Sunny Deol (born 19 October 1956) is an Indian actor, director and producer having acted in over 90 films in Bollywood, who was highly successful in the 1990s and has earned various accolades including two National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards. [1]
Deol debuted in his father's production Betaab (1983) directed by Rahul Rawail, which was a commercial success. It was followed by numerous roles in some other films of that decade including Sohni Mahiwal (1984), Arjun (1985) and Paap Ki Duniya (1988). [2] In 1989, his role as a police officer in Tridev was highlighted and he also appeared in ChaalBaaz ; both were among the top 5 highest earning films of the year. [3]
Deol appeared in the lead role of a boxer in another of his father's productions Ghayal , directed by debutante Rajkumar Santoshi, which became the year's second top-grossing film. It established and won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and National Film Special Jury Award. [4] In 1993, Deol reunited with Santoshi to play an alcoholic lawyer in the highly successful social drama Damini and was awarded the Filmfare Award and National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. [5] That year, his character of an lieutenant army officer in Yash Chopra's psychological thriller Darr earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Actor nomination. [6] In 1996 he appeared as a criminal in Raj Kanwar's action film Jeet . He also worked with Santoshi a third time in Ghatak . [7] Three years later, he produced and directed his brother's starrer Dillagi (1999), in which he had a lead role too, but the film failed to gain success. [8]
In 2001, Deol featured as a Sikh truck driver who loves a Muslim woman in Anil Sharma's patriotic action drama portraying the India-Pakistan partition of 1947, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha , opposite Amisha Patel. The film became the highest-grossing Hindi film up until then in mainstream cinema earning over ₹1.3 billion (US$16 million) worldwide and he was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor once again. [9] In the same year, he worked in another highly successful action thriller film Indian (2001). [10] He went on to appear in several films co-starring his father and brother, such as Apne (2007) and the Yamla Pagla Deewana film series (2011–18). [11] In 2016, Deol directed and starred in a sequel to Ghayal. He launched and directed his elder son as an actor in the romantic thriller Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas (2019). [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1983 | Betaab | Sunny Kapoor | Nominated - Filmfare Awards for Best Actor | [13] |
1984 | Sohni Mahiwal | Mahiwal / Mirza Izzat Beg | [14] | |
Sunny | Sunny Inderjit | [15] | ||
Manzil Manzil | Vijay (Sonu) | [16] | ||
1985 | Arjun | Arjun Malvankar | [17] | |
Zabardast | Sunder Kumar / Shyam | [18] | ||
1986 | Sultanat | Sultan | [19] | |
Saveray Wali Gaadi | Ravidas | [20] | ||
Samundar | Ajit | [21] | ||
1987 | Dacait | Arjun Yadav | [22] | |
1988 | Paap Ki Duniya | Suraj / Ashok | [23] | |
Ram-Avtar | Ram | [24] | ||
Yateem | Krishna | [25] | ||
Inteqam | Ajay / Birju [lower-alpha 1] | [26] | ||
1989 | Vardi | Ajay Kumar Singh | [27] | |
Joshilaay | Dara | [28] | ||
Tridev | Karan Saxena | [29] | ||
ChaalBaaz | Suraj | [30] | ||
Nigahen: Nagina Part II | Anand | [31] | ||
Main Tera Dushman | Gopal | Cameo appearance | [32] | |
Aag Ka Gola | Vikram Singh / Shankar (Shaka) | [33] | ||
1990 | Majboor | Sunil | [34] | |
Kroadh | Ajay Shukla (Ajju) | [35] | ||
Ghayal | Ajay Mehra | National Film Awards - Special Jury Award | [36] | |
Badnam | Darshan | Cameo appearance | [37] | |
1991 | Vishnu Devaa | Vishnu Prasad / Vishnu Subramaniam / Jack D'Souza | [38] | |
Yodha | Karan Srivastav | [39] | ||
Shankara | Shankara | [40] | ||
Narsimha | Narsimha | [41] | ||
1992 | Vishwatma | Prabhat Singh | [42] | |
1993 | Lootere | Karan Chopra | [43] | |
Kshatriya | Vinay Pratap Singh | [44] | ||
Damini | Advocate Govind Srivastava | National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor | [45] | |
Izzat Ki Roti | Jeet | [46] | ||
Veerta | Mangal Singh | [47] | ||
Gunaah | Ravi Sohni | [48] | ||
Darr | Sunil Malhotra | Nominated - Filmfare Awards for Best Actor | [49] | |
1994 | Insaniyat | Karim Lala | [50] | |
Imtihaan | Raja | [51] | ||
1995 | Dushmani: A Violent Love Story | Suraj Singh | [52] | |
Angrakshak | Ajay | [53] | ||
1996 | Himmat | Ajay Saxena | [54] | |
Jeet | Karan | Nominated - Screen Awards for Best Actor | [55] | |
Ghatak | Kashi Nath | Nominated - Filmfare Awards for Best Actor | [56] | |
Ajay | Ajay | [15] | ||
1997 | Ziddi | Deva Pradhan | [57] | |
Border | Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri | Nominated - Filmfare Awards for Best Actor Nominated - Zee Cine Awards for Best Actor - Male | [58] | |
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya | Himself | Guest appearance | [59] | |
Qahar | Raja | [60] | ||
1998 | Zor | Arjun U. Singh | [61] | |
Salaakhen | Vishal Agnihotri | [62] | ||
Iski Topi Uske Sarr | Bhangra Dancer | Cameo appearance | [63] | |
1999 | Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin | Anand | [64] | |
Arjun Pandit | Prof. Arjun Dixit (Arjun Pandit) | [65] | ||
Dillagi | Ranvir Singh | [66] | ||
2000 | Champion | Rajveer Singh | [67] | |
2001 | Farz | DCP Karan Singh | [68] | |
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha | Tara Singh | Zee Cine Awards for Special Award for Outstanding Performance - Male Sansui Viewers' Choice Movie Awards for Best Actor Nominated - Filmfare Awards for Best Actor Nominated - IIFA Awards for Best Actor Nominated - Zee Cine Awards for Best Actor - Male Nominated - Star Screen Awards for Jodi No.1 (shared with Ameesha Patel) Nominated - People's Choice Awards, India for Best Actor Nominated - Bollywood Movie Awards for Best Actor | [69] [70] | |
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke | Sagar | Cameo appearance | [71] | |
Indian | DCP Rajshekhar Azad | [72] | ||
Kasam | Shankar | [73] | ||
2002 | Maa Tujhhe Salaam | Pratap Singh | [74] | |
23rd March 1931: Shaheed | Chandrashekhar Azad | [75] | ||
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani | Karan Saxena | [76] | ||
Karz: The Burden of Truth | Suraj Singh | [77] | ||
2003 | The Hero: Love Story of a Spy | Ajay Chakravarty / Arun Khanna / Major Ravi Batra / Wahid Khan / Roshanlal / Taneja [lower-alpha 2] | [78] | |
Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai | Arjun Singh | Cameo appearance | [79] | |
Jaal: The Trap | Ajay Kaul | [80] | ||
Khel – No Ordinary Game | ACP Rajveer Scindia | [81] | ||
2004 | Lakeer – Forbidden Lines | Arjun Rana | [82] | |
Rok Sako To Rok Lo | Kabir (Phantom) Mukherjee | [83] | ||
2005 | Jo Bole So Nihaal | Nihaal Singh | [84] | |
2006 | Naksha | Veer K. Malhotra | [85] | |
Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera | ACP Arjun Singh | [86] | ||
2007 | Big Brother | Devdhar Gandhi (Deva) / Devdhar Sharma | [87] | |
Fool & Final | Munna | [88] | ||
Apne | Angad Singh Choudhary | [89] | ||
Kaafila | Sameer Ahmed Khan | [90] | ||
2008 | Tolly Lights | Himself | Guest appearance | [91] |
Heroes | Vikram Shergill | [92] | ||
2009 | Fox | Yashwant Deshmukh | [93] | |
2010 | Right Yaaa Wrong | Ajay Shridhar | [94] | |
Khuda Kasam | Hussain | [95] | ||
Hello Darling | Nikhil Bajaj | Cameo appearance | [96] | |
2011 | Yamla Pagla Deewana | Paramveer Singh Dhillon | Lions Gold Awards for Favourite Charming Actor Nominated - Stardust Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy or Romance Nominated - Bhaskar Bollywood Awards for Best Actor Nominated - Bhaskar Bollywood Awards for Jodi No. 1 (with Dharmendra and Bobby Deol) | [97] [98] |
2013 | Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 | Paramveer Singh Dhillon | [99] | |
Singh Saab the Great | Saranjit Singh Talwar / Singh Saab | [100] | ||
Mahabharat | Bhima | Voiceover | [101] | |
2014 | Dishkiyaoon | Lakwa Gurjar | [102] | |
2015 | I Love New Year | Randhir Singh | [103] | |
2016 | Ghayal Once Again | Ajay Mehra | [104] | |
2017 | Poster Boys | Jagaavar Chaudhry | [105] | |
2018 | Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se | Puran | [106] | |
Mohalla Assi | Dharamnath Pandey | [107] | ||
Bhaiaji Superhit | Lal Bhaisahab Dubey | [108] | ||
2019 | Blank | SS Dewan | [109] | |
2022 | Chup: Revenge of The Artist | IG Arvind Mathur | Lions Gold Awards for Male Action Star of the Year | [110] |
2023 | Gadar 2 | Tara Singh | Zee Cine Awards for Best Actor (Viewer's Choice) CNBC TV18 India Business Leader Awards (IBLA) - Entertainment Leader of the Year GQ Awards for GQ Man of the Year "Gadar2" NDTV Indian of the Year for Entertainer of the Year "Gadar2" Nominated - Filmfare Awards for Best Actor Nominated - Zee Cine Awards for Best Actor (Jury's Choice) Nominated - News18 REEL Movie Award for Best Actor Nominated - Bollywood Life Awards for Best Actor Nominated - International Iconic Awards for Best Actor Nominated - Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards for Best Actor - Male | [111] |
2024 | Baap † | Arjun Lal Rajput | Filming | [112] [113] |
Lahore 1947 † | Vishal Singhal | Filming | [114] | |
Soorya † | DCP Karan Srivastava | Filming | [115] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | The Romantics | Himself | Documentary series | [116] |
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