Armaan Kohli


Armaan Kohli is an Indian actor. He is the son of film director Rajkumar Kohli and actress Nishi.

Early life and education

Kohli was born to film director Rajkumar Kohli and actress Nishi. 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 and Raaj Tilak.

Career

Armaan made his debut as a leading actor in his father's 1992 film Virodhi which flopped at the box office. He was set to star in 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, and Deewana became a blockbuster. 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.
He starred in several other films in the 1990s including Dushman Zamana, Anaam and Aulad Ke Dushman which failed at the box office. His father tried to revive his career with the 1997 film Qahar where he co-starred with Sunny Deol and Sunil Shetty which was a moderate success.. After a five-year hiatus, he returned with the multi-starrer ' which also failed to do well. In 2002 he was in the news when his car hit a pedestrian. He made another film appearance in 2003's '.
In September 2013, he joined the reality television series Bigg Boss 7 as a contestant. On 16 December 2013 he was arrested for alleged physical abuse with his co-participant, Sofia Hayat during the show. He was released on bail next day. Salman Khan did advise him to continue with the show.
He made a 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.

Filmography