fairytales, modelling came calling and Arjun was signed on as a professional model at the tender age of 16!
Having been raised in a small town, Arjun was no doubt a good looking kid, but the world of glamour, modelling and acting was a far cry from what he and his family were used to.
If you ever wondered where he gets his dashing good looks from, here is a snippet. Arjun's mother is Dutch while his father and both grandfathers are army men.
Arjun was born to Amarjeet Rampal and Gwen on November 26, 1972, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.