Sunny Deol

Infobox_Actor


caption = Sunny Deol with Amisha Patel in (2001)
name = Sunny Deol
imagesize = 181PX
birthname = Ajay Singh Deol
location = New Delhi , India
othername = Sunny
birthdate = birth date and age|1961|10|19
yearsactive = 1983 - present
occupation = Actor, Director, Producer
spouse = Pooja Deol
children =
nationalfilmawards=Special Jury Award: "Ghayal" (1991)

Best Supporting Actor: "Damini - Lightning" (1993)
filmfareawards= Best Actor: "Ghayal" (1991)
Best Supporting Actor Award: "Damini - Lightning" (1994)

Sunny Deol (Born as Ajay Singh Deol) (Punjabi: ਅਜੈ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓਲ, Hindi: अजय सिंह देओल, Urdu: اَجے سِںہ دِیول) on October 19, 1961 in New Delhi, India. He is a National Film Awards winning film (Bollywood) actor of Punjabi descent.

Biography

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; 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 being the son of the famous actor, Dharmendra. Sunny finished his schooling from Sacred Heart High School, Santacruz (Mumbai). He attended Podar College in Matunga (Mumbai). Sunny went to England to study acting. He joined Old Web Theatre in Birmingham, England where he studied theatre and acting. He was at the peak of his career during the nineties. He has done his physical training from Sylvester Stallone gym and have taken full body building training under his assistance

Career

As an Actor

Sunny Deol 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 angry 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), "" (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 "" (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 very 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" [http://indiafm.com/celebrities/awards/11741/index.html]
* 1991 - Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award for "Ghayal"
* 1994 - Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for "Damini - Lightning"
* 1997- Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award for ""
* 1998 - Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award for "Border"
* 2002 - Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award for ""

Zee Cine Awards

* 2002 - Winner, Zee Cine Special Award for Outstanding Performance- Male for ""

Star Screen Awards

* 2001 - Winner Best Actor for ""

IIFA Awards

* 2001 - Nominated, Best Actor for ""

Other Awards

* 2002 - Winner Best Actor Award for "" by the Sansui Viewers' Choice Movie Awards. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1908989.cms] [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/02/25/stories/2002022500300800.htm]

Filmography

* "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
* " (2003) .... Ajay Kaul
* "Kaise Kahoon Ke Pyaar Hai (2003)
* " (2003) .... Major Arun Khanna/Batra/Wahid
* " (2002) .... Suraj Singh
* " (2002) .... Karan Saxena
* " (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)
* " (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
* " (1996) .... Kashi Nath
* "Jeet (1996) .... Karan
* "Himmat (1996) .... Agent Ajay Saxena
* "Angrakshak (1995) .... Ajay
* " (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
* " (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

External links

* [http://www.sunnydeol.co.cc/ Sunny Deol Homepage]
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