:::: Sunny Deol Biography

Sunny Deol – Born October 19, 1959 in New Delhi, India. He is a National Film Awards winning film (Bollywood) actor of Punjabi descent.

Biography
Sunny Deol(52 years old) 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, two sisters who are settled in California, and two half-sisters, Esha Deol, an actress and Ahana Deol, from his father’s re-marriage to actress Hema Malini. His wife is Pooja Deol and they have two children. His cousin Abhay Deol is also currently an actor. He always wanted to be an actor but being the son of the famous actor, Dharmendra. Sunny went to England to study acting. He joined theatre called the Old Web Theatre in Birmingham, England where he studied theatre and acting. He was at the peak of his career during the nineties.

Career
As an Actor
Sunny made his acting debut in the Blockbuster movie Betaab in 1983. After some average movies he starred in an action film Arjun (1985). He played the role of a jobless hungry youth who is forced to become a gangster with guns and knives by circumstances. This role established his image as the action hero of Bollywood. After another period of mixed success, Sunny’s breakthrough role came with Ghayal (1990) directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. His role of a boxer who fights for his family received cult status. The government of India awarded him a national award for his role of a lawyer in ‘Damini’. Many of his films in the action genre including Tridev (1989), Vishwatma (1992), Imtihaan (1995), Ghatak: Lethal (1996), Ziddi (1997), Border (1998) and Indian (2001) 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 – Lightning (1993), Darr (1993), Jeet (1996) and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001). Gadar: Ek Prem Katha remains one of the most successful Bollywood films to date at the box office. His last release is Apne which brought him with his father and brother together for the first time. The film was a super hit in the deol territory of north india and in overseas and an average hit in rest of india.

As a director
Sunnny made his directorial debut with the 1999 film Dillagi starring himself, younger brother Bobby Deol & Urmila Matondkar. The film wasn’t a box office success but won him critical acclaim for his first directorial attempt.

Awards
National Film Awards
1991 – Winner National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)
1993 – Winner National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Damini – Lightning

Filmfare Awards
1983 – Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Betaab
1991 – Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghayal
1994 – Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Damini – Lightning
1998 – Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghatak: Lethal
2002 – Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha

Zee Cine Awards
2002 – Winner, Zee Cine Special Award for Outstanding Performance- Male for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha

Star Screen Awards
2001 – Winner Best Actor for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha

IIFA Awards
2001 – Nominated, Best Actor for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha

Other Awards
2002 – Winner Best Actor Award for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha by the Sansui Viewers’ Choice Movie Awards.
fox (2008)
Mann (2009)
FilmiKhabar (2008)
Hello Darling (2008)
Airport (2009)
Heroes (2008)
Faasi (2008)
Gurudakshina (2008)
Apne (2007) …. Angad Singh Choudhary
Big Brother (2007) … Munna
Fool and Final (2007)
Kaafila (2007) … Sameer
Teesri Aankh (2006) …. ACP Arjun Singh
Naksha (2006) …. Veer
Jo Bole So Nihaal (2005) …. Havaldar Nihaal Singh
Rok Sako To Rok Lo (2004) …. Kabir (Phantom)
Lakeer – Forbidden Lines (2004) …. Arjun Rana
Khel (2003) …. A.C.P. Rajveer Scindia
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: The Burden of Truth (2002) …. Suraj Singh
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) …. Vishal Agnihotri
Qahar (1997) …. Raja
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997) …. Special Appearance
Ziddi (1997) …. Deva Pradhan
Zor (1997) …. Arjun Singh
Border (film) (1997) …. Major Kuldeep Singh
Ajay (1996) …. Ajay
Ghatak: Lethal (1996) …. Kashi Nath
Jeet (1996) …. Karan
Himmat (1996) …. Agent Ajay Saxena
Angrakshak (1995) …. Ajay
Dushmani: A Violent Love Story (1995) …. Suraj Singh
Imtihaan (1995) …. Raja
Insaniyat (1994) …. Karim Lala
Darr (1993) …. Sunil Malhotra
Izzat Ki Roti (1993)
Damini – Lightning (1993) …. Govind
Kshatriya (1993) …. Vinay Pratap Singh (Surjangarh)
Lootere (1993)
Gunaah (1993) …. Ravi Sohni
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
Ghayal (1990) …. Ajay Mehra
Krodh (1990) …. Ajay Shukla
Aag Ka Gola (1990) …. Vikram Singh/Shankar ‘Shaka’
Vardi (1990) …. Ajay Kumar Singh
ChaalBaaz (1989) …. Suraj
Tridev (1989) …. Inspector Karan Saxena
Joshilaay (1989) …. Dara
Main Tera Dushman (1989) …. Gopal
Majboor (1989) …. Inspector Sunil
Nigahen: Nagina Part II (1989) …. Anand
Ram-Avtar (1988) …. Ram
Paap Ki Duniya (1988) …. Suraj/Ashok
Inteqam (1988)
Yateem (1988) …. Inspector Krishna
Dacait (1987) …. Arjun Yadav
Samundar (1986) …. Ajit
Sultanat (1986) …. Sultan
Saveray Wali Gaadi (1986) …. Ravidas
Arjun (1985) …. Arjun Malvankar
Zabardast (1985) …. Shyam
Manzil Manzil (1984) …. Vijay
Sohni Mahiwal (1984/I) …. Mirza Izzat Beg
Sunny (1984) …. Sunny Inderjeet
Betaab (1983) …. Sunny