Sunny Deol is a popular and successful star in the Bollywood industry. His unique style of speaking makes him popular among the audience. When he delivers dialogue in his heavy and strong voice then dialogue becomes famous. He is not only a successful actor but he is also a producer, director, and politician. From Gurdaspur Lok Sabha he is a Member of Parliament in Punjab state. He is also known as an Angry Man of Bollywood due to his strong and aggressive acting.
He was one of the superstars of 80s and 90s films. He got two national awards for his acting in films.
Sunny Deol Quick Details
Real name | Ajay Singh Deol |
Nick name | Sunny Deol |
DOB | 19 October 1956 |
Age | 67 years (as of 2023) |
Birthplace | Sahnewal, Punjab, India |
Residence | Plot no. 22, 10 road , Juhu scheme, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Physical appearance | |
Height | 5’8”inches |
Weight | 85kg |
Measurement of body | Waist-34 inchesChest- 44 inchesBiceps- 16 inches |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Qualification | Graduate |
Religion | Sikhism |
Caste | Jatt |
Hobbies | Working out in Gym |
Family | |
Father name | Dharmendra |
Mother name | Hema MaliniPrakash Kaur |
Brother name | Bobby Deol |
Sister name | Vijayta , Ajeeta |
Cousin name | Abhay Deol |
Spouse name | Pooja Deol |
1st son name | Karan Deol |
2nd son name | Rajvir Deol |
Politics | BJP ( Bharatiya Janata Party) |
Debut film | Betaab (1983) |
Sunny Deol Early Life
His real name is Ajay Singh Deol but he is as famous as his stage name Sunny Deol. He was born on 19 October 1956 in a Jatt Punjabi family in the Punjab Ludhiana district of Sahnewal village. He is the son of a legendary actor named Dharam Singh Deol of Dharmendra. Dharmendra has appeared in 300+ films in Bollywood. He is also known as He-Man. Sunny’s mother’s name is Prakash Kaur. His stepmother is also a professional actress in Bollywood. Her name is Hema Malini. Sunny’s younger brother’s name is Bobby Deol he is also a well-known actor. He has four sisters’ two real sisters and two sisters are half-sisters.
His real sister’s name is Vijayta and Ajeeta and his half-sisters are Esha Deol and Ahana Deol. Abhay Deol is his cousin who is also a well-known Bollywood actor.
Relationships between Bollywood actress and Marriage
This was his limelight time of career he has rumoured affairs with actresses like Amrita Rao, Dimple Kapadia, and Raveena Tandon. Sunny did not have many revelations about his personal life in front of the camera. His controversial love life is always part of gossip in industry. He got married at an early age to Pooja Deol. She never comes into the limelight. Now Pooja Deol and Sunny Deol have 35 years of marriage. They have two sons named Karan and Rajvir.
He was married before coming into the industry. He had many romantic relationships with his co-stars. During the shooting of the Betaab film Amrita Rao and Sunny met. But their affair did not last long because Amrita got married early and she moved on.
He had a serious relationship with Dimple Kapadia. Their relationship lasted longer than 11 years after that Dimple got married to superstar Rajesh Khanna. In the year 2017 September month, Sunny and Dimple were found together at a bus stop in London they were holding each other hand and were sitting on a bench at the London bus stop.
Filmy Career
He was used to watching his father’s films so he wanted to become a successful actor like his father. He wants to become an actor so he learned acting from many institutes. He did his acting course in England to make his career in the Bollywood industry.
He debuted in the movie Betaab. He was nominated for Filmfare best actor. In the film Damini, he was offered a cameo role but after watching his acting he was selected for the lead role. His dialogue in the film created huge success in the film ‘Tarikh Pe Tarikh’. This film was the commercial hit of his career.
Then his film success chain was not stopping; he became part of another hit film named Darr. During that movie he clashed with movie star Shahrukh Khan and director Yash Chopra. Film success turns off all clashes between stars.
He decided to direct the movie. His debut directed movie was Dillagi. He got the idea that the movie was coming to his mind when Bobby came home drunk at night.
For the film Ghatak, he was not the first choice but after the commercial hit of the film Ghayal, he was selected for the film Ghatak: Lethal.
In the 21st century, he gives his best performance in the film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. The film was so famous that it was playing at 6 am in the theatre.