Actor Vijay Arora, who played the role of Meghnad in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana, entered Bollywood in the year 1972 with the film ‘Zarurat’. But the 1973 film Yaadon Ki Baaraat made him a star. The song ‘Chura Liya Hai Tumne’ from this film still resides in people’s hearts. It is said that this film gave Vijay such a status that even superstar Rajesh Khanna became a little worried seeing his rising stardom.

Big impact in small role
Vijay’s role in Yaadon Ki Baaraat was small but girls liked his style with guitar in his hand in the song ‘Chura Liya Hai Tumne’. This small role made him a hit and his demand increased in the film industry. At that time when Rajesh Khanna was popular and Vijay Arora had become the choice of girls.

Birth and early journey
Vijay Arora was born on 27 December 1944 in Amritsar, Punjab. He was fond of acting from the beginning. Therefore, he studied from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and also won a gold medal from there. Before coming into films, he learned the nuances of theater and acting. This hard work and preparation later worked for him and he made his mark in films as well as TV.

work in big films
After this Vijay Arora worked with many big actresses. He did many films with Jaya Bhaduri, Fagun with Waheeda Rehman, Kadambari with Shabana Azmi, Insaaf with Tanuja, 36 Hours with Parveen Babi, and Moushumi Chatterjee. His career was consistently brilliant and his acting was praised in every film.

Meghnad in Ramayana
Vijay graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in 1971 and also won a gold medal. In the 80s, when Ramanand Sagar planned to make Ramayana, he offered Vijay the role of Meghnad. Vijay accepted this role and won everyone’s hearts with his acting.

memorable movies
Apart from playing the role of Meghnad i.e. Indrajit in Ramayana, Vijay Arora also worked in films like Need, Rakhi Aur Hathkadi, Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Kadambari, Insaaf, 36 Ghanta, Sabse Bada Sukh and Jeevan Jyoti. He died on 2 February 2007 due to stomach cancer.