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Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol

Born: 1956-10-19 • Ludhiana, Punjab, India

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
Ramayana poster
Ramayana
2026 • Hanuman
Lahore 1947 poster
Lahore 1947
2026 • Sikander Mirza
Gabru poster
Gabru
2026
Border 2 poster
Border 2
2026 • Lt. Col. Fateh Singh Kaler
Jaat poster
Jaat
2025 • Jaat
Gadar 2 poster
Gadar 2
2023 • Tara Singh
Chup poster
Chup
2022 • Arvind Mathur
Blank poster
Blank
2019 • ATS Officer SS Dewan
Bhaiaji Superhitt poster
Bhaiaji Superhitt
2018 • Lal Bhaisahab Dubey
Mohalla Assi poster
Mohalla Assi
2018
Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se poster
Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se
2018 • Pooran
Poster Boys poster
Poster Boys
2017 • Jagaavar Chaudhry
Ghayal Once Again poster
Ghayal Once Again
2016 • Ajay Mehra
I Love NY poster
I Love NY
2015 • Randhir Singh
Dishkiyaoon poster
Dishkiyaoon
2014 • Lakwa
Mahabharat poster
Mahabharat
2013 • Bheem (voice)
Singh Saab the Great poster
Singh Saab the Great
2013 • Saranjeet Singh
Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 poster
Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
2013 • Paramveer Singh Dhillon
Yamla Pagla Deewana poster
Yamla Pagla Deewana
2011 • Paramveer Singh Dhillon
Khuda Kasam poster
Khuda Kasam
2010 • Hussain
Hello Darling poster
Hello Darling
2010
Right Yaaa Wrong poster
Right Yaaa Wrong
2010 • ACP Ajay Sridhar
Fox poster
Fox
2009 • Yashwant Deshmukh
Heroes poster
Heroes
2008 • Vikram Shergill
No Image
Tolly Lights
2008 • Special Appearance
Kaafila poster
Kaafila
2007 • Colonel Sameer Ahmed Khan
Apne poster
Apne
2007 • Angad Choudhary
Fool N Final poster
Fool N Final
2007 • Munna
Big Brother poster
Big Brother
2007 • Devdhar S. 'Deva' Gandhi / Devdhar Sharma
Naksha poster
Naksha
2006 • Veer Malhotra
Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera poster
Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera
2006 • ACP Arjun Singh
Jo Bole So Nihaal poster
Jo Bole So Nihaal
2005 • Havaldar Nihaal Singh
Rok Sako To Rok Lo poster
Rok Sako To Rok Lo
2004
Lakeer poster
Lakeer
2004 • Arjun Rana
Khel poster
Khel
2003 • A.C.P. Rajveer Scindia
Jaal: The Trap poster
Jaal: The Trap
2003 • Ajay Kaul
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy poster
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
2003 • Ajay Chakravarty/Arun Khanna/Major Ravi Batra
Karz: The Burden of Truth poster
Karz: The Burden of Truth
2002
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani poster
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani
2002 • Karan Saxena
23rd March 1931: Shaheed poster
23rd March 1931: Shaheed
2002 • Chandrashekhar Azad
Maa Tujhhe Salaam poster
Maa Tujhhe Salaam
2002 • Major Pratap Singh
Indian poster
Indian
2001 • DCP Rajshekhar Azad
Kasam poster
Kasam
2001
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke poster
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke
2001
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha poster
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
2001 • Tara Singh
Farz poster
Farz
2001 • DCP Karan Singh
Champion poster
Champion
2000 • Rajveer Singh
Dillagi poster
Dillagi
1999
Arjun Pandit poster
Arjun Pandit
1999 • Professor Arjun Dixit / Arjun Pandit
Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin poster
Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin
1999 • Anand
Salaakhen poster
Salaakhen
1998 • Vishal S. Agnihotri
Zor poster
Zor
1998
Qahar poster
Qahar
1997
...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya poster
...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
1997 • Special Appearance
Border poster
Border
1997 • Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri
Ziddi poster
Ziddi
1997 • Deva Pradhan
Ajay poster
Ajay
1996
Ghatak poster
Ghatak
1996 • Kashi Nath
Jeet poster
Jeet
1996 • Karan
Himmat poster
Himmat
1996
Angrakshak poster
Angrakshak
1995
Dushmani: A Violent Love Story poster
Dushmani: A Violent Love Story
1995 • Suraj Singh
Imtihaan poster
Imtihaan
1994 • Raja
Insaniyat poster
Insaniyat
1994 • Karim Lala
Gunaah poster
Gunaah
1993 • Ravi Sohni
Veerta poster
Veerta
1993 • Mangal Singh
Darr poster
Darr
1993 • Sunil Malhotra
Izzat Ki Roti poster
Izzat Ki Roti
1993
Damini poster
Damini
1993 • Govind
Lootere poster
Lootere
1993
Kshatriya poster
Kshatriya
1993 • Vinay Pratap Singh (Surjangarh)
Vishwatma poster
Vishwatma
1992 • Inspector Prabhat Singh
Narsimha poster
Narsimha
1991 • Narasimha
Shankra poster
Shankra
1991
Yodha poster
Yodha
1991
Badnaam poster
Badnaam
1990
Ghayal poster
Ghayal
1990 • Ajay Mehra
Kroadh poster
Kroadh
1990 • Ajay 'Ajju' V. Shukla
Aag Ka Gola poster
Aag Ka Gola
1989
Chaalbaaz poster
Chaalbaaz
1989 • Suraj
Nigahen: Nagina Part II poster
Nigahen: Nagina Part II
1989 • Anand
Tridev poster
Tridev
1989 • Inspector Karan Saxena
Majboor poster
Majboor
1989 • Inspector Sunil
Main Tera Dushman poster
Main Tera Dushman
1989 • Gopal
Joshilaay poster
Joshilaay
1989 • Dara
Vardi poster
Vardi
1989 • Inspector Ajay Kumar Singh
Yateem poster
Yateem
1988 • Inspector Krishna
Intaqaam poster
Intaqaam
1988
Ram-Avtar poster
Ram-Avtar
1988 • Ram
Paap Ki Duniya poster
Paap Ki Duniya
1988 • Suraj
Dacait poster
Dacait
1987 • Arjun Yadav
Samundar poster
Samundar
1986 • Ajit
Sultanat poster
Sultanat
1986 • Sultan
Saveray Wali Gaadi poster
Saveray Wali Gaadi
1986 • Ravidas
Zabardast poster
Zabardast
1985 • Sunder Kumar / Shyam
Arjun poster
Arjun
1985 • Arjun Malvankar
Sunny poster
Sunny
1984 • Sunny Inderjeet
Manzil Manzil poster
Manzil Manzil
1984 • Vijay (Sonu)
Sohni Mahiwal poster
Sohni Mahiwal
1984 • Mirza Izzat Beg
Betaab poster
Betaab
1983 • Sunny Kapoor