2011–present: Ra.One and other projects Arjun Rampal

rampal(right) co-star kareena kapoor , director madhur bhandarkar during launch of film heroine , in 2012.

in 2011, rampal played titular negative role in anubhav sinha s science fiction movie ra.one. movie became successful film in india , overseas , received mixed reviews. rampal s new bald earned him lot of appreciation , popularity within audiences. majority of fans considered ra. 1 better of protagonist g.one . earned critical acclaim villainous performance. martin d souza praised rampal s performance , considered him savior of film being flawless in second half. wrote: s after interval plot meanders bit, loses sting , falls apart pixelised image, before arjun lights screen. arthur j pais of rediff.com wrote: best person gain film directed anubhav sinha more inane , crude sexual jokes in recent hindi film, arjun rampal. body language , brooding face creates quietly menacing villain. raja sen wrote: arjun rampal best thing in biggest budget indian feature of time. aseem chhabra considered rampal interesting element of film.

rampal had 3 releases in 2012: madhur bhandarkar s heroine, prakash jha s chakravyuh , comedy movie ajab gazabb love, 3 failing @ box office. however, rampal earned critical acclaim performances. in heroine, rampal played role of aryan khanna, well-known actor, starring opposite kareena kapoor. movie failed become success @ box office earning of ₹225 million (us$3.5 million) net @ weekend. declared below average box office india.

in chakravyuh, rampal played role of police officer, sp adil khan, starring opposite abhay deol, esha gupta, manoj bajpai, om puri , anjali patil. film grossed ₹158.8 million (us$2.5 million) in first week. however, rampal earned critical acclaim performance police officer. rohit vats of cnn-ibn wrote: arjun rampal s image , dialogue delivery mar chances, 1 of better performances, in fact has given abhay deol run money in double shots.

in ajab gazabb love, rampal played double role of twin brothers karan , arjun, based on popular duo of karan arjun hit 1995 film of same name. though film flopped @ box office, rampal earned critical acclaim double role performance. madhureeta mukherjee of times of india wrote: arjun rampal s comic-timing revelation. double-act entertains , adds energy comedy.

his first release of 2013 sudhir mishra s inkaar, opposite chitrangada singh. though film flopped @ box office, rampal earned positive reviews performance critics , audiences. taran adarsh praised rampal s performance, quoting: arjun rampal displays remarkable understanding of character. post chakravyuh, released few months ago, yet power-packed performance makes realize supermodel has transformed super actor.

his next film nikhil advani s action movie d-day, co-starring rishi kapoor, irrfan khan, shruti haasan , huma qureshi. portrayed rudra pratap singh, raw agent. in order prepare role, rampal met real raw agents. earned critical acclaim performance. mohar basu of koimoi wrote: arjun rampal has evolved better actor. infallible personality , portrayal has hints of both anguish , strength makes him stand out despite presence of more powerful actors. acted dream , commendable, least. rummana ahmed of yahoo! movies wrote: former army officer , undercover agent, arjun intense , sharp, body language apt , performance precise. shubha shetty of mid day wrote: arjun rampal rudra amazes performance undoubtedly best till date. rampal, apart looking gorgeous does, comfortably displays range of emotions surprising deft. mansha rastogi of running. com wrote: arjun rampal has excelled himself leaps , bound , makes commendable effort of ex-army man turned raw agent delightfully. rajeev masand wrote: arjun rampal of best work here rebellious agent simmering pent-up anger. sarit ray of hindustan times wrote: arjun rampal (agent rudra pratap singh) brings role brings every film — looks , standard brooding expression.

his last release of year prakash jha s satyagraha (2013). rampal featured in ensemble cast including amitabh bachchan, ajay devgan, kareena kapoor, manoj bajpayee , amrita rao. rampal played role of arjun singh, social activist joined campaign free former college principal.

in 2015, after year-long absence screen, rampal seen in romantic thriller film roy (2015) alongside jacqueline fernandez , ranbir kapoor. critical , commercial failure. critic sarita a. tanwar described boring, exhausting , pretentious film.

rampal starred in rock on!! 2 alongside farhan akhtar,shraddha kapoor,purab kohli, sequel rock on!!(2008) in reprised role of joe .it released on november 2016. flop @ box-office owing demonetization camaraderie between boys appreciated in film.his next release waskahaani 2 released on december 2016. portrayed role of sub- inspector on hunt of missing protagonist (portrayed vidya balan).the film average grosser act appreciated.his next venture biopic on gangster-turned-politician arun gawli called daddy in portrayed arun gawli being producer of film.he lost 10 kg , missed workout 2 years portray character.his role critically praised , rajeev masand of news18 wrote . it’s shrewd performance, relying entirely on body language on histrionics, , actor doesn’t disappoint.

rampal s next scheduled summer release of 2018 jp dutta s war film paltan based on indo-sinian war of 1962 in seen in ensemble cast alongside sonu sood , gurmeet choudhry, jackie shroff . has signed film namely nastik in seen alongside child actor harshaali malhotra.