Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol (Hindi: अजय सींह देओल) (born as Ajay Singh Deol; 19 October 1956) is an Indian film actor, producer and director. His father Dharmendra is also a Bollywood actor. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He has two children Ranveer Singh Deol & Rajveer Singh Deol. He is also the older brother of actors Bobby Deol and Esha Deol.

Career
Sunny Deol, born in a Punjabi Jatt family, has starred mainly in action movies. He had a successful debut with his home production Betaab in 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 (1992), 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 1990s in Ghayal (1990), Narsimha (1991), Vishwatma (1992), 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 Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Among his last few movies Apne (2007) & Heroes (2008) have done well in box office.

[edit] 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, friend Syed Kafait Ali and his younger brother Bobby Deol and Urmila Matondkar. Sunny Deol's next directorial venture is The Man (2009), which is an action packed film & it also stars Shilpa Shetty.

[edit] Awards
National Film Awards

National Film Award - Special Jury Award: Ghayal
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor: Damini - Lightning
Filmfare Awards

1983 - Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Betaab[2]
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 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

2002 - Winner Best Actor Award for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha by the Sansui Viewers' Choice Movie Awards.[3][4]
[edit] Filmography
Year Title Role Other Notes
1983 Betaab Sunny
1984 Sunny Sunny Inderjit
Sohni Mahiwal Mahiwal
Manzil Manzil Vijay
1985 Zabardast Shyam
Arjun Arjun
1986 Saveray Wali Gaadi Ravidas
Sultanat Sultan
Samundar Ajit
1987 Dacait Arjun Yadav
1988 Yateem Inspector Krishna
Inteqam
Paap Ki Duniya Suraj/Ashok
Ram-Avtar Ram
1989 Nigahen: Nagina Part II Anand
Majboor inspector Sunil
Main Tera Dushman Gopal
Joshilaay Dara
Tridev Inspector Karan Saxena
ChaalBaaz Suraj
1990 Vardi Ajay Kumar Singh
Aag Ka Gola Vikram Singh/Shankar 'Shaka'
Krodh Ajay Shukla
Ghayal Ajay Mehra
1991 Yodha Advocate Karan Srivastav
Shankara Shankara
Narsimha
Vishnu-Devaa Insp. Vishnu Subramaniam / Jack D'Souza
1992 Vishwatma Inspector Prabhat Singh
1993 Gunaah Ravi Sohni
Lootere
Kshatriya Vinay Pratap Singh
Damini - Lightning Govind
Izzat Ki Roti
Darr Sunil Malhotra
1994 Insaniyat Karim Lala
1995 Imtihaan Raja
Dushmani: A Violent Love Story Suraj Singh
Angrakshak Ajay
1996 Himmat Agent Ajay Saxena
Jeet Karan
Ghatak: Lethal Kashi Nath
Ajay Ajay
1997 Border Major Kuldeep Singh
Ziddi Deva Pradhan
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya Himself Special Appearance (song)
Qahar Raja
1998 Zor Arjun Singh
Salaakhen Vishal Agnihotri
Iski Topi Uske Sarr Bhangra dancer
1999 Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin Anand
Arjun Pandit Arjun Dixit/Arjun Pandit
Dillagi Ranvir Singh
2000 Champion Rajveer Singh
2001 Farz DCP Karan Singh
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Tara Singh
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke Sagar
Indian DCP Rajshekhar Azad
Kasam Shankar
2002 Maa Tujhhe Salaam Major Pratap Singh
23rd March 1931: Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani Karan Saxena
Karz: The Burden of Truth Suraj Singh
2003 The Hero: Love Story of a Spy Major Arun Khanna/Batra/Wahid
Kaise Kahoon Ke Pyaar Hai
Jaal: The Trap Ajay Kaul
Khel A.C.P. Rajveer Scindia
2004 Lakeer - Forbidden Lines Arjun Rana
Rok Sako To Rok Lo Kabir (Phantom)
2005 Jo Bole So Nihaal Havaldar Nihaal Singh
2006 Naksha Veer
Teesri Aankh ACP Arjun Singh
2007 Kaafila Col. Sameer Ahmed Khan
Fool and Final Munna
Big Brother Devdhar Gandhi / Sharma
Apne Angad Singh Choudhary
2008 Heroes Vikram Shergill
2009 Fox Yashwant Deshmukh
2010 Right Yaaa Wrong Ajay Shridhar
Yamala Pagla Deewana Paramveer
The Man