Arora began modelling while studying hotel management in Bengaluru. He won the Gladrags Manhunt in 1998. He was later seen in advertisement campaigns for brands like Raymond, Westside, Kwality Walls, McDowell’s whiskey, and LG, and walked the runway for several designers.

Arora filmed his first Bollywood role in 1999, in Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. He had his first major role in the film Hawas. During the next three years, he performed in several low-budget films like Sheen (2004), 19 Revolutions (2004), Men Not Allowed (2006), and Ghuttan (2007).

In 2007, he performed in the film Jab We Met, in which he played the role of Kareena Kapoor's lover who rejects her and comes back, only to get rejected himself. The film was a major hit at the box office.

In 2009, he appeared two films: 2 and Love Guru.

Arora is the owner of an Indian restaurant named "Tandoori Hippie" and lounge "Love Shack" in Bengaluru which opened in February 2011.

Arora played the main antagonist in Chiranjeevi starrer Khaidi No. 150

Arora is married to actress Anjala Zaveri.^[1]