Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol

Deol in June 2012
Born Ajay Singh Deol
(1956-10-19) 19 October 1956[1]
Sahnewal, Ludhiana, Punjab, India[2]
Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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][3]) is an Indian film actor, director and producer known for his works exclusively in Hindi cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Dharmendra, and the elder brother of actor Bobby Deol and Esha Deol. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Deol has won two National Film Awards, and two Filmfare 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 1980s and 90s like Tridev, Arjun, Kroadh, Ghayal, Vishwatma, Lootere, Darr, Damini – Lightning, Jeet, Ghatak, Border, Ziddi, Arjun Pandit, and Indian. He made his debut as a director and producer with Dillagi, in which he also starred alongside his brother Bobby. 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.[4]He is 60 years old.

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.[5] His performance won him Filmfare Award for Best Actor and also National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film).[6] In 1991, Sunny starred in about five films but only Narsimha was a success. Rajiv Rai's Vishwatma in which he acted opposite Divya Bharti, was Sunny's only release in 1992. His role of a lawyer in Damini – Lightning (1993) fetched him several awards and accolades including National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1993, he starred in Yash Chopra's blockbuster Darr with Juhi Chawla. In the mid-nineties he delivered four big hits in a row Jeet (1996), Ghatak: Lethal (1996), Ziddi (1997) and Border (1997)[7] 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.[8]

In 2001, he starred in the film Farz opposite Preity Zinta[9] 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.[10][11] He won Screen Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his portrayal.[12] 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.[9] 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

Early life

Sunny Deol was born Ajay Deol into a Sikh Jat [13] family in the village of Sahnewal in Punjab, India to Bollywood actor Dharmendra[14] 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,[15] through whom he has two paternal half-sisters, actress Esha Deol and Ahana Deol.[16] His cousin Abhay Deol is also an actor.

Mainstream

Deol has appeared in 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)[17] In 1989, he had back to back hits with Rajiv Rai's Tridev and Pankaj Parashar's ChaalBaaz. He paired with Aditya Pancholi in Vishnu-Devaa (1991).

In 2003 he 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.[18] 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)[19] The film became the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of that year[20] Sunny made an appearance alongside Dharmendra and Bobby Deol in Apne (2007)[21] and then yet again in Yamla Pagla Deewana[22][23]

Deol's first release of 2010 was Right Yaaa Wrong.[24] The film was critically successful, but moderately successful commercially.[25] Yamla Pagla Deewana was Sunny's only release in 2011 and one of the biggest successes of the year[26] 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 due to some reasons both films have been delayed. For the first time in his career, Sunny lent his voice (for Bheem) in the Animated film Mahabharata; produced by Jayantilal Gada of PEN India Pvt Ltd. His future venture is Neeraj Pathak's Bhaiyyaji Superhitt (where he plays a double role for the first time),. His next film Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 which was released June 2013, was not appreciated by critics & Viewers. Although his role "Paramveer" was appreciated by everyone.[27] 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 Saab The Great was loved massively and created a big pandemonium in the cinema hall as well as on Facebook.[28] His latest release Ghayal Once Again has been loved by the audience.

Personal life

Deol 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

Awards and nominations

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.[29][30]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "'I have never bothered about my age: Sunny Deol'". 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "In my 30-year career, I have spent five years in bed due to my backache: Sunny Deol". The Times Of India. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sunny-deol-birthday-dance-action-3091005/
  4. ↑ "The Nominations – 1983". filmfareawards.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Ghayal". Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "The Winners – 1990". filmfareawards.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "Highest grossing movies". boxofficeindia. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Dillagi movie review". apunkachoice. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Box Office 2001". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  10. ↑ "Box Office India". Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Box Officex". Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  12. ↑ "The Nominations – 2001". www.filmfareawards.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  13. ↑ "Watch in Conversation with The Deols". 13 November 2012. BBC Asian Network. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  14. ↑ "The Deols". vijaytafilms. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  15. ↑ "He's like my teddy bear". hindustantimes. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  16. ↑ "Sunny Deol pawan". starboxoffice. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  17. ↑ "Box Office 1988". Box Office India. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  18. ↑ "third highest grosser". Box Office India. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  19. ↑ "The Hero stunt most exacting, says Sunny Deol". Times of India. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  20. ↑ "Box Office 2003". www.boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  21. ↑ "Apne". Times of India. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  22. ↑ "Top Grossers 2010–2011 OVERSEAS". Boxofficeindia.Com. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  23. ↑ "Top Hits". Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  24. ↑ "Subhash Ghai-Sunny Deol tensed about Right Yaaa Wrong". imdb.com. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  25. ↑ "Right Ya Wrong is surprise of the year". Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  26. ↑ "Hits 2011". www.boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  27. ↑ "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 Review". The Times Of India.
  28. ↑ "FIR Against Sunny Deol For Allegedly Abusive Language In Mohalla Assi – NDTV Movies". Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  29. ↑ "Sunny Deol to dub for Vin Diesel in 'Riddick'?". indiatimes.com. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  30. ↑ "Sunny Deol to do Indian voiceover for Vin Diesel's 'Riddick'?". digitalspy.com. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.

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