Sunny Deol (born Ajay Singh Deol, 19 October 1956) 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 and Ahana Deol In a film career spanning over thirty years, Deol has won two National Film Awards, and two Filmfare Awards. Box Office India listed Deol as the overall star of the nineties. Deol made his debut in the film Betaab for which he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. 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 debutante Amrita Singh in Betaab (1982), which was a blockbuster that launched the careers of both actors. His performance won him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award Nomination. With his portrayal of an amateur boxer wrongly accused of his brother's murder in Rajkumar Santoshi's Ghayal, Sunny added another hit movie to his movie career. Produced by the home banner Vijayta Films, the movie was an instant hit with the masses and went on to win seven Filmfare Awards. His performance won him Filmfare Award for Best Actor and also National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film). 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) 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. In 2001, he starred in the film Farz opposite Preity Zinta. 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 at that time as well as the biggest hit of the 21st century, earning Rs 973 million in India. He won Screen Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his portrayal. 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.
Movie | Lahore 1947 | 2025-01-26 | |
Movie | Ramayana: Part One | Hanuman | 2025 |
Movie | Apne 2 | 2025 | |
Movie | Shootout at Byculla | 2025 | |
Movie | Gadar 2 | Tara Singh | 2023-08-11 |
Movie | Blank | ATS Officer SS Dewan | 2019-05-03 |
Movie | Mohalla Assi | 2018-11-16 | |
Movie | Bhaiaji Superhitt | Lal Bhaisahab Dubey | 2018-11-23 |
Movie | Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se | Pooran | 2018-08-31 |
Movie | Poster Boys | Jagaavar Chaudhry | 2017-09-08 |
Movie | Ghayal Once Again | Ajay Mehra | 2016-02-05 |
Movie | I Love NY | Randhir Singh | 2015-07-10 |
Movie | Dishkiyaoon | Lakwa | 2014-03-28 |
Movie | Mahabharat | Bheem (voice) | 2013-12-27 |
Movie | Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 | Paramveer Singh Dhillon | 2013-06-07 |
Movie | Singh Saab the Great | Saranjeet Singh | 2013-11-22 |
Movie | Yamla Pagla Deewana | Paramveer Singh Dhillon | 2011-01-14 |
Movie | Khuda Kasam | Hussain | 2010-10-26 |
Movie | Right Yaaa Wrong | ACP Ajay Sridhar | 2010-03-12 |
Movie | Hello Darling | 2010-08-25 | |
Movie | Fox | Yashwant Deshmukh | 2009-09-04 |
Movie | Tolly Lights | Special Appearance | 2008-02-29 |
Movie | Heroes | Vikram Shergill | 2008-10-24 |
Movie | Apne | Angad Choudhary | 2007-06-29 |
Movie | Kaafila | Colonel Sameer Ahmed Khan | 2007-08-10 |
Movie | Fool N Final | Munna | 2007-06-01 |
Movie | Big Brother | Devdhar S. 'Deva' Gandhi / Devdhar Sharma | 2007-04-13 |
Movie | Naksha | Veer Malhotra | 2006-09-08 |
Movie | Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera | ACP Arjun Singh | 2006-03-03 |
Movie | Jo Bole So Nihaal | Havaldar Nihaal Singh | 2005-05-13 |
Series | Koffee with Karan | Unknown | 2004-11-19 |
Movie | Lakeer | Arjun Rana | 2004-05-14 |
Movie | Rok Sako To Rok Lo | 2004-12-10 | |
Movie | Jaal: The Trap | Ajay Kaul | 2003-07-18 |
Movie | Khel | A.C.P. Rajveer Scindia | 2003-11-11 |
Movie | The Hero: Love Story of a Spy | Ajay Chakravarty/Arun Khanna/Major Ravi Batra | 2003-04-10 |
Movie | Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani | Karan Saxena | 2002-08-16 |
Movie | Karz | 2002-12-06 | |
Movie | 23rd March 1931: Shaheed | Chandrashekhar Azad | 2002-06-07 |
Movie | Maa Tujhhe Salaam | Major Pratap Singh | 2002-01-25 |
Movie | Farz | DCP Karan Singh | 2001-01-12 |
Movie | Kasam | 2001-10-12 | |
Movie | Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke | 2001-08-10 | |
Movie | Indian | DCP Rajshekhar Azad | 2001-10-26 |
Movie | Gadar: Ek Prem Katha | Tara Singh | 2001-06-15 |
Movie | Champion | Rajveer Singh | 2000-12-22 |
Movie | Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin | Anand | 1999-07-23 |
Movie | Dillagi | 1999-11-08 | |
Movie | Arjun Pandit | Arjun Dixit / Arjun Pandit | 1999-08-11 |
Movie | Qahar | 1997-12-05 | |
Movie | Border | Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri | 1997-06-13 |
Movie | Ziddi | Deva Pradhan | 1997-04-11 |
Movie | Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya | Special Appearance | 1997-08-15 |
Movie | Himmat | 1996-01-05 | |
Movie | Ghatak: Lethal | Kashi Nath | 1996-11-08 |
Movie | Jeet | Karan | 1996-08-23 |
Movie | Ajay | 1996-12-20 | |
Movie | Dushmani: A Violent Love Story | Suraj Singh | 1995-04-24 |
Movie | Imtihaan | Raja | 1994-05-02 |
Movie | Insaniyat | Karim Lala | 1994-03-11 |
Movie | Kshatriya | Vinay Pratap Singh (Surjangarh) | 1993-03-26 |
Movie | Lootere | 1993-04-02 | |
Movie | Damini | Govind | 1993-04-30 |
Movie | Izzat Ki Roti | 1993-08-13 | |
Movie | Gunaah | Ravi Sohni | 1993-10-08 |
Movie | Veerta | Mangal Singh | 1993-09-10 |
Movie | Darr | Sunil Malhotra | 1993-12-23 |
Movie | Vishwatma | Inspector Prabhat Singh | 1992-01-24 |
Movie | Shankra | 1991-03-29 | |
Movie | Narsimha | Narasimha | 1991-07-05 |
Movie | Yodha | 1991-02-22 | |
Movie | Ghayal | Ajay Mehra | 1990-06-22 |
Movie | Vardi | Inspector Ajay Kumar Singh | 1989-01-06 |
Movie | Joshilaay | Dara | 1989-01-10 |
Movie | Nigahen: Nagina Part II | Anand | 1989-07-19 |
Movie | Aag Ka Gola | 1989-12-29 | |
Movie | Chaalbaaz | Suraj | 1989-12-08 |
Movie | Majboor | Inspector Sunil | 1989-03-17 |
Movie | Tridev | Inspector Karan Saxena | 1989-07-07 |
Movie | Paap Ki Duniya | Suraj | 1988-03-18 |
Movie | Yateem | Inspector Krishna | 1988-12-02 |
Movie | Intaqaam | 1988-11-11 | |
Movie | Ram Avtar | Ram | 1988-05-20 |
Movie | Dacait | Arjun Yadav | 1987-04-10 |
Movie | Saveray Wali Gaadi | Ravidas | 1986-03-07 |
Movie | Sultanat | Sultan | 1986-03-11 |
Movie | Samundar | Ajit | 1986-09-03 |
Movie | Arjun | Arjun Malvankar | 1985-04-20 |
Movie | Zabardast | Sunder Kumar / Shyam | 1985-06-21 |
Movie | Sohni Mahiwal | Mirza Izzat Beg | 1984-06-28 |
Movie | Sunny | Sunny Inderjeet | 1984-09-28 |
Movie | Manzil Manzil | Vijay (Sonu) | 1984-09-26 |
Movie | Betaab | Sunny Kapoor | 1983-08-05 |