Sunny Deol

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Sunny Deol
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Sunny Deol in June 2012
Born Ajay Singh Deol
(1956-10-19) 19 October 1956 (age 67)[1]
Sahnewal, Ludhiana, Punjab, India[2]
Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Ethnicity Punjabi
Occupation Actor, director, producer
Years active 1983 – Present
Spouse(s) Pooja Deol
Children Karan Deol
Rajvir Deol
Parent(s) Dharmendra Deol
Parkash Kaur
Relatives See Deol family

Sunny Deol (born Ajay Singh Deol, 19 October 1956)[1] is an Indian film actor, director and producer. He is the son of veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra and the elder brother of actor Bobby Deol. During the duration of his career, he has won 2 Filmfare Awards, as well as 2 National Film Awards. Deol made his debut in the film Betaab for which he was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award. From there, he went on to star in numerous films in the 80s and 90s like Tridev, Arjun, Kroadh, Ghayal, Vishwatma, Lootere, Darr, Damini – Lightning, Jeet, Ghatak, Border, Ziddi, Arjun Pandit, Indian.

He made his debut as a director and producer with Dillagi, in which he also starred alongside his brother Bobby.

Early life

Deol was born Ajay Deol into a Jat Sikh[3] family in the village of Sahnewal in Punjab, India to Bollywood actor Dharmendra[4] and Prakash Kaur.

He has a younger brother Bobby Deol and two sisters Vijayta and Ajeeta who are settled in California. His step-mother is Hema Malini,[5] through whom he has two paternal half-sisters, actress Esha Deol and Ahana Deol.[6] His cousin Abhay Deol is also an actor.

Career

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1980s

Deol made his debut opposite fellow debutant Amrita Singh in Betaab (1983), which was a blockbuster that launched the careers of both actors. His performance won him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award Nomination.[7] He then went through a lean phase for a couple of years until Rahul Rawail's Arjun (1985), in which he played the titular role of an unemployed youngster. The film went on to become a major hit and established Deol's status as an action hero. In 1986 he appeared alongside his father in Sultanat. In the final years of the decade he appeared in several hits including Dacait (1987), Yateem (1988) and Paap Ki Duniya (1988)[8] In 1989, he had back to back hits with Rajiv Rai's Tridev and Pankaj Parashar's ChaalBaaz.

1990s

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.[9] His performance won him his second Filmfare Best Actor Award and also his first National Film Award.[10] 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)[11] 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[12]

2000s

In 2001, he starred in the film Farz opposite Preity Zinta.[13] Sunny played the role of lorry driver Tara Singh who falls in love with a Muslim girl played by Ameesha Patel 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.[14][15] He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his portrayal.[16] 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 played the character of DCP Rajshekhar Azad, an honest police officer. The movie was a success.[13] 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 played 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.[17] which released on 11 April and was billed as Bollywood's most expensive film that time with an estimated budget of ₹600 million (US$8.9 million)[18] The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and became the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of that year[19] Sunny made an appearance alongside Dharmendra and Bobby Deol in Apne (2007)[20] and then yet again in Yamla Pagla Deewana[21][22]

2010s

Deol's first release of 2010 was Right Yaaa Wrong.[23] The film was critically successful, but moderately successful commercially.[24] Yamla Pagla Deewana was Sunny's only release in 2011 and one of the biggest successes of the year[25] 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),[citation needed] Anil Sharma's Singh Sahab The Great and Rahul Rawail's Ghayal Returns . His next film Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 which was release June 2013, which was not appreciated by critics & Viewers. Although his role "Paramveer" was appreciated by everyone.[26] This film earns just US$6.7 million where as Yamla Pagla Deewana earns US$14 million. In the end of 2013 Sunny's movie Singh Saheb The Great made his fans a bit disappointed. This movie was an average earner. After this Sunny was in news for giving his voice to an animation movie Mahabharta for the character of Bheem. In 2014 Sunny's first release was Dishkiyaoon.

In June 2015 an FIR was filed against Deol and filmmaker Chandraprakash Dwivedi for the alleged use of abusive language in their forthcoming film Mohalla Assi.[27]

Personal life

Sunny previously was in a relationship with Dimple Kapadia. Deol has always kept his personal life from the spotlight. He is married to Pooja Deol and the couple has two sons, Karan and Rajvir. Karan was an assistant director on Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 and has rapped in a song sung by Diljit Dosanjh in the film. Karan is set to make his Bollywood debut in Dharmendra's home production while Rajvir has also expressed an interest in acting.[1]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

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Apart from National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards and other competitive awards which Deol won for his performances throughout the years, he has been awarded several honours for his achievements in the Indian film industry.

Dubbing career

In August 2013, a news article stated that Deol provided the voice for Vin Diesel's character Richard B. Riddick in the Hindi dubbed version of the American film Riddick, which is the third in the film series.[28][29]

See also

References

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