Indian actor Sunny 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). [1] 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. [2]
Sunny 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. [3] 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. [4] That year, his character of a lieutenant army officer in Yash Chopra's psychological thriller Darr earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Actor nomination. [5] In 1996 he appeared as a criminal in Raj Kanwar's action film Jeet . He also worked with Santoshi a third time in Ghatak . [6] 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. [7]
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. [8] In the same year, he worked in another highly successful action thriller film Indian (2001). [9] 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). [10] 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). [11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1983 | Betaab | Sunny Kapoor | Nominated - Filmfare Awards for Best Actor | [12] |
1984 | Sohni Mahiwal | Mahiwal / Mirza Izzat Beg | [13] | |
Sunny | Sunny Inderjit | [14] | ||
Manzil Manzil | Vijay (Sonu) | [15] | ||
1985 | Arjun | Arjun Malvankar | [16] | |
Zabardast | Sunder Kumar / Shyam | [17] | ||
1986 | Sultanat | Sultan | [18] | |
Saveray Wali Gaadi | Ravidas | [19] | ||
Samundar | Ajit | [20] | ||
1987 | Dacait | Arjun Yadav | [21] | |
1988 | Paap Ki Duniya | Suraj / Ashok | [22] | |
Ram-Avtar | Ram | [23] | ||
Yateem | Krishna | [24] | ||
Inteqam | Ajay / Birju [a] | [25] | ||
1989 | Vardi | Ajay Kumar Singh | [26] | |
Joshilaay | Dara | [27] | ||
Tridev | Karan Saxena | [28] | ||
ChaalBaaz | Suraj | [29] | ||
Nigahen: Nagina Part II | Anand | [30] | ||
Main Tera Dushman | Gopal | Cameo appearance | [31] | |
Aag Ka Gola | Vikram Singh / Shankar (Shaka) | [32] | ||
1990 | Majboor | Sunil | [33] | |
Kroadh | Ajay Shukla (Ajju) | [34] | ||
Ghayal | Ajay Mehra | National Film Awards - Special Jury Award | [35] | |
Badnam | Darshan | Cameo appearance | [36] | |
1991 | Vishnu Devaa | Vishnu Prasad / Vishnu Subramaniam / Jack D'Souza | [37] | |
Yodha | Karan Srivastav | [38] | ||
Shankara | Shankara | [39] | ||
Narsimha | Narsimha | [40] | ||
1992 | Vishwatma | Prabhat Singh | [41] | |
1993 | Lootere | Karan Chopra | [42] | |
Kshatriya | Vinay Pratap Singh | [43] | ||
Damini | Advocate Govind Srivastava | National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor | [44] | |
Izzat Ki Roti | Jeet | [45] | ||
Veerta | Mangal Singh | [46] | ||
Gunaah | Ravi Sohni | [47] | ||
Darr | Sunil Malhotra | Nominated - Filmfare Awards for Best Actor | [48] | |
1994 | Insaniyat | Karim Lala | [49] | |
Imtihaan | Raja | [50] | ||
1995 | Dushmani: A Violent Love Story | Suraj Singh | [51] | |
Angrakshak | Ajay | [52] | ||
1996 | Himmat | Ajay Saxena | [53] | |
Jeet | Karan | Nominated - Screen Awards for Best Actor | [54] | |
Ghatak | Kashi Nath | Nominated - Filmfare Awards for Best Actor | [55] | |
Ajay | Ajay | [14] | ||
1997 | Ziddi | Deva Pradhan | [56] | |
Border | Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri | Nominated - Filmfare Awards for Best Actor Nominated - Zee Cine Awards for Best Actor - Male | [57] | |
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya | Himself | Guest appearance | [58] | |
Qahar | Raja | [59] | ||
1998 | Zor | Arjun U. Singh | [60] | |
Salaakhen | Vishal Agnihotri | [61] | ||
Iski Topi Uske Sarr | Bhangra Dancer | Cameo appearance | [62] | |
1999 | Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin | Anand | [63] | |
Arjun Pandit | Prof. Arjun Dixit (Arjun Pandit) | [64] | ||
Dillagi | Ranvir Singh | [65] | ||
2000 | Champion | Rajveer Singh | [66] | |
2001 | Farz | DCP Karan Singh | [67] | |
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 | ||
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke | Sagar | Cameo appearance | [68] | |
Indian | DCP Rajshekhar Azad | [69] | ||
Kasam | Shankar | [70] | ||
2002 | Maa Tujhhe Salaam | Pratap Singh | [71] | |
23rd March 1931: Shaheed | Chandrashekhar Azad | [72] | ||
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani | Karan Saxena | [73] | ||
Karz: The Burden of Truth | Suraj Singh | [74] | ||
2003 | The Hero: Love Story of a Spy | Ajay Chakravarty / Arun Khanna / Major Ravi Batra / Wahid Khan / Roshanlal / Taneja [b] | [75] | |
Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai | Arjun Singh | Cameo appearance | [76] | |
Jaal: The Trap | Ajay Kaul | [77] | ||
Khel – No Ordinary Game | ACP Rajveer Scindia | [78] | ||
2004 | Lakeer – Forbidden Lines | Arjun Rana | [79] | |
Rok Sako To Rok Lo | Kabir (Phantom) Mukherjee | [80] | ||
2005 | Jo Bole So Nihaal | Nihaal Singh | [81] | |
2006 | Naksha | Veer K. Malhotra | [82] | |
Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera | ACP Arjun Singh | [83] | ||
2007 | Big Brother | Devdhar Gandhi (Deva) / Devdhar Sharma | [84] | |
Fool & Final | Munna | [85] | ||
Apne | Angad Singh Choudhary | [86] | ||
Kaafila | Sameer Ahmed Khan | [87] | ||
2008 | Tolly Lights | Himself | Guest appearance | [88] |
Heroes | Vikram Shergill | [89] | ||
2009 | Fox | Yashwant Deshmukh | [90] | |
2010 | Right Yaaa Wrong | Ajay Shridhar | [91] | |
Khuda Kasam | Hussain | [92] | ||
Hello Darling | Nikhil Bajaj | Cameo appearance | [93] | |
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) | |
2013 | Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 | Paramveer Singh Dhillon | [94] | |
Singh Saab the Great | Saranjit Singh Talwar / Singh Saab | [95] | ||
Mahabharat | Bhima | Voiceover | [96] | |
2014 | Dishkiyaoon | Lakwa Gurjar | [97] | |
2015 | I Love New Year | Randhir Singh | [98] | |
2016 | Ghayal Once Again | Ajay Mehra | [99] | |
2017 | Poster Boys | Jagaavar Chaudhry | [100] | |
2018 | Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se | Puran | [101] | |
Mohalla Assi | Dharamnath Pandey | [102] | ||
Bhaiaji Superhit | Lal Bhaisahab Dubey | [103] | ||
2019 | Blank | SS Dewan | [104] | |
2022 | Chup: Revenge of The Artist | I.G.P Arvind Mathur | Lions Gold Awards for Male Action Star of the Year | [105] |
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 - IIFA Awards for Best Actor Nominated - Zee Cine Awards for Best Actor (Jury's Choice) Nominated - Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards for Best Actor - Male Nominated - News18 REEL Movie Award for Best Actor Nominated - Bollywood Life Awards for Best Actor Nominated - International Iconic Awards for Best Actor | [106] |
2025 | Lahore 1947 † | TBA | Completed | [107] |
Jaat † | Hussain Khan | Filming | [108] [109] [110] | |
2026 | Border 2 † | Colonel Kuldip Singh Chandpuri | Filming | [111] |
Ramayana: Part 1† | Hanuman | Filming | [112] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | The Romantics | Himself | Documentary series | [113] |
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