Bobby Deol (born 27 January 1969) [1] is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. [2] [3] A member of the Deol family, he is the younger son of actor Dharmendra. He has won a Filmfare Award in 1996.
After appearing as a child artist in Dharam Veer (1977), Deol had his first lead role in the blockbuster romance Barsaat (1995) that won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He established himself as a lead with the top-grossing films Gupt (1997), Soldier (1998), Badal (2000), Bichhoo (2000), Ajnabee (2001), and Humraaz (2002). It was followed by a brief career downturn, during which his only rarely successful films include multi starrers like Apne (2007), Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011), Race 3 (2018) and Housefull 4 (2019). He reinforced his critical success with acclaimed performances in digital ventures Class of '83 (2020), Aashram (2020–present), and had a supporting role in the top-grossing action film Animal (2023). [4]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Dharam Veer | Young Dharam | Child artist |
1995 | Barsaat | Badal | |
1997 | Gupt: The Hidden Truth | Sahil Sinha | |
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya | Bobby Oberoi | ||
1998 | Kareeb | Brij "Birju" Kumar | |
Soldier | Vicky / Raju Malhotra | ||
1999 | Dillagi | Rajvir "Rocky" Singh | |
2000 | Badal | Raja / Badal | |
Hum To Mohabbat Karega | Rajiv Bhatnagar | ||
Bichhoo | Jeeva Khandelwal | ||
2001 | Aashiq | Chander Kapoor | |
Ajnabee | Raj Malhotra | ||
2002 | Kranti | ACP Abhay Pratap Singh | |
23rd March 1931: Shaheed | Bhagat Singh | ||
Humraaz | Raj Singhania | ||
Chor Machaaye Shor | Shyam Singh / Insp. Ram Singh | ||
2004 | Kismat | Tony | |
Bardaasht | Aditya Shrivastava | ||
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo | Kunaljit Singh / Vikramjeet Singh | ||
2005 | Jurm | Avinash Malhotra | |
Tango Charlie | Sepoy Tarun Chauhan | ||
Barsaat | Aarav Kapoor | ||
Dosti: Friends Forever | Karan Thapar | ||
Nalaik | Himself | Punjabi film; Guest appearance | |
2006 | Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai | Raj Malhotra | |
Alag | Himself | Guest appearance | |
2007 | Shakalaka Boom Boom | Ayan Joshi | |
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom | Satvinder "Steve" Singh | ||
Apne | Karan Singh Choudhary | ||
Naqaab | Karan Oberoi / Rohit Shroff | ||
Om Shanti Om | Himself | Guest appearance | |
Nanhe Jaisalmer | Himself | ||
2008 | Chamku | Chandrama "Chamku" Singh | |
Heroes | Dhananjay "DJ" Shergill | ||
Dostana | Abhimanyu "Abhi" Singh | ||
2009 | Ek: The Power Of One | Nand Kumar Sharma "Nandu" / Fake Puran Singh | |
Vaada Raha | Dr. Duke Chawla | ||
2010 | Help | Vic | |
2011 | Yamla Pagla Deewana | Gajodhar Singh / Karamveer Singh Dhillon | |
Thank You | Raj Malhotra | ||
2012 | Players | Ronnie Grewal | |
2013 | Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 | Gajodhar Singh / Prem Oberoi / Q. Oberoi | |
2017 | Poster Boys | Vinay Kumar Sharma | |
2018 | Race 3 | Yash Singh | |
Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se | Kalaa / Kalia | ||
2019 | Housefull 4 | Mahabali Dharamputra Singh / Max Sinha | |
2020 | Class of '83 | ADGP Vijay Singh | |
2022 | Love Hostel | Viraj Singh Dagar | |
2023 | Animal | Abrar Haque | |
2024 | Kanguva † | Udhiran | Tamil film |
Hari Hara Veera Mallu † | Aurangzeb | Telugu film | |
NBK109 † | TBA | Telugu film [5] |
Year | Title | Role |
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2020–present | Aashram | Kashipur Waale Baba Nirala / Monty Singh |
2022 | Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives | Himself |
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