Arunoday Singh
Arunoday Singh | |
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 Singh at Jism 2 premiere in 2012 | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse |
LeeAnna Elton
(m. 2016; div. 2019) |
| Parent | Ajay Arjun Singh |
Arunoday Singh is an Indian film actor. His debut movie was Sikandar (2009). Singh has appeared in 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 naxalism. He also starred as a supporting actor in the 2018 Abhinay Deo film Blackmail. He also appeared in Ekta Kapoor produced web series Apaharan (2018).
Early and personal life
Singh is the grandson of 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.[2]
He is an alumnus of Brandeis University,[3] 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.[4][5]
Career
After finishing his studies he started giving auditions, and finally made his debut with Sikandar (2009), directed by Piyush Jha, playing a Kashmiri terrorist.[5] His second film was the ensemble romantic comedy-drama Aisha (2010), an adaptation of the novel Emma by Jane Austen directed by Rajshree Ojha, which saw him portray Dhruv Singh, a flirtatious playboy.[3] 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 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.[6]
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. His next release was 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
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sikandar | Zahageer Qadir | Hindustani Film |
| 2010 | 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 | |
| 2014 | Main Tera Hero | Angad Negi | |
| Pizza | Mr. Ghost | ||
| Ungli | Ricki | ||
| 2015 | Mr. X | ACP Aditya Bhardwaj | |
| 2016 | Buddha in a Traffic Jam | Vikram Pandit | Hindi -English Film |
| Mohenjo Daro | Moonja | ||
| 2017 | Viceroy's House | Asif (Huma's Fiancée) | English Film |
| 1971: Beyond Borders | Lt. Col. Akram Raja | Malayalam Film | |
| 2018 | Love per Square Foot | Kashin Malhotra | released on Netflix |
| Blackmail | Ranjit Arora | ||
| Apharan - Sabka Katega | Rudra | Web series on ALT Balaji | |
| 2019 | Chargesheet: The Shutterlock Murder | ||
| 2020 | Don 3 | TBA |
References
- ^ "Arunoday Singh announces separation from wife Lee Elton, says 'we were very good at love, but couldn't survive reality'". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Arunoday Singh Archived 30 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "No plans to join politics: Arunoday". The Times of India. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "No reservations". Indian Express. 25 July 2009. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Arunoday all set". The Times of India. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Mirch". Indian Express. 10 December 2010.
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