Arun
Rampal
the
actor,
as
opposed
to
arguably
the
best
looking
model-turned-actor,
is
on
a
high
these
days.
The
reason
is
obvious.
His
latest
movie,
Om
Shanti
Om,
is
a
blockbuster
and
has
so
far
netted
close
to
76-crores,
in
just
three
weeks
from
India.
Coming
back
to
Arjun,
the
first
indication
of
his
acting
prowess
was
noticed
in
the
vintage
Amitabh
Bachchan
starrer,
EK
Ajnabee,
where
Arjun
impressed
in
the
company
of
the
superstar
of
the
millennium,
Amitabh
Bachchan.
He
followed
it
up
with
a
good
and
subdued
performance
in
Farhan
Akhter's
50-crore
superhit,
Don-The
Chase
Begins
Again.
However
the
best
was
yet
to
come.
And
with
his
superb
negative
(yet
highly
sophisticated)
portrayal
in
the
'Diwali'
extravaganza,
Om
Shanti
Om,
Arjun
has
truly
arrived
in
a
big
way
and
has
shut
up
all
his
detractors.
But
that
is
not
all.
OSO
will
be
followed
by
the
already
critically
acclaimed,
THE
LAST
LEAR,
starring
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Priety
Zinta
and
Meridian.
Here's
wishing
Arjun
more
success
in
his
forthcoming
projects.
Story first published: Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 10:14 [IST]