Sunny Deol (born Ajay Singh Deol, 19 October 1956) is an
Indian film actor, producer and director. Often referred to as "Action
King of Bollywood".[2] Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra.[3] He has won two National Film Awards[4] and two Filmfare Awards.[5] He went to England to study acting. He joined theater called the Old Rep Theater in Birmingham, England where he studied theatre and acting[1]
Deol's films such as Border (1997) and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) remain some of Bollywood's biggest hits,[6] while films like Betaab (1983), Arjun (1985),Saltanat (1986), Paap Ki Duniya (1988), Tridev (1989), Ghayal (1990), Damini – Lightning (1993), Darr (1993), Jeet (1996), Ghatak: Lethal (1996), Ziddi (1997), Indian (2001), The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003), Apne (2007), Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011) are other successful films thus making him one of the successful leading actors of Bollywood.[7][8] Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is the second-highest grossing movie of Indian film history, if inflation is taken into account [9] and also most watched Bollywood movie of modern era in theaters.[10]
Early life
Deol was born into a Punjabi Sikh[11] family in the Sahnewal village of Punjab, India (near ludhiana) to Bollywood actor Dharmendra[12] and Prakash Kaur. Sunny is eldest son of Dharmendra. His stepmother is Hema Malini.[13] He has a brother Bobby Deol and two sisters Vijayta Deol and Ajeeta Deol who are settled in California, he also has two half-sisters, Esha Deol and Ahana Deol.[14] His cousin Abhay Deol is also a successful actor.
Career
1980s
Deol made his debut opposite debutant Amrita Singh in Betaab (1983) which was a blockbuster & launched both Sunny & Amrita Singh's career's. His performance won him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award Nomination.[15] He then went through a lean phase for a couple of years until Rahul Rawail's Arjun (1985) came. He played the titular role of an unemployed youngster in Arjun.
The film went on to become a major hit and established Sunny’s status
as an action hero. What followed were a bunch of hits like Dacait (1987), Yateem (1988) and Paap Ki Duniya (1988)[16] In 1989, he had back to back hits with Rajiv Rai's Tridev and Pankaj Parashar's Chaalbaaz.
1990's
With his portrayal of an amateur boxer wrongly accused of his brother’s murder in Rajkumar Santoshi's Ghayal, Sunny proved that he still ruled the industry when it came to action sequences. Produced by the home banner Vijayta Films, the movie was an instant hit with the masses and went on to win seven Filmfare Awards.[17] His performance won him his second Filmfare Best Actor Award and also his first National Film Award.[18] In 1991, Sunny starred in about 5 films but only Narsimha was a success. Rajiv Rai's Vishwatma was Sunny's only release in 1992. His role of a lawyer in Damini – Lightning (1993) fetched him several awards and accolades in Bollywood. Shahrukh Khan shared screen space with Juhi Chawla and Sunny Deol in Yash Chopra’s blockbuster Darr. In the mid-nineties he delivered four big hits in a row Jeet (1996), Ghatak: Lethal (1996), Ziddi (1997) and Border (1997)[19] In 1999, after starring opposite Juhi Chawla in Arjun Pandit, Sunny Deol tried his hand at direction and helmed Dillagi. He also acted alongside younger brother Bobby Deol and Urmila Matondkar in his directorial debut, which was very well appreciated by critics[20]
2000s
In 2001, he starred in the film Farz opposite Preity Zinta.[21] Sunny played the role of lorry driver Tara Singh who falls in love with a Muslim girl in Anil Sharma’s Gadar: Ek Prem Katha.
The partition saga went to become an all time blockbuster and was the
highest grossing Bollywood film ever that time as well as the biggest
hit of the 21st century, earning Rs 973 million in India.[22][23] He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his portrayal.[24] His third release that year saw him playing the title role in the action film Indian, a remake of the Tamil film Vallarasu in which Sunny essayed the character of DCP Rajshekhar Azad, an honest police officer. The movie was a success.[21]
Sunny’s next few projects were extremely patriotic in nature and struck
a chord with audiences across the country. He played the role of an
Indian military officer in Maa Tujhhe Salaam and essayed the character of freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad in 23rd March 1931: Shaheed.
In 2003 Sunny Deol teamed up with director Anil Sharma yet again for The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, which also starred Preity Zinta and Priyanka Chopra in her first onscreen appearance.[25] which released on 11 April and was billed as Bollywood's most expensive film that time with an estimated budget of 
60 crore (US$10 million)[26] The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and became the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of that year[27] Sunny made an appearance alongside Dharmendra and Bobby Deol in Apne (2007)[28] and then yet again in Yamla Pagla Deewana[29][30]
60 crore (US$10 million)[26] The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and became the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of that year[27] Sunny made an appearance alongside Dharmendra and Bobby Deol in Apne (2007)[28] and then yet again in Yamla Pagla Deewana[29][30]
2010s
Deol's first release of 2010 was Right Yaaa Wrong.[31] The film was critically successful, but moderately successful commercially.[32] Yamla Pagla Deewana was Sunny's only release in 2011 and one of the biggest successes of the year[33] In 2011, he started working in Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru's I Love New Year opposite Tannishtha Chatterjee and in Chandraprakash Dwivedi's Mohalla Assi opposite Sakshi Tanwar
but for some reason's both films have been delayed. For the first time
in his career, Sunny will lend his voice (for Bheem) in the Animated
film Mahabharata; produced by Jayantilal Gada of PEN India Pvt Ltd. His future ventures includes Neeraj Pathak's Bhaiyyaji Superhitt (where he plays a double role for the first time), Anil Sharma's Singh Sahab The Great, Sangeeth Sivan's Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 and Rahul Rawail's Ghayal Returns .
Personal life
Sunny Deol has always maintained a low profile in the media about his
personal life. He is married to Pooja Deol. The couple have two sons
Karan Deol(21) and Rajvir Deol(17).His elder son is all set to make his
debut.[34][35]
National Film Awards
Won
- 1991: National Film Award – Special Jury Award for Ghayal [1]
- 1994: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Damini[2]
Filmfare Awards
Won
- 1991: Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghayal
- 1994: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Damini [3]
Nominated
- 1984: Filmfare Best Actor Award for Betaab[4]
- 1997: Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghatak: Lethal
- 1998: Filmfare Best Actor Award for Border
- 2002: Filmfare Best Actor Award for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
IIFA Awards
Nominated
- 2002: IIFA Best Actor Award for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha[5]
Lions Gold Awards
Won
- 2012: Lions favourite charming actor: Sunny Deol[6]
Star Screen Awards
Won
- 2002: Best Actor for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha[7]
Zee Cine Awards
Won
- 2002: Zee Cine Special Award for Outstanding Performance - Male for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
Nominated
- 2002: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
Other awards
Won
- 2002: Best Actor Award for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha by the Sansui Viewers' Choice Movie Awards.[8]
Nominated
- 2011: Best Actor Award for Yamla Pagla Deewana by Bhaskar Bollywood Awards
- 2011: Jodi number 1 for Yamla Pagla Deewana with Dharmendra and Bobby Deol by Bhaskar Bollywood Awards[9]
Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Betaab | Sunny Kapoor | Nominated- Filmfare Best Actor Award |
| 1984 | Sunny | Sunny Inderjit | |
| Manzil Manzil | Vijay ('Sonu') | ||
| Sohni Mahiwal | Mahiwal / Mirza Izzat Beg | ||
| 1985 | Zabardast | Sunder Kumar/Shyam | |
| Arjun | Arjun Malvankar | ||
| 1986 | Saveray Wali Gaadi | Ravidas | |
| Sultanat | Sultan | ||
| Samundar | Ajit | ||
| 1987 | Dacait | Arjun Yadav | |
| 1988 | Yateem | Inspector Krishna | |
| Inteqam | Ajay/Birju | ||
| Paap Ki Duniya | Suraj/Ashok | ||
| Ram-Avtar | Ram | ||
| 1989 | Nigahen: Nagina Part II | Anand | |
| Majboor | Inspector Sunil | ||
| Main Tera Dushman | Gopal | Special Appearance | |
| Joshilaay | Dara | ||
| Tridev | Inspector Karan Saxena | ||
| ChaalBaaz | Suraj | ||
| Vardi | Inspector Ajay Kumar Singh | ||
| Aag Ka Gola | Vikram Singh/Shankar 'Shaka' | ||
| 1990 | Kroadh | Ajay 'Ajju' V. Shukla | |
| Ghayal | Ajay Mehra | National Film Award – Special Jury Award
Filmfare Best Actor Award |
|
| 1991 | Yodha | Advocate Karan Srivastav | |
| Shankara | Shankara | ||
| Narsimha | Narsimha | ||
| Vishnu-Devaa | Vishnu Prasad/Insp. Vishnu Subramaniam / Jack D'Souza | ||
| 1992 | Vishwatma | Inspector Prabhat Singh | |
| 1993 | Gunaah | Ravi Sohni | |
| Lootere | Inspector Karan | ||
| Kshatriya | Vinay Pratap Singh (Surjangarh) | ||
| Damini – Lightning | Govind | National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |
|
| Izzat Ki Roti | Jeet | ||
| Veerta | Mangal Singh | Delayed film | |
| Darr | Sunil Malhotra | ||
| 1994 | Insaniyat | Karim Lala | |
| Imtihaan | Raja | ||
| 1995 | Dushmani: A Violent Love Story | Suraj Singh | |
| Angrakshak | Ajay | ||
| 1996 | Himmat | Agent Ajay Saxena | |
| Jeet | Karan | ||
| Ajay | Ajay | ||
| Ghatak: Lethal | Kashi Nath | Nominated- Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| 1997 | Border | Major Kuldeep Singh | Nominated -Filmfare Best Actor Award |
| Ziddi | Deva Pradhan | ||
| Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya | Himself | Special Appearance | |
| Qahar | Raja | ||
| Zor | Arjun Singh | ||
| 1998 | Salaakhen | Vishal Agnihotri | |
| Iski Topi Uske Sarr | Bhangra dancer | ||
| 1999 | Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin | Anand | |
| Arjun Pandit | Arjun Dixit/Arjun Pandit | ||
| Dillagi | Ranvir Singh | ||
| 2000 | Champion | Inspector Rajveer Singh | |
| 2001 | Farz | DCP Karan Singh | |
| Gadar: Ek Prem Katha | Tara Singh | Nominated- Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke | Sagar | Special Appearance | |
| Indian | DCP Rajshekhar Azad | ||
| Kasam | Shankar | Delayed film | |
| 2002 | Maa Tujhhe Salaam | Major Pratap Singh | |
| 23rd March 1931: Shaheed | Chandrashekhar Azad | ||
| Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani | Karan Saxena | Extended Special Appearance | |
| Karz: The Burden of Truth | Suraj Singh | ||
| 2003 | The Hero: Love Story of a Spy | Major Arun Khanna/Batra/Wahid | |
| Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai | Arjun Singh | Special Appearance | |
| Jaal: The Trap | Ajay Kaul | ||
| Khel – No Ordinary Game | A.C.P. Rajveer Scindia | ||
| 2004 | Lakeer – Forbidden Lines | Arjun Rana | |
| Rok Sako To Rok Lo | Kabir (Phantom) | ||
| 2005 | Jo Bole So Nihaal | Havaldar Nihaal Singh | |
| 2006 | Naksha | Veer K. Malhotra | |
| Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera | ACP Arjun Singh | ||
| 2007 | Kaafila | Col. Sameer Ahmed Khan | |
| Fool & Final | Munna | ||
| Big Brother | Devdhar S.'Deva' Gandhi/Sharma | ||
| Apne | Angad B. Singh Choudhary | ||
| 2008 | Heroes | Squadron Leader Vikram Shergill | |
| 2009 | Fox | Inspector Yashwant Deshmukh | |
| 2009 | Punjab Gold (Punjabi) | Delayed film | |
| 2010 | Right Yaaa Wrong | ACP Ajay Shridhar | |
| Khuda Kasam | Hussain | Delayed film | |
| Hello Darling | Nikhil Bajaj | Special Appearance | |
| 2011 | Yamla Pagla Deewana | Paramveer Singh Dhillon | |
| 2012 | Mahabharata | Bheem (voice) | Animation film |
| 2013 | Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 | Paramveer Singh Dhillon | |
| I Love New Year | Release postponed | ||
| Bhaiyyaji Superhitt | Filming | ||
| 2014 | Singh Sahab The Great[10][11][12] | Saranjeet Singh | Under Production |
| Ghayal Returns | won | ||
| Mohalla Assi | Dharmanath Pandey | Post Production | |
| Border 2 |
Director
| Year | Film | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dillagi |
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