Sunny Deol

Biography

Sunny Deol,born as Ajay Singh Deol on October 19, 1961 in New Delhi, India. He is a National Film Awards winning film (Bollywood) actor of Punjabi descent.

Sunny Deol was born in Delhi, India, to veteran actor Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur on October 19, 1961. He has a younger brother, Bobby Deol, who is also an actor, two sisters who are settled in California, and two half-sisters, Esha Deol, an actress and Ahana Deol, from his father's re-marriage to famous actress Hema Malini. His wife is Pooja Deol and they have two children. His cousin Abhay Deol is also currently an actor. He always wanted to be an actor but being the son of the famous actor, Dharmendra, it was difficult being treated normal, so he went to England to study acting. He joined theatre called the Old Web Theatre in Birmingham, England where he studied theatre and acting.

As an Actor

Sunny made his acting debut in the blockbuster movie Betaab in 1983. After some average movies he starred in an action film Arjun (1985). He played the role of a jobless youth who is forced to to steal, rob, beat up and kill. To become a gangster by circumstances he bought and traded many guns and knives on the streets of Bombay (Mumbai). This role established his image as the action hero of Bollywood. After another period of mixed success, Sunny's breakthrough role came with Ghayal (1990) directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. His role of a boxer who fights for his family received cult status among cults. Many of his films in the action genre including Tridev (1989), Vishwatma (1992), Imtihaan (1995), Ghatak (1996), Ziddi (1997), Border (1998) and Indian (2001) were some of the biggest hits of his career.

He has also had success in romantic and dramatic roles in films including Chaalbaaz (1989), Damini (1993), Darr (1993), Jeet (1996) and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001). Gadar: Ek Prem Katha remains one of the most successful Bollywood films to date at the box office. His last release is Apne which brought him together with his father and brother together for the first time. The film was a huge hit at the box office in India and unusually for a Deol starrer was a smashhit overseas.

As a director

Sunny Deol has also tried his hand at direction with the (1999) film Dillagi starring himself and younger brother Bobby Deol & Urmila Matondkar.

Filmography

Actor:


1. Mera Bharat Mahaan (2008) (post-production)

2. Kaafila (2007) .... Colonel Sameer Ahmed Khan
3. Apne (2007) .... Angad Choudhary
... aka Ours (India: English title: literal title)
4. Fool N Final (2007) .... Munna
5. Big Brother (2007) .... Devdhar S. 'Deva' Gandhi/Devdhar Sharma
6. Naksha (2006) .... Veer K. Malhotra
7. Teesri Aankh (2006) .... ACP Arjun Singh
8. Jo Bole So Nihaal (2005) .... Havaldar Nihaal Singh
9. Rok Sako To Rok Lo (2004) .... Kabir 'Phantom' Mukherjee
10. "Koffee with Karan" (1 episode)
- Episode #1.9 (????) TV Episode
11. Lakeer - Forbidden Lines (2004) .... Arjun Rana
12. Khel (2003) .... A.C.P. Rajveer Scindia
13. Jaal: The Trap (2003) .... Ajay Kaul
14. Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai (2003)
15. The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003) .... Major Arun Khanna/Batra/Wahid
... aka The Hero (India: English title: short title)
16. Karz: The Burden of Truth (2002) .... Suraj Singh
17. Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002) .... Karan Saxena
18. 23rd March 1931: Shaheed (2002) .... Chandrashekhar Azad
19. Maa Tujhhe Salaam (2002) .... Major Pratap Singh
20. Kasam (2001) .... Shankar
21. Indian (2001) .... DCP Rajshekhar Azad
22. Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke (2001) .... Sagar (Special Appearance)
23. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) .... Tara Singh
... aka Gadar (India: Hindi title: short title)
... aka Mutiny: A Love Story (International: English title: informal literal title)
24. Farz (2001) .... DCP Karan Singh
25. Champion (2000) .... Rajveer Singh

26. Dillagi (1999) .... Ranvir
27. Arjun Pandit (1999) .... Arjun Dixit/Arjun Pandit
28. Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999) .... Anand
29. Iski Topi Uske Sarr (1998) .... Bhangra dancer
30. Salaakhen (1998) .... Vishal S. Agnihotri
31. Qahar (1997) .... Raja
32. ...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997) .... Special Appearence
33. Ziddi (1997) .... Deva Pradhan
34. Zor (1997) .... Arjun Singh
35. Border (1997) .... Major Kuldeep Singh
36. Ajay (1996) .... Ajay
37. Ghatak: Lethal (1996) .... Kashi Nath
38. Jeet (1996) .... Karan
39. Himmat (1996) .... Agent Ajay Saxena
40. Angrakshak (1995) .... Ajay
... aka Bodyguard (India: English title: literal title)
41. Dushmani: A Violent Love Story (1995) .... Suraj Singh
42. Imtihaan (1995) .... Raja
43. Insaniyat (1994) .... Karim Lala
44. Darr (1993) .... Sunil Malhotra
... aka Fear (India: English title: literal title)
... aka Darr: A Violent Love Story (India: English title: informal title)
... aka Yash Chopra's Darr (India: English title: complete title)
45. Izzat Ki Roti (1993)
46. Damini - Lightning (1993) .... Govind
47. Kshatriya (1993) .... Vinay Pratap Singh (Surjangarh)
... aka Warriors (India: English title)
48. Lootere (1993)
49. Gunaah (1993) .... Ravi Sohni
... aka The Crime
50. Vishwatma (1992) .... Inspector Prabhat Singh
51. Vishnu-Devaa (1991) .... Vishnu Prasad/Insp. Vishnu Subramaniam/Jack D'Souza
52. Yodha (1991) .... Advocate Karan Srivastav
53. Narasimha (1991) .... Narasimha
54. Shankara (1991) .... Shankara
55. Ghayal (1990) .... Ajay Mehra
56. Krodh (1990) .... Ajay Shukla
57. Aag Ka Gola (1990) .... Vikram Singh/Shankar 'Shaka'

58. ChaalBaaz (1989) .... Suraj
59. Tridev (1989) .... Inspector Karan Saxena
60. Joshilaay (1989) .... Dara
61. Vardi (1989) .... Ajay Kumar Singh
62. Main Tera Dushman (1989) .... Gopal
63. Nigahen: Nagina Part II (1989) .... Anand
64. Majboor (1989) .... Inspector Sunil
65. Ram-Avtar (1988) .... Ram
66. Paap Ki Duniya (1988) .... Suraj/Ashok
67. Inteqam (1988)
68. Yateem (1988) .... Inspector Krishna
69. Dacait (1987) .... Arjun Yadav
70. Samundar (1986) .... Ajit
71. Sultanat (1986) .... Sultan
... aka Karname Kamal Ke (India: Hindi title)
... aka The Sultanate
72. Saveray Wali Gaadi (1986) .... Ravidas
... aka The Morning Train
73. Zabardast (1985) .... Sunder Kumar/Shyam
74. Arjun (1985) .... Arjun Malvankar
75. Manzil Manzil (1984) .... Vijay ('Sonu')
76. Sunny (1984) .... Sunny Inderjeet
77. Sohni Mahiwal (1984/I) .... Mirza Izzat Beg
... aka Legenda o lyubvi (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka Pechal lyubvi (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka The Legend of Love (International: English title: informal literal title)
78. Betaab (1983) .... Sunny

Director:

1. Dillagi (1999)

Producer:

1. Dillagi (1999) (producer)