Editing Arjun Rampal (section)

== Early life ==
Rampal was born on 26 November 1972 in [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India, in a family with military background.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saran |first1=Sathya |title=Arjun Rampal looked pretty plain: A sister speaks |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/arjun-rampal-looked-pretty-plain-a-sister-speaks-384417.html |access-date=26 May 2023 |work=Firstpost |date=20 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arjun Rampal, Rocking On Once More at 42 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/arjun-rampal-rocking-on-once-more-at-42-21026#photo-267371 |work=NDTV |date=26 November 2015 |access-date=26 May 2023}}</ref> His maternal grandfather, Brigadier Gurdayal Singh, designed the first artillery gun for the [[Indian Army]] post-[[Indian independence movement|independence]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/arjun-rampals-keen-to-make-film-on-his-maternal-grandpas-life/47156 | title=Arjun Rampal's keen to make film on his maternal grandpa's life | date=2 June 2009 | work=[[Mid-Day]] | access-date=10 May 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907080014/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/arjun-rampals-keen-to-make-film-on-his-maternal-grandpas-life/47156 | archive-date=7 September 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref> His father is a [[Punjabi Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] while his mother is part [[Sikh]] and part [[Dutch people|Dutch]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=16148636254 |user=rampalarjun |title=Yes Holland won,my Oma(grandma in dutch)would be super happy.My 1\4 dutch blood partying with the Indian side right now. Why?body in shock. |author=Arjun Rampal |date=14 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Saran |first=Sathya |date=20 July 2012 |title=Arjun Rampal looked pretty plain: A sister speaks |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/arjun-rampal-looked-pretty-plain-a-sister-speaks-384417.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529154412/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/arjun-rampal-looked-pretty-plain-a-sister-speaks-384417.html |archive-date=29 May 2019 |work=[[Firstpost]] |access-date=22 April 2019 |quote=My grandmother was deeply religious, my mother is half-Dutch and half-Sardarni of course but my father is a Brahmin.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=10 January 2021 |title=I am not for sale, says actor Arjun Rampal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/i-am-not-for-sale-says-actor-arjun-rampal-196398/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250107192545/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/i-am-not-for-sale-says-actor-arjun-rampal-196398/ |archive-date=7 January 2025 |access-date=6 January 2025 |work=The Tribune |quote=He is the son of a Hindu Punjabi father and half-Sikh and half-Dutch mother.}}</ref> Actress [[Kim Sharma]] is Arjun Rampal's first cousin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arjun pens moving note for late mother: 'Missing you today and every day' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/arjun-rampal-pens-emotional-note-for-late-mother-i-know-you-are-here-with-me-so-why-do-i-miss-you-so-much/story-FCi1lXICEFqcgWubHdwJCO.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=7 June 2020 |access-date=27 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Rampal grew up in a [[multicultural]] environment where the family celebrated [[Christmas]], [[Diwali]] and [[Muslim holidays|Eid]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bhasin |first=Arjun |date=26 November 2014 |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/cover-story-unusual-world-arjun-rampal/ |title=Cover story: The unusual world of Arjun Rampal |magazine=[[GQ]] |access-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420130227/https://www.gqindia.com/content/cover-story-unusual-world-arjun-rampal/ |archive-date=20 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> He stayed with his mother after the separation of his parents and attended St. Patrick School (Devlali, Nashik) where his mother was a teacher. He then attended the [[Kodaikanal International School]]. Later, he graduated with a degree in economics with honours from [[Hindu College, Delhi]]. He went on to become a model and was featured in several music videos like ''Bekaraar'' (1996), ''Kinna Sona Tenu Rab Ne Banaya'' (1997) directed by [[Radhika Rao]] and Vinay Sapru, and ''Don't Marry Maya'' (1998) directed by [[Rajiv Rai]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bally Sagoo feat. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Kinna Sohna |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3359298/ |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Don't Marry Maya |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3359310/ |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>