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Sunny Deol

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Sunny Deol

Born October 19, 1956 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India108 films

Sunny Deol 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

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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.

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Filmography

108 films as actor
  1. TBABaapArjun
  2. TBAGabru
  3. TBAJaat 2Baldev Pratap Singh
  4. TBASuryaa - One Man Against The System
  5. TBAAntony
  6. TBALakhan
  7. TBABorder 3
  8. TBAGhatak Ghus Ke Maarega
  9. 2027Ramayana: Part TwoHanuman
  10. 2026RamayanaHanuman
  11. 2026Batwara 1947Sikander Mirza
  12. 2026IkkaArjun Mehra
  13. 2026Border 2Lt. Col. Fateh Singh Kaler
  14. 2025JaatJaat
  15. 2023Gadar 2Tara Singh
  16. 2022ChupArvind Mathur
  17. 2019BlankATS Officer SS Dewan
  18. 2018Bhaiaji SuperhittLal Bhaisahab Dubey
  19. 2018Mohalla Assi
  20. 2018Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir SePooran
  21. 2017Poster BoysJagaavar Chaudhry
  22. 2016Ghayal Once AgainAjay Mehra
  23. 2015I Love NYRandhir Singh
  24. 2014DishkiyaoonLakwa
  25. 2013MahabharatBheem (voice)
  26. 2013Singh Saab the GreatSaranjeet Singh
  27. 2013Yamla Pagla Deewana 2Paramveer Singh Dhillon
  28. 2011Yamla Pagla DeewanaParamveer Singh Dhillon
  29. 2010Khuda KasamHussain
  30. 2010Hello Darling
  31. 2010Right Yaaa WrongACP Ajay Sridhar
  32. 2009FoxYashwant Deshmukh
  33. 2008HeroesVikram Shergill
  34. 2008Tolly LightsSpecial Appearance
  35. 2007KaafilaColonel Sameer Ahmed Khan
  36. 2007ApneAngad Choudhary
  37. 2007Fool N FinalMunna
  38. 2007Big BrotherDevdhar S. 'Deva' Gandhi / Devdhar Sharma
  39. 2006NakshaVeer Malhotra
  40. 2006Teesri Aankh: The Hidden CameraACP Arjun Singh
  41. 2005Jo Bole So NihaalHavaldar Nihaal Singh
  42. 2004Rok Sako To Rok Lo
  43. 2004Lakeer: Forbidden LinesArjun Rana
  44. 2003KhelA.C.P. Rajveer Scindia
  45. 2003Jaal: The TrapAjay Kaul
  46. 2003The Hero: Love Story of a SpyAjay Chakravarty/Arun Khanna/Major Ravi Batra
  47. 2002Karz: The Burden of Truth
  48. 2002Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi KahaniKaran Saxena
  49. 200223rd March 1931: ShaheedChandrashekhar Azad
  50. 2002Maa Tujhhe SalaamMajor Pratap Singh
  51. 2001IndianDCP Rajshekhar Azad
  52. 2001Kasam
  53. 2001Gadar: Ek Prem KathaTara Singh
  54. 2001FarzDCP Karan Singh
  55. 2000ChampionRajveer Singh
  56. 1999Dillagi
  57. 1999Arjun PanditProfessor Arjun Dixit / Arjun Pandit
  58. 1999Pyaar Koi Khel NahinAnand
  59. 1998SalaakhenVishal S. Agnihotri
  60. 1998ZorArjun Singh
  61. 1997Qahar
  62. 1997...Aur Pyar Ho GayaSpecial Appearance
  63. 1997BorderMajor Kuldip Singh Chandpuri
  64. 1997ZiddiDeva Pradhan
  65. 1996Ajay
  66. 1996GhatakKashi Nath
  67. 1996JeetKaran
  68. 1996Himmat
  69. 1995Angrakshak
  70. 1995Dushmani: A Violent Love StorySuraj Singh
  71. 1994ImtihaanRaja
  72. 1994InsaniyatKarim Lala
  73. 1993GunaahRavi Sohni
  74. 1993VeertaMangal Singh
  75. 1993DarrSunil Malhotra
  76. 1993Izzat Ki Roti
  77. 1993DaminiGovind
  78. 1993Lootere
  79. 1993KshatriyaVinay Pratap Singh (Surjangarh)
  80. 1992VishwatmaInspector Prabhat Singh
  81. 1991NarsimhaNarasimha
  82. 1991Shankra
  83. 1991Yodha
  84. 1990Badnaam
  85. 1990GhayalAjay Mehra
  86. 1990KroadhAjay 'Ajju' V. Shukla
  87. 1989Aag Ka Gola
  88. 1989ChaalbaazSuraj
  89. 1989Nigahen: Nagina Part IIAnand
  90. 1989TridevInspector Karan Saxena
  91. 1989MajboorInspector Sunil
  92. 1989Main Tera DushmanGopal
  93. 1989JoshilaayDara
  94. 1989VardiInspector Ajay Kumar Singh
  95. 1988YateemInspector Krishna
  96. 1988Intaqaam
  97. 1988Ram-AvtarRam
  98. 1988Paap Ki DuniyaSuraj
  99. 1987DacaitArjun Yadav
  100. 1986SamundarAjit
  101. 1986SultanatSultan
  102. 1986Saveray Wali GaadiRavidas
  103. 1985ZabardastSunder Kumar / Shyam
  104. 1985ArjunArjun Malvankar
  105. 1984SunnySunny Inderjeet
  106. 1984Manzil ManzilVijay (Sonu)
  107. 1984Sohni MahiwalMirza Izzat Beg
  108. 1983BetaabSunny Kapoor