Personal Info
Birth date
1956-10-19 (68 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Also known as
सनी द्योल
Sunny Deol
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
Comedy Nights with Kapil
7.026
Overview:
Comedy Nights with Kapil is a comedy show which provides a distinctive take on the everyday life of a common man as the show explores the story of every household and how our common man Kapil is affected by the simplest issues in life around him.Koffee with Karan
5.7
Overview:
Celebrity host Karan Johar gets up close and personal with various Bollywood personalities and discusses their major career milestones.Comedy Nights Bachao
5.5
Overview:
Based on the format of roast comedy, the show features comic crusaders who take a jibe at celebrity guests testing their patience through slapstick humor and make unpleasant jokes about them.Comedy Nights Live
6
Overview:
Comedy Nights Live is an Indian stand-up comedy television series. Krushna Abhishek hosts the show. Siddharth Sagar, Sudesh Lehri, Upasana Singh, Bharti Singh, Rashmi Desai are some of the comedians of the show. Madhuri Dixit was the first celebrity to appear on the show.Aap Ki Adalat
4.3
Overview:
The host invites various personalities who must defend themselves in light of their recent controversies and against the accusations levied on them by the public.Jaat
4.7
Overview:
A mysterious stranger journeys to a remote town controlled by a callous crime lord, with one violent mission — restoring justice to its people.The Drama Company
3.3
Overview:
The Drama Company will feature an eclectic mix of the finest comedians in a theatrical plot portraying different characters each week. The show will explore multiple genres of comedy– from topical to physical comedy and offer viewers a complete dose of laughter and unlimited entertainment. Starring Mithun Chakraborty as Shambu Dada, the ring master of a crew of highly misfit characters including Ali Asgar, Dr. Sanket Bhosale, Sugandha Mishra, Krushna Abhishek, Sudesh Lehri, Ridhima Pandit, Tanaji and Aru Verma. Every episode will feature the team of misfits aspiring to make a blockbuster play to impress Shambhu Dada in exchange for a promise of a world tour. But as luck would have it, nothing will go right. The hilarious turn of events will push the madcap team to start afresh with a brand-new play every week. Little do they know that Shambu Dada is a sham, whose is running his own business by selling tickets for the play.The Great Indian Kapil Show
7
Overview:
Comedian Kapil Sharma hosts this laugh-out-loud variety talk show with celebrity guests, hilarious antics and his signature supporting cast.Ziddi
5.6
Overview:
Omnipresent Bollywood acting dynamo Sunny Deol stars as Deva, the son of an honest lawyer (Anupam Kher) who lives with his brother, Aakash (Sachin Khedekar), and his beloved sister, Guddi (Richa Behl). Imprisoned after a man touches Guddi and sets off his violent, jealous rage, Deva falls into a life of crime, quickly rising to the top of the city's criminal underworld--much to the chagrin of the other crime bosses, who plot his murder. Their attempt to frame him for the murder of an important Minister doesn't go as planned, and Deva suddenly finds himself on the run, with the minister as a hostage, and his brother and sister murdered.Darr
6.8
Overview:
A woman is caught between one man's love and another man's obsession. She fears one and fears for the other. One stands for love and the other for life. Who will she choose?Damini
7.5
Overview:
The theme revolves around the character Damini who represents truth and innocence. After her marriage in renowned wealthy family, Damini happens to see a cruel act done by her brother-in-law. She wants the victim to get justice, but the family including her husband oppose her, which leads her to leave the house. Soon she is helped by a drunkard, an ex-advocate, who helps her in all respect to reach to her aim and therefore justiceDillagi
5.7
Overview:
Two brothers -- Ranvir and Rajvir along with their parents move to Mumbai. They endure numerous hardships, but their will to survive prevails and they succeed. Soon, their parents pass away, leaving young Rajvir in the care of Ranvir. Now wealthy beyond any means, Ranvir runs the business and Rajvir lives recklessly. When Rajvir falls in love, Ranvir arranges his marriage, but to his dismay finds out that he has arranged his brother to marry the girl he loves.Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
6.7
Overview:
Amongst the communal riots that erupt in the city, Tara shelters a wayward Sakina from a crazed mob and a bond that blossoms into love is created. The two eventually get married and have a son. The happy family, now living in Amritsar, gets the shock of their lives when Sakina learns that her father (Amrish Puri), whom she previously believed died in the riots back in Amritsar, is still alive after seeing his picture in a tattered, old newspaper. Upon contacting him, Sakina's father, now the mayor of Lahore in Pakistan, arranges for his daughter to arrive in Lahore to see him. Sakina leaves for Lahore minus Tara and her son, and upon reaching the city, learns of her father's plans for her - plans that include forcing Sakina to forget about her family and start life anew in Pakistan. Then begins an extraordinary journey which will lead Tara to cross the border into Pakistan to find his love SakinaBorder
6.4
Overview:
It's 1971, and 2000 members of the Pakistani Army—armed with tanks—are at war with just 120 men in a battalion of Indian soldiers based in the Longewala region of Rajasthan in India.Ghatak: Lethal
7.2
Overview:
When Kashi visits a community with his father, he is shocked to see the torturous regime of Katya. He tries to oppose Katya, but ends up compromising the safety of his family and relatives.Jeet
6.5
Overview:
The story of a hitman who kills for the mob, but on one job he falls madly in love with a girl, who happens to be the beautiful daughter of an associate.Chup
6.5
Overview:
A series of bizarre and disturbing murders rock the city of Mumbai. Film critics are being killed week after week with the release of every new film. Arvind Mathur, Head of Crime Branch Mumbai, is tasked with solving the case. With the help of Zenobia, a criminal psychologist, he tries to understand the mind of the killer to trap him.Vishwatma
5.9
Overview:
Two brave and smart young men: namely Police inspector Prabhat Singh (Sunny Deol) and a reformed criminal Akash Bhardwaj (Chunkey Pandey) is sent to the African country of Kenya in order to apprehend the underworld criminal Azghar Jhorat (Amrish Puri). He is a criminal in India but his whereabouts is known in Kenya. While in Kenya they reaches up with a stern Kenyan police officer who is of Indian origin Surya Pratap Singh (Naseeruddin Shah), it is his duty to make Prabhat and Akash abide by the Kenyan laws but to capture Azghar both is forced to break the laws and gets into confrontation with Surya where a misunderstood is created. Will Akash and Prabhat be able to fulfilled there duties towards there country or will they leave there mission half way and run like cowards?Gadar 2
6.1
Overview:
When Tara Singh goes missing during a skirmish and is believed to be captured in Pakistan, his son Jeete sets out to rescue him and enters a labyrinth from which they both must escape at all costs.Tridev
6.3
Overview:
A honest but disgraced Police Inspector's attempts to clear his name pits him against terrorists and the brother of his sweetheart. Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Sangeeta Bijlani, Sonam, Anupam Kher and Amrish Puri....Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
5.8
Overview:
Aashi and Bobby fall in love with each other in the unlikeliest of circumstances, but they have to encounter their families' wrath in order to stay together.Big Brother
4.9
Overview:
Big Brother is a story set in modern India which revolves around a small middle-class family composed of Dev Sharma Sunny Deol, his wife Aarti Priyanka Chopra, his mother Farida Jalal, brother Imran Khan and sister Prachi. Although they lead a simple and peaceful lifestyle, an incident occurs that changes their lives forever. The family is left with no choice but to leave Delhi and move to Mumbai in disguise. They start life afresh and all seems well until the ghosts of the past surface again. Things reach a point when Dev Sharma is prodded by his mother to take a course of action which not only avenges their plight but also take on the cause of the aggrieved in the country as a whole. The movement so created gets the support of the woman at large and the infirm who proudly proclaim him to be their Big Brother.Mahabharat
7.5
Overview:
Mahabharat is considered as the greatest and the longest epic in world literature It has all the possible elements that a story could have - conflict, duty, sacrifice, heroism, truth, justice, romance, adventure, fantasy and relationships - making it truly an all-encompassing fascinating saga.Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
4.9
Overview:
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas a love story set in snowy hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh with all of the complexities of love. It is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Sunny Deol and produced by Sunny Sounds Pvt Ltd and Zee Studios.Ghayal
6.9
Overview:
Ajay Mehra leaves for Bombay in order to train to become an international boxer. On his return to New Delhi he however found that his brother Ashok Mehra is missing, he decides to make complaints at the police station but this only leads to frustration. He decides to go and search for his brother himself but still does not find him. Later on Ashok's body is found and Ajay is accused of killing him as well as having an illicit relationship with his sister - in - law Indu Mehra. While in jail Ajay makes friends with some other hardcore convicts, who are good at heart. Then one day they escape the jail by overpowering the guards. But Ajay falls in love with Varsha a journalist who helped in showing Ajay the path to justice in killing the main villain Balwant Rai.Acting
TBABaap as Arjun
TBALahore 1947 as Unknown
TBASafar as Unknown
TBAJaat 2 as Unknown
TBASunny Deol x Siddharth P Malhotra Netflix Film as Unknown
2027Ramayana: Part Two as Hanuman
2026Ramayana: Part One as Hanuman
2026Border 2 as Major Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri
2025Jaat as Jaat
2024The Great Indian Kapil Show (1 Episode) as Self
2023Gadar 2 as Tara Singh
2022Chup as Arvind Mathur
2019Blank as ATS Officer SS Dewan
2018Bhaiaji Superhitt as Lal Bhaisahab Dubey
2018Mohalla Assi as Unknown
2018Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se as Pooran
2017Poster Boys as Jagaavar Chaudhry
2017The Drama Company (1 Episode) as Himself
2016The Kapil Sharma Show (1, 1, 2 Episode) as Self, Unknown, Himself
2016Ghayal Once Again as Ajay Mehra
2016Comedy Nights Live (1 Episode) as Himself
2015Comedy Nights Bachao (1 Episode) as Self
2015I Love NY as Randhir Singh
2014Dishkiyaoon as Lakwa
2013Mahabharat as Bheem (voice)
2013Singh Saab the Great as Saranjeet Singh
2013Comedy Nights with Kapil (2 Episodes) as Self
2013Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 as Paramveer Singh Dhillon
2011Yamla Pagla Deewana as Paramveer Singh Dhillon
2010Khuda Kasam as Hussain
2010Hello Darling as Unknown
2010Right Yaaa Wrong as ACP Ajay Sridhar
2009Fox as Yashwant Deshmukh
2008Heroes as Vikram Shergill
200810 Ka Dum (1 Episode) as Himself
2008Tolly Lights as Special Appearance
2007Kaafila as Colonel Sameer Ahmed Khan
2007Apne as Angad Choudhary
2007Fool N Final as Munna
2007Big Brother as Devdhar S. 'Deva' Gandhi / Devdhar Sharma
2006Naksha as Veer Malhotra
2006Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera as ACP Arjun Singh
2005Jo Bole So Nihaal as Havaldar Nihaal Singh
2004Rok Sako To Rok Lo as Unknown
2004Koffee with Karan (2 Episodes) as Self
2004Indian Idol (1 Episode) as Self
2004Lakeer as Arjun Rana
2003Khel as A.C.P. Rajveer Scindia
2003Jaal: The Trap as Ajay Kaul
2003The Hero: Love Story of a Spy as Ajay Chakravarty/Arun Khanna/Major Ravi Batra
2002Karz as Unknown
2002Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani as Karan Saxena
200223rd March 1931: Shaheed as Chandrashekhar Azad
2002Maa Tujhhe Salaam as Major Pratap Singh
2001Indian as DCP Rajshekhar Azad
2001Kasam as Unknown
2001Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke as Unknown
2001Gadar: Ek Prem Katha as Tara Singh
2001Farz as DCP Karan Singh
2000Champion as Rajveer Singh
1999Dillagi as Unknown
1999Arjun Pandit as Arjun Dixit / Arjun Pandit
1999Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin as Anand
1998Salaakhen as Vishal S. Agnihotri
1998Zor as Unknown
1997Qahar as Unknown
1997...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya as Special Appearance
1997Border as Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri
1997Ziddi as Deva Pradhan
1996Ajay as Unknown
1996Ghatak: Lethal as Kashi Nath
1996Jeet as Karan
1996Himmat as Unknown
1995Angrakshak as Unknown
1995Dushmani: A Violent Love Story as Suraj Singh
1994Imtihaan as Raja
1994Insaniyat as Karim Lala
1993Darr as Sunil Malhotra
1993Gunaah as Ravi Sohni
1993Veerta as Mangal Singh
1993Izzat Ki Roti as Unknown
1993Damini as Govind
1993Lootere as Unknown
1993Kshatriya as Vinay Pratap Singh (Surjangarh)
1992Vishwatma as Inspector Prabhat Singh
1992Aap Ki Adalat (1 Episode) as Himself
1991Narsimha as Narasimha
1991Shankra as Unknown
1991Yodha as Unknown
1990Badnaam as Unknown
1990Ghayal as Ajay Mehra
1990Kroadh as Ajay 'Ajju' V. Shukla
1989Aag Ka Gola as Unknown
1989Chaalbaaz as Suraj
1989Nigahen: Nagina Part II as Anand
1989Tridev as Inspector Karan Saxena
1989Majboor as Inspector Sunil
1989Main Tera Dushman as Gopal
1989Joshilaay as Dara
1989Vardi as Inspector Ajay Kumar Singh
1988Yateem as Inspector Krishna
1988Intaqaam as Unknown
1988Ram-Avtar as Ram
1988Paap Ki Duniya as Suraj
1987Dacait as Arjun Yadav
1986Samundar as Ajit
1986Sultanat as Sultan
1986Saveray Wali Gaadi as Ravidas
1985Zabardast as Sunder Kumar / Shyam
1985Arjun as Arjun Malvankar
1984Sunny as Sunny Inderjeet
1984Manzil Manzil as Vijay (Sonu)
1984Sohni Mahiwal as Mirza Izzat Beg
1983Betaab as Sunny Kapoor
Directing
2019Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas ... Director
2016Ghayal Once Again ... Director
1999Dillagi ... Director