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| Sunny Deol | |
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 Sunny Deol in movie Big Brother (2008) |
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| Born | Ajay Singh Deol October 19, 1961 New Delhi, India |
| Other name(s) | Sunny |
| Occupation | Actor, Director, Producer |
| Years active | 1983 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Pooja Deol |
Sunny Deol born as Ajay Singh Deol (Punjabi: ਅਜੈ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓਲ 19 October 1961 - 28 December 2009 [1]) was an Indian film actor.He was a Jatt. He won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards.
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Career
As an actor
Sunny Deol starred mainly in action movies. He had a successful debut with his home production Betaab (1983). He went through a lean phase for a couple of years until Arjun (1985). What followed were a bunch of hits in Paap Ki Duniya (1988), Tridev (1989), Chaalbaaz (1989), Vishwatma, Vardi, Ghayal etc. His defining moment as an actor came with another home production Ghayal, a film that won him the National award along with the Filmfare Award for the Best Actor. Apart from that he has also appeared in some above average movies like Joshiley, Sultnaut, Sohni Mahiwal, Samundar. He was critically acclaimed for his hit movie Dacait which was directed by Rahul Rawail. Yateem is another movie which shows his capability as an actor.
Sunny Deol delivered huge hits through the nineties in Narsimha (1991), Lootere (1993), Damini (1993), Darr (1993). His supporting actor role of a drunk lawyer in 'Damini' (1993) fetched him all the awards & accolades in Bollywood. However his performance in Darr (1993) was not well received by critics and audiences alike leaving Shahrukh Khan to win overwhelming praise for his performance as the psychotic villain of the film. In the mid nineties he delivered five big hits in a row - Jeet (1996), Ghatak (1996), Ajay (1996), Ziddi (1997) & Border (1997).
Sunny Deol's biggest blockbuster till date came in the year 2001, with the all time blockbuster Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Among his last few movies Apne (2007) & Heroes (2008) have done well in box office.
As a director
As a director, Sunny Deol's maiden outing was unsuccessful at the box office. Sunny Deol made his directorial debut with Dillagi (1999) starring himself, younger brother Bobby Deol & Urmila Matondkar. Sunny Deol's next directorial venture is The Man (2009), which is an action packed film & it also stars Shilpa Shetty.
Awards
Filmfare Awards
- 1983 - Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Betaab [1]
- 1991 - Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghayal
- 1994 - Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Damini - Lightning
- 1997- nominatedfilmfare best actor award for '
, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghatak: Lethal
- 1998 - Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Border
- 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
- National Film Award - Special Jury Award: Ghayal
- National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor: Damini - Lightning
- 2002 - Winner Best Actor Award for raju kumar pal: Ek Prem Katha by the Sansui Viewers' Choice Movie Awards.[2] [3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Heroine | |
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| 1983 | Betaab | Sunny | Amrita Singh | |
| 1984 | Sunny | Sunny Inderjit | Amrita Singh | |
| Sohni Mahiwal | Mahiwal | Poonam Dhillon | ||
| Manzil Manzil | Vijay | Dimple Kapadia | ||
| 1985 | Zabardast | Shyam | Jayaprada | |
| Arjun | Arjun | Dimple Kapadia | ||
| 1986 | Saveray Wali Gaadi | Ravidas | Poonam Dhillon | |
| Sultanat | Sultan | Sridevi | ||
| Samundar | Ajit | Poonam Dhillon | ||
| 1987 | Dacait | Arjun Yadav | Meenakshi Sheshadri | |
| 1988 | Yateem | Inspector Krishna | Farah | |
| Inteqam | ||||
| Paap Ki Duniya | Suraj/Ashok | Neelam | ||
| Ram-Avtar | Ram | Sridevi | ||
| 1989 | Nigahen: Nagina Part II | Anand | Sridevi | |
| Majboor | inspector Sunil | |||
| Main Tera Dushman | Gopal | Sridevi | ||
| Joshilaay | Dara | Sridevi | ||
| Tridev | Inspector Karan Saxena | Madhuri Dixit | ||
| ChaalBaaz | Suraj | Sridevi | ||
| 1990 | Vardi | Ajay Kumar Singh | Kimi Katkar | |
| Aag Ka Gola | Vikram Singh/Shankar 'Shaka' | Dimple Kapadia | ||
| Krodh | Ajay Shukla | Amrita Singh | ||
| Ghayal | Ajay Mehra | Meenakshi Sheshadri | ||
| 1991 | Yodha | Advocate Karan Srivastav | Sangeeta Bijlani | |
| Shankara | Shankara | Neelam | ||
| Narasimha | Narasimha | Dimple Kapadia | ||
| Vishnu-Devaa | Insp.Vishnu Subramaniam/Jack D'Souza | Neelam | ||
| 1992 | Vishwatma | Inspector Prabhat Singh | Divya Bharti | |
| 1993 | Gunaah | Ravi Sohni | Dimple Kapadia | |
| Lootere (1993) | Juhi Chawla | |||
| Kshatriya | Vinay Pratap Singh | Raveena Tandon | ||
| Damini - Lightning | Govind | |||
| Izzat Ki Roti (1993) | Juhi Chawla | |||
| Darr | Sunil Malhotra | Juhi Chawla | ||
| 1994 | Insaniyat | Karim Lala | Raveena Tandon | |
| 1995 | Imtihaan | Raja | Raveena Tandon | |
| Dushmani: A Violent Love Story | Suraj Singh | Manisha Koirala | ||
| Angrakshak | Ajay | Pooja Bhatt | ||
| 1996 | Himmat | Agent Ajay Saxena | Shilpa Shetty/Tabu | |
| Jeet | Karan | Karisma Kapoor/Tabu | ||
| Ghatak: Lethal | Kashi Nath | Meenakshi Sheshadri | ||
| Ajay | Ajay | Karisma Kapoor | ||
| 1997 | Border | Major Kuldeep Singh | Tabu | |
| Ziddi | Deva Pradhan | Raveena Tandon | ||
| Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya | himself | |||
| Qahar | Raja | Sonali Bendre | ||
| 1998 | Zor | Arjun Singh | Sushmita Sen | |
| Salaakhen | Vishal Agnihotri | Raveena Tandon | ||
| Iski Topi Uske Sarr | Bhangra dancer | |||
| 1999 | Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin | Anand | Mahima Choudhary | |
| Arjun Pandit | Arjun Dixit/Arjun Pandit | Juhi Chawla | ||
| Dillagi | Ranvir Singh | Urmila Matondkar | ||
| 2000 | Champion | Rajveer Singh | Manisha Koirala | |
| 2001 | Farz | DCP Karan Singh | Preity Zinta | |
| Gadar: Ek Prem Katha | Tara Singh | Ameesha Patel | ||
| Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke | Sagar | Madhuri Dixit | ||
| Indian | DCP Rajshekhar Azad | Shilpa Shetty | ||
| Kasam | Shankar | Neelam | ||
| 2002 | Maa Tujhhe Salaam | Major Pratap Singh | Tabu | |
| 23rd March 1931: Shaheed | Chandrashekhar Azad | |||
| Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani | Karan Saxena | Manisha Koirala | ||
| Karz: The Burden of Truth | Suraj Singh | Shilpa Shetty | ||
| 2003 | The Hero: Love Story of a Spy | Major Arun Khanna/Batra/Wahid | Preity Zinta/Priyanka Chopra | |
| Kaise Kahoon Ke Pyaar Hai | ||||
| Jaal: The Trap | Ajay Kaul | Tabu/Reema Sen | ||
| Khel | A.C.P. Rajveer Scindia | Celina Jaitley | ||
| 2004 | Lakeer - Forbidden Lines | Arjun Rana | ||
| Rok Sako To Rok Lo | Kabir (Phantom) | Namrata Shirodkar | ||
| 2005 | Jo Bole So Nihaal | Havaldar Nihaal Singh | Shilpi Sharma | |
| 2006 | Naksha | Veer | Sameera Reddy | |
| Teesri Aankh | ACP Arjun Singh | Neha Dhupia | ||
| 2007 | Kaafila | Sameer | ||
| Fool and Final | Munna | Sameera Reddy | ||
| Big Brother | Munna | Priyanka Chopra | ||
| Apne | Angad Singh Choudhary | Shilpa Shetty | ||
| 2008 | Heroes | Vikram Shergill | ||
| 2009 | Fox | Yashwant Deshmukh | Rituparna Sengupta | |
| Right Yaa Wrong | ||||
| 2010 | The Man | Shilpa Shetty |
See also
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