Armaan Verma is an Indian film child actor

Child actor

The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...

 working in Hindi

Hindi

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 Bollywood

Bollywood

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 films. He is best known for his portrayal of a game designer's son in the 2011 mega-budget film Ra.One

Ra.One

Ra.One is a 2011 Indian science fiction superhero film written and directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film features Shahrukh Khan in dual roles, and also stars Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma and Arjun Rampal in the lead...

, starring alongside Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....

, Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...

 and Arjun Rampal

Arjun Rampal

Arjun Rampal , born 26 November 1972, is an award-winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.- Film career :...

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Career

Armaan Verma was born in Mumbai

Mumbai

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, currently pursuing Seventh grade

Seventh grade

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 from Billabong High International School

Billabong High International School, Juhu

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, Santacruz, Mumbai. Before venturing into films, Armaan had also done a few commercials. On being asked What do you like about acting? by Rediff.com

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 in an interview, he replied, "You get to go to new places, you get to learn a lot of new things and meet new people. I think acting is fun.."

Ra.One (debut)

Armaan Verma had done few commercials and always wanted to act. Knowing his interest in acting, the founder-director of his, who is also a friend of his mother, insisted his mother get in touch with Shanu, the casting director of Ra.One. He was required to go through several audition processes. It was then he was taken to Shah Rukh’s

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....

home to meet him before they could sign him to play the role of Prateek.

His character in the film is a gaming addict who initially doesn’t get along with his father, whom he considers a geek.