Sunny Deol
Born: 1956-10-19 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
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 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.
Filmography
2026
- Border 2 as Lt. Col. Fateh Singh Kaler
- Batwara 1947 as Sikander Mirza
- Ramayana as Hanuman
- Ikka as Arjun Mehra
2025
- Jaat as Jaat
2024
- The Great Indian Kapil Show as Self
2023
- Gadar 2 as Tara Singh
2022
- Chup as Arvind Mathur
2019
- Blank as ATS Officer SS Dewan
- Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas ... (Director)
2018
- Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se as Pooran
- Bhaiaji Superhitt as Lal Bhaisahab Dubey
- Mohalla Assi
2017
- The Drama Company as Self
- Poster Boys as Jagaavar Chaudhry
2016
- The Kapil Sharma Show as Self
- Comedy Nights Live as Himself
- Ghayal Once Again as Ajay Mehra
2015
- Comedy Nights Bachao as Self
- I Love NY as Randhir Singh
2014
- Dishkiyaoon as Lakwa
2013
- Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
- Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 as Paramveer Singh Dhillon
- Mahabharat as Bheem (voice)
- Singh Saab the Great as Saranjeet Singh
2011
- Yamla Pagla Deewana as Paramveer Singh Dhillon
2010
- Hello Darling
- Right Yaaa Wrong as ACP Ajay Sridhar
- Khuda Kasam as Hussain
2009
- Fox as Yashwant Deshmukh
2008
- 10 Ka Dum as Himself
- Heroes as Vikram Shergill
- Tolly Lights as Special Appearance
2007
- Big Brother as Devdhar S. 'Deva' Gandhi / Devdhar Sharma
- Fool N Final as Munna
- Apne as Angad Choudhary
- Kaafila as Colonel Sameer Ahmed Khan
2006
- Naksha as Veer Malhotra
- Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera as ACP Arjun Singh
2005
- Socha Na Tha ... (Co-Producer)
- Jo Bole So Nihaal as Havaldar Nihaal Singh
2004
- Indian Idol as Self
- Koffee with Karan as Self
- Lakeer: Forbidden Lines as Arjun Rana
- Rok Sako To Rok Lo
2003
- The Hero: Love Story of a Spy as Ajay Chakravarty/Arun Khanna/Major Ravi Batra
- Jaal: The Trap as Ajay Kaul
- Khel as A.C.P. Rajveer Scindia
2002
- Karz: The Burden of Truth
- Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani as Karan Saxena
- Maa Tujhhe Salaam as Major Pratap Singh
- 23rd March 1931: Shaheed as Chandrashekhar Azad
2001
- Gadar: Ek Prem Katha as Tara Singh
- Indian as DCP Rajshekhar Azad
- Farz as DCP Karan Singh
- Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke
- Kasam
2000
- Champion as Rajveer Singh
1999
- Arjun Pandit as Professor Arjun Dixit / Arjun Pandit
- Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin as Anand
- Dillagi
1997
- Border as Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri
- Ziddi as Deva Pradhan
- ...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya as Special Appearance
- Qahar
1995
- Dushmani: A Violent Love Story as Suraj Singh
- Angrakshak
1993
1992
- Aap Ki Adalat as Himself
- Vishwatma as Inspector Prabhat Singh
1989
- Main Tera Dushman as Gopal
- Tridev as Inspector Karan Saxena
- Vardi as Inspector Ajay Kumar Singh
- Nigahen: Nagina Part II as Anand
- Majboor as Inspector Sunil
- Chaalbaaz as Suraj
- Joshilaay as Dara
- Aag Ka Gola
1988
- Ram-Avtar as Ram
- Yateem as Inspector Krishna
- Paap Ki Duniya as Suraj
- Intaqaam
1987
- Dacait as Arjun Yadav
1986
- Saveray Wali Gaadi as Ravidas
- Sultanat as Sultan
- Samundar as Ajit
1984
- Sohni Mahiwal as Mirza Izzat Beg
- Manzil Manzil as Vijay (Sonu)
- Sunny as Sunny Inderjeet
1983
- Betaab as Sunny Kapoor