Vijay Arora

Vijay Arora (27 December 1944 – 2 February 2007) was an Indian actor in Hindi films and television serials who was known for Yaadon Ki Baaraat and as Indrajit in the television serial Ramayan.^[1]

Vijay Arora
Vijay Arora at the Indo-China Border
Born	(1944-12-27)27 December 1944 Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Died	2 February 2007(2007-02-02) (aged 62) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Dilber Debara
Children	Farhad Vijay Arora

Career

Arora won a gold medal when he graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in 1971. He made his debut with another newcomer Reena Roy in Zaroorat (1972). He starred with Asha Parekh in Rakhi Aur Hathkadi (1972) and shot to stardom with the guitar-strumming Zeenat Aman in Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973) (featuring the romantic song, "Chura Liya Hai"). Two powerful actresses, Jaya Bhaduri and Waheeda Rehman, played his wife and mother-in-law in Phagun (1973). He starred with Shabana Azmi in Kadambari (1976); with Tanuja in Insaaf (1973); with Parveen Babi in 36 Ghante (1974); and with Moushumi Chatterjee in Natak (1975). Filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee gave him a starring role in the film Sabse Bada Sukh (1972). Other films include Roti (1974), the lead role in Jeevan Jyoti (1976), opposite Bindiya Goswami, which was a surprise hit of the year, Sargam (1979), Bade Dil Wala (1983), Jaan Tere Naam (1992) and Indian Babu (2003), where his characters were peripheral to the story line.

In the late 80s, he again found success on the small screen with his role as Meghnad Indrajit in the serial Ramayan, directed by Ramanand Sagar. He also appeared in the series Bharat Ek Khoj, directed by Shyam Benegal as Prince Salim/Emperor Jahangir.

In 2001, he was seen in two serials, Lakeerein and Talaash, and Ketan Mehta's Pradhan Mantri. He acted in Jaana Na Dil Se Door, directed by Vijay Anand. Arora appeared in Gujarati cinema in films like Raja Harish Chandra, with Madhuri Dixit. He had acted in several Hindi and Gujarati plays.^[2] He did over 110 films and over 500 broadcast television serial episodes.

Personal life

Vijay Arora with wife Dilber and son Farhad.

Arora was married to ex-model and Miss India, Dilber Debara, and they have a son Farhad.^[3] Arora died on 2 February 2007 at his residence, due to a stomach ailment.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Film	Character/Role	Notes
1972	Zaroorat	Vijay
1972	Rakhi Aur Hathkadi	Prakash
1972	Sabse Bada Sukh	Shankar
1972	Mere Bhaiya	Subhash Sharma
1973	Yaadon Ki Baaraat	Vijay
1973	Phagun	Dr Suman
1973	Ek Mutthi Aasmaan
1973	Insaaf	Shankar
1974	36 Ghante	Vijay
1974	Roti	Shravan
1975	Naatak
1976	Jeevan Jyoti	Shekhar
1977	Anand Mahal
1978	Safed Haathi
1978	Dil Aur Deewaar	Anand
1979	Sargam	Dr Babu	Cameo
1979	Dikri Ane Gai Dore Tiva Jaye		Gujarati Film
1979	Gautam Govinda	Gopala
1979	Nagin Aur Suhagin	Anand Singh
1980	Zakhmon Ke Nishan
1981	Jiyo To Aise Jiyo	Jagadish Sharma
1981	Sannata
1981	Meri Aawaz Suno	Kulwant
1981	Lekh Na Mathe Mekh		Gujarati Film
1982	Dulha Bikta Hai
1982	Sati Aur Bhagwan
1982	Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya	Adv. Mahesh Chander
1983	Ek Din Bahu Ka	Brijmohan
1983	Nishaan	Kumar Ratan Singh
1983	Souten	Vijay
1983	Bade Dilwala	Vijaykumar Gupta
1984	Yaadgar	Dr Bhatnagar
1985	Saaheb	Kamal Sharma
1985	Bewafai	Doctor
1986	Vidhaan
1986	Amma
1986	Avinash	Doctor
1987	Awam	Thakur Suryabhan Singh
1987	Daku Hasina	Somnath	Special appearance
1988	Sagar Sangam	Shivnath Shastru
1988	Veerana	Petrol Pump Owner
1988	Kartoot
1989	Purani Haveli	Kumar
1989	Dost Garibon Ka	Dinanath
1990	Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri	CO Pratap Singh
1991	Aakhri Cheekh
1991	100 Days	Doctor	Guest appearance
1992	Jaan Tere Naam	Ajay Malhotra
1992	Vishwatma	Jailor
1992	Netraheen Sakshi
1993	Geetanjali	Sagar's brother-in-law
2002	Aakheer	Satyaprakash Srivastav[5]	Special appearance[6]
2003	Indian Babu

Television

Year	Show	Role	Channel	Reference
1986	Vikram Aur Betaal	Various Roles as per story	DD National
1987	Ramayan	Indrajit
1988	Bharat Ek Khoj	Jahangir		Episodes 32,33 Akbar,episode 34 Golden Hind
1993-2001	Zee Horror Show	Taveez episode 1993 3 Episodes	Zee Tv
1998-1999	Lakeerein	Brijmohan	Zee TV

References

1. "Vijay Arora – R.I.P. | PassionForCinema". Archived from the original on 4 March 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 June 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Vickey Lalwani (14 May 2009). "Vijay's family overcome the trauma". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
4. "Yaadon ki Baraat star no more". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 2 February 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
5. "Aakheer | Cast". Box Office India.
6. "Aakheer Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama.

External links

• Vijay Arora at IMDb
• "Diamonds and Dust". The Times of India.