Sunny Deol is an Indian actor, director and producer. Sunny has done over a hundred films and has a Bollywood career spanning over thirty years. With two National Film Awards and Two Filmfare Awards in his kitty, there is not a single heart that the flamboyant man has not captured. Let’s see some interesting facts about Sunny Deol’s life and career.
Biography/Wiki
Sunny Deol needs no introduction as people from all generations know him. With his great acting, Sunny has been entertaining us for over 3 decades. Sunny who is known for his excellent acting skills and has given us many blockbusters like Gadar-Ek Prem Katha, Damini and many great dialogues like “Yeh dhai kilo ka haath jab kisi par padta hai naa, to aadmi uthta nhi uth janta hai ”. Sunny received great acclaim and acclaim in the critically and commercially successful Ghayal (1990) with his portrayal of an amateur boxer. Sunny Deol completed his schooling from Sacred Heart Boys High School, Maharashtra. Sunny was an average student in his school days but was always interested in sports. Later he went to Ramniranjan Anandilal Podar College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai where he completed his studies. After graduation, he joined an acting course at the Old World Theatre, Birmingham, England. The same project won seven Filmfare Awards and Deol won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and the National Film Award.
Physical Statistics
Sunny Deol has good physical appearance. He stands tall at 5′ 8″ and weighs around 80 kg. His physical statistics are proportional to chest 44″, waist 34” and biceps 16”. Sunny Deol has brown eyes and brown hair.
Family & Religion
Sunny was born on 19 October 1956 (65 years old) in Sahnewal, Punjab as Ajay Singh Deol. He is the first son of legendary actors Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur and belongs to a Punjabi Jatt Sikh family. Sunny has a younger brother, Bobby Deol who is also a famous Bollywood actor and two younger sisters Vijayta and Ajeeta, who currently reside in California, USA.
Sunny Deol’s Parents: Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur
Sunny is her childhood with her grandmother
Sunny Deol with his father, Dharmendra
Sunny with her parents and sister during her childhood
Sunny Deol with her parents and brother, Bobby Deol
Sunny Deol has two younger sisters, Ahana Deol and Esha Deol from his stepmother, superstar actress Hema Malini.
Hema Malini with her daughters
Sunny with her step sister
Actor Abhay Deol is his first cousin.
Sunny with her father- Dharmendra, brother- Bobby and cousin- Abhay
Personal Relationships & Marriage
While in the limelight, Sunny was rumored to have affairs with actresses Amrita Singh, Raveena Tandon and Dimple Kapadia. Sunny has always kept her personal life away from the media. Her controversial love life has caught everyone’s attention. He got married at an early age and his wife, Pooja Deol has never been in the limelight since then.
Sunny with his wife, Pooja
Sunny and Pooja have been married for 34 years now and the couple has two sons, Rajvir and Karan.
Sunny with her son
Sunny with her son
Although she was married when she entered the glamor world, she continued to be romantically involved with many of her co-stars. The list starts with Saif Ali Khan’s ex-wife Amrita Singh. The two met on the set of their debut, Betaab. However, the love affair did not last long as Amrita quickly moved away after learning about his marriage.
Amrita Singh and Sunny Deol in Betaab
Sunny’s most serious relationship was with Dimple Kapadia. If sources are to be believed, the two even eloped and got married. It is also rumored that Sunny gave Dimple the status of legal wife. Although the relationship lasted 11 years, Dimple later married superstar Rajesh Khanna last year. But again in September 2017, Dimple and Sunny Deol were spotted together at a bus stop in London holding hands. Here’s a video of the couple together in London:
After Dimple, Sunny started being linked with glamor queen, Raveena Tandon. Currently, Raveena is heartbroken after her breakup with Akshay Kumar. Their romance started on the sets of Ziddi, where the two met. Raveena finds solace in Sunny.
Sunny Deol with Raveena Tandon
Film Career
In 1983, Sunny debuted in the film, Betaab for which he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and after that it was history. Sunny has done more than 100 films in his career.
Sunny Deol in Betaab
For the movie Damini, Sunny was only offered a cameo role but after watching an amazing performance he was offered one of the lead roles and he became the main character in the movie. His dialogue ‘Tarikh pe Tarikh’ became a huge success among the audience and the film was a commercial superhit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X67EI1e0H6Y
During the shooting of the movie Darr, he had a fight with the director Yash Chopra and Shahrukh Khan and he became so aggressive that time that he put his hands in his pockets and started punching due to which his pants came off.
Sunny Deol in Darr
Sunny decided to become a director after his film London got delayed between shoots. London is directed by London-based female director Gurinder Singh Chadda. He made his directorial debut with the film Dillagi and he got the idea for the film when he noticed Bobby coming home drunk late at night.
Sunny’s directorial debut: Dillagi
He was not the first choice for Ghatak: Lethal, but after his film, Ghayal became a superhit, he was immediately chosen for Ghatak.
At the turn of the 21st century, he gave a breakthrough performance in the superhit film, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, which added a feather to his career cap. His film became so popular in Punjab that theaters would start playing the film at 6 am.
Sunny Deol in Gadar
In addition to acting, he voiced Vin Diesel’s role in the 2013 American version of Hindi-Riddick.
He appeared bald for the first time in his career in Ghayal Once Again. It is also his return to directing after 16 years.
Sunny in Ghayal Once Again
Political career
In April 2019, he joined the BJP and contested the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from Gurdaspur Constituency. He won the election with a margin of 82 thousand votes.
Awards & Honors
- In 1991, Sunny won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghayal.
- In 1991 again, Deol received the National Film Jury Special Award for Ghayal.
- In 1994, he again got the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Damini.
- For Damini herself, Sunny was awarded the Best Supporting Actress Award for the National Film.
- In 2002, Deol was honored with the Best Actor Award for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha by the Sansui Audience Choice Film Awards.
- Then in 2002 again, Deol got Zee Cine Special Award for Outstanding Performance – Male for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, Best Actor for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha.
Controversy
Fallout with YRF and Shah Rukh Khan
Sunny Deol had differences with Yash Raj Films and Shahrukh Khan after the huge success of their film Darr; because Sunny believes her role has been cut and Shah Rukh is taking all the limelight. Sunny never worked with YRF and Sah Rukh Khan again.
Car Collection
Sunny likes to drive long distances. Whenever he gets free time, Sunny continues to drive with family and friends. In an interview, Sunny shared that when he was 12 years old, he stole a car from somewhere and drove it. To enjoy his driving, Sunny owns a Silver SL500, a Porsche Cayenne and an Audi R8.
Assets & Real Estate
Sunny Deol owns Sunny Villa, located on Gandhigram Road in Juhu, Mumbai. The villa has been in the Deol family for five decades. It has a Sunny Super Sound recording studio, Sunny Deol’s office, a preview theater and two post-production suites. On 20 August 2023, Sunny Villa was auctioned by Bank of Baroda after Sunny Deol failed to repay a loan of Rs. 55.99 crore due in December 2022. While Sunny is the main borrower, his brother Bobby Deol and father Dharmendra are the guarantors of the loan. In an interview, Sunny Deol’s team claimed that the amount in the notice was inaccurate and assured that the payment would be cleared within a few days.
Bank of Baroda auction notice
On 21 August 2023, Bank of Baroda withdrew the auction notice due to technical reasons.
Bank of Baroda statement on withdrawal of Sunny Villa auction
Net worth
Sunny Deol net worth is ₹399 crores approx. ($50 million) and charges ₹5 crore/film.
Favorite Things
- Sunny likes to chew Thai Food, Methi to Paranthe and Lauki to Sabzi.
- His favorite actors are Sylvester Stallone and Dharmendra.
- To enjoy his holidays, Sunny likes to visit Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India.
- His favorite song is Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas from the movie Blackmail.
- Black is his favorite color.
Little Known Facts
- Sunny Deol does not smoke or drink alcohol.
- He likes traveling and driving while he dislikes traffic on the road and lies.
- Sunny’s hobbies include photography, working out at the gym and trekking.
- During her school days, Sunny used to wear her father’s jeans to school and show them off to everyone saying these are the same jeans her father wore in the movie Sholay.
- Sunny idolized Sylvester Stallone so much that she used to go to Stallone’s gym to train.
- He has done his acting course from Birmingham (Old World Theatre), England.
- According to several sources, it was reported that he and his brother did not attend the wedding of their half-sister, Esha Deol.
- Sunny Deol’s address is Plot No. 22, 10th Road, Juhu Scheme, Mumbai.
Sunny Deol signature
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
