Sunny Deol
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| Born: | October 19, 1961 (age 45) New Delhi, India |
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| Occupation: | Actor |
Sunny Deol (Hindi: शनि दियोल, Urdu: شنِ دِیول), born as Ajay Singh Deol (Hindi: अजय सिंह दियोल, Urdu: اَجے سِںہ دِیول) on October 19, 1961 in New Delhi, India) is a National Film Awards wining film (Bollywood) actor of Punjabi descent.
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Sunny Deol was born in New Delhi, India, to veteran actor Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur. He has a younger brother, Bobby Deol, who is also an actor, and two half-sisters, Esha Deol, an actress and Ahana Deol, from his father's re-marriage to famous actress Hema Malini. 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 theater called the Old Web Theater in Brimingham, England where he studied theatre and acting. By the time he came back to India, he was ready to face the camera.
Sunny Deol is married to Pooja Deol. The couple have two sons together, Rajvir and Ranvir Deol. The names which he chose for himself and Bobby Deol in his directorial debut Dillagi. There have been many rumours linking Sunny Deol to many of his co-stars but none of those rumours affected their marriage. They are happily married and live close to their extended family in Mumbai, India.
Sunny made his acting debut in the blockbuster movie Betaab in 1983. A series of movies followed and though plenty of box office failures among them, many of his films in the action genre including Tridev (1989), Ghayal (1990), Vishwatma (1992), Imtihaan (1995), Ghatak (1996) and Border (1998) 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).
Sunny Deol has also tried his hand at direction with the (1999) film Dillagi starring himself and younger brother Bobby Deol & Urmila Matondkar.The film wasn't a box Office success.
Winner for his performances in Ghayal (Injured) (1990)
Winner for special performance in Damini (1993).
- 2002: Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
- 1994: Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Damini - Lightning
- 1991: Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghayal
- 1983: Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Betaab [http://indiafm.com/celebrities/awards/11741/index.html
- 2002: Winner, Zee Cine Special Award for Outstanding Performance- Male for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
- 2002: Nominated, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
- 2002: Nominated, Best Actor for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
- 2001 - Winner, Best Actor for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
- Ghayal 2 (2008) ... {Pre-Production}
- Subway (2008) ... {Pre-Production}
- AirPort (2008) ... {Pre-Production}
- GuruDakshina (2008) ... {Pre-Production}
- Fool and Final (2007) ... {post-production) Munna
- Apne (2007) ... {filming in Australia}
- Big Brother (2007) ... {Post-Production}
- Kafila (2007) ... (Post-Production)
- Naksha (2006) ...
- Teesri Aankh (2006) ....A C P Arjun Singh
- Jo Bole So Nihaal (2005) .... Nihaal Singh
- Rok Sako To Rok Lo (2004) .... Kabir (Phantom)
- Lakeer - Forbidden Lines (2004) .... Arjun Rana
- Khel (2003) .... Rajveer Scindia, A.C.P.
- Jaal: The Trap (2003) .... Ajay Kaul
- Kaise Kahoon Ke Pyaar Hai (2003)
- The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003) .... Major Arun Khanna/Batra/Wahid
- Karz (2002) .... Suraj
- Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002) .... Karan Saxena
- 23rd March 1931: Shaheed (2002) .... Chandrashekhar Azad
- Maa Tujhhe Salaam (2002) .... Major Pratap Singh
- Kasam (2001) .... Shankar
- Indian (2001) .... DCP Rajshekhar Azad
- Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke (2001) .... Sagar (Special Appearance)
- Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) .... Tara Singh
- Farz (2001) .... DCP Karan Singh
- Champion (2000) .... Rajveer Singh
- Dillagi (1999) .... Ranvir
- Arjun Pandit (1999) .... Arjun Dixit/Arjun Pandit
- Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1999) .... Anand
- Iski Topi Uske Sarr (1998) .... Bhangra dancer
- Salaakhen (1998)
- Qahar (1997) .... Raja
- ...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997) .... Special Appearance
- Ziddi (1997) .... Deva Pradhan
- Zor (1997) .... Arjun Singh
- Border (1997) .... Major Kuldeep Singh
- Ajay (1996) .... Ajay
- Ghatak (1996) .... Kashi Nath
- Jeet (1996) .... Karan
- Himmat (1996) .... Ajay Saxena
- Angrakshak (1995)
- Dushmani: A Violent Love Story (1995) .... Suraj Singh
- Imtihaan (1995) .... Raja
- Insaniyat (1994) .... Karim Lala
- Izzat Ki Roti (1993)
- Damini (1993) .... Govind
- Kshatriya (1993) .... Vinay Pratap Singh (Surjangarh)
- Darr (1993) .... Sunil Malhotra
- Gunaah (1993)
- Lootere (1993)
- Vishwatma (1992) .... Inspector Prabhat Singh
- Vishnu-Devaa (1991) .... Vishnu Prasad/Insp. Vishnu Subramaniam/Jack D'Souza
- Narasimha (1991) .... Narasimha
- Shankara (1991) .... Shankara
- Yodha (1991) .... Advocate Karan Srivastav
- Krodh (1990) .... Ajay Shukla
- Aag Ka Gola (1990)
- Ghayal (1990) .... Ajay Mehra
- Vardi (1990) .... Ajay Kumar Singh
- ChaalBaaz (1989) .... Suraj
- Tridev (1989) .... Karan Saxena
- Joshilaay (1989) .... Dara
- Main Tera Dushman (1989) .... Gopal
- Nigahen: Nagina Part II (1989) .... Anand
- Ram-Avtar (1988) .... Ram
- Inteqam (1988)
- Paap Ki Duniya (1988) .... Suraj/Ashok
- Yateem (1988) .... Krishna
- Dacait (1987) .... Arjun Yadav
- Samundar (1986) .... Ajit
- Sultanat (1986) .... Sultan
- Saveray Wali Gaadi (1986) .... Ravidas
- Arjun (1985) .... Arjun Malvankar
- Zabardast (1985) .... Sunder
- Manzil Manzil (1984) .... Vijay
- Sohni Mahiwal (1984) .... Mirza Izzat Beg
- Sunny (1984) .... sunny
- Betaab (1983) .... Sunny