Arjun Kapoor is an Indian actor who has worked in many Bollywood films. Kapoor got his early education in the Arya Vidya Mandir in Mumbai.

Before working as an actor in the film industry, Kapoor worked as an assistant director. He worked alongside Nikkhil Advani as an assistant director for his film Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), starring Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Preity G Zinta. In addition to this, he also assisted Nikkhil Advani in Salaam-E-Ishq (2007), starring Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Anil Kapoor.

Kapoor also worked as an associate producer for two of his father Boney Kapoor productions -No Entry (2005) and Wanted (2008).

Kapoor made his acting debut in the Bollywood movie Ishaqzaade (2012) alongside Parineeti Chopra. Ishaqzaade (2012) was a Yash Raj Film directed by Habib Faisal. The story revolves around the love story of two people from rival political families and communities. The film did well at the box office and was a commercial success.

He was next seen in another Yash Raj Film - Aurangzeb (2013). It was an action thriller film directed by Atul Sabharwal. The movie, however, received a lukewarm response from the audience and did not perform that well at the box office.

In 2014, Kapoor starred in a Yash Raj Film again-Gunday (2014), a crime action film starring Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The film was a massive hit and gained commercial success.

Since Gunday, he has starred in several other successful films, including 2 States (2014), a film adaptation of Chetan Bhagat novel, 2 States: The Story of My Marriage. Kapoor played the role of Krish Malhotra opposite Alia Bhatt in the movie.

Kapoor was also a part of the Indian English-language movie Finding Fanny (2014), directed by Homi Adajania, starring Deepika Padukone, Dimple Kapadia, Naseeruddin Shah and Pankaj Kapur.

Kapoor was next seen in Tevar (2015), an action thriller, alongside Sonakshi Sinha. Tevar was adapted from the Telugu film Okkadu (2003) and was produced by Sanjay Kapoor.

Since Tevar, Kapoor has been a part of many movies, including Ki & Ka (2016), Mubarakan (2017), Half Girlfriend (2017), Namaste England (2018), India's Most Wanted (2019), Panipat (2019), Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar (2021), and Sardar Ka Grandson (2021).

Kapoor has also played small roles in movies like Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018) and Zero (2018) (2018).

Along with working in movies, Kapoor hosted the seventh season of the Colours TV reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (2008) in 2016.

In 2021, he starred in a horror comedy film Bhoot Police (2021), directed by Pavan Kirpalani and starring Saif Ali Khan and Yami Gautam. The film, unfortunately, did not perform well commercially as well as critically.

In 2022, Kapoor starred in Mohit Suri's Ek Villain Returns (2022) alongside Tara Sutaria, John Abraham, and Disha Patani. In 2023, he was seen in Aasmaan Bhardwaj's Kuttey (2023), where he was cast along with Tabu and Naseeruddin Shah.

Kapoor has been nominated for several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut in 2013, the Zee Cine award for best male debut in 2013, the Stardust Awards for Superstar of Tomorrow in 2013, and the Big Star Entertainment Award for the most entertaining actor in a romantic role and many others.

Kapoor has not only been nominated but also won many awards. For his movie Ishaqzaade (2012), he won the Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut - Male award at the BIG Star Entertainment Award, the Best Male Debut award at the Zee Cine Awards and the Superstar of Tomorrow - Male award at the Stardust Awards.

For his movie Gunday (2014), he won the Most Entertaining Actor in an Action Film - Male award at the BIG Star Entertainment Award.