Wikipedia - Benutzerbeiträge [de]

Sunny Deol

2021-04-08T20:21:44Z

103.117.195.100:

{{short description|Indian actor and politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{EngvarB|date=February 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sunny Deol (FLOP ACTOR SINCE 1993)
| image = Sunny_deol_2012.jpg
| caption = Deol in 2012
| module = {{Infobox officeholder
| embed = yes
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gurdaspur]]
| primeminister =
| president =
| predecessor = [[Sunil Kumar Jakhar]]
| successor =
| term_start = 18 June 2019
| term_end =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| residence = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
}}
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Film director]], [[Film producer]], [[Politician]]
| net_worth = {{INRConvert|87|c}}
| birth_name = Ajay Singh Deol
| nickname = Sunny Deol
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|10|19}}<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/i-have-never-bothered-about-my-age-sunny-deol/story-Z1zK9SplQPHy1HGHcRW0aI.html|title=I have never bothered about my age: Sunny Deol|date=14 January 2016|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114183128/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/i-have-never-bothered-about-my-age-sunny-deol/story-Z1zK9SplQPHy1HGHcRW0aI.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Sahnewal]], [[East Punjab]], [[India]] (present-day [[Punjab, India|Punjab]])<ref>{{cite news|title=In my 30-year career, I have spent five years in bed due to my backache: SDeol|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/In-my-30-year-career-I-have-spent-five-years-in-bed-due-to-my-backache-Sunny-Deol/articleshow/25126235.cms?curpg=2|access-date=11 February 2013|work=The Times Of India|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225165914/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/In-my-30-year-career-I-have-spent-five-years-in-bed-due-to-my-backache-Sunny-Deol/articleshow/25126235.cms?curpg=2|url-status=live}}</ref>
| years_active = 1983–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Lynda Deol (aka Pooja Deol)|1977}}
| children = Karan Deol, Rajvir Deol
| parents = [[Dharmendra]] (father)<br /> <br>[[Prakash Kaur]] (
mother)
| nationality = Indian
| citizenship = India
| relatives = See [[List of Hindi film families#Deol family|Deol family]]
}}

'''Ajay Singh Deol''' (born 19 October 1956)<ref name="telegraph" /><ref name="IE Deol Bday">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sunny-deol-birthday-dance-action-3091005/|title=Happy Birthday Sunny Deol: This is why Sunny paaji is a non-dancer's icon|date=19 October 2016|access-date=18 April 2019|archive-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418184034/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sunny-deol-birthday-dance-action-3091005/|url-status=live}}</ref> better known as '''Sunny Deol''', is an [[Indian film]] [[actor]], [[Film director|director]], [[Film producer|producer]], [[politician]] current member of parliament from [[Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] of Punjab State.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5167&lastls=17|access-date=2020-08-30|website=164.100.47.194|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011214529/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5167&lastls=17|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also known for his work in [[Hindi cinema]], and has won two [[National Film Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-09|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|access-date=2020-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309053748/http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-06-22|title=27 years of Ghayal: Sunny Deol film succeeded despite clash with Aamir-Madhuri's Dil|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/27-years-of-ghayal-sunny-deol-film-succeeded-despite-clash-with-aamir-madhuri-s-dil/story-ndhnmXcrY5KsuTtM8YzgyJ.html|access-date=2020-08-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330070508/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/27-years-of-ghayal-sunny-deol-film-succeeded-despite-clash-with-aamir-madhuri-s-dil/story-ndhnmXcrY5KsuTtM8YzgyJ.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and two [[Filmfare Awards]].

Deol made his debut opposite fellow debutante [[Amrita Singh]] in ''[[Betaab]]'' (1983), for which he received a [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Nominations – 1982 |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/367131.cms |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120708212739/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/367131.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 July 2012 |publisher=filmfareawards.indiatimes.com |access-date=15 December 2011 }}</ref> Subsequently, he went on to star in numerous successful films in the 1980s and 1990s and is considered one of the most successful stars of that time. With his portrayal of an amateur boxer wrongly accused of his brother's murder in [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]'s ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' in 1990, Deol gained wide recognition and praise and won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]]<ref name="filmfare 1953 to 2020">{{Cite web|title=Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2020|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|access-date=2020-08-30|website=filmfare.com|language=en|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204095338/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Winners – 1990|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/articleshow/368594.cms|publisher=filmfareawards.indiatimes.com|access-date=15 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120710185851/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/articleshow/368594.cms|archive-date=10 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ghayal|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099652/|access-date=28 June 2011|archive-date=27 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027172810/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099652/|url-status=live}}</ref> His portrayal of a lawyer in the film ''[[Damini – Lightning]]'' (1993) won him the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=40thNationalAwards|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/77_40thNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725214037/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/77_40thNfacatalogue.pdf|archive-date=25 July 2020}}</ref> and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name="filmfare 1953 to 2020"/> [[Anil Sharma]]'s ''[[Gadar: Ek Prem Katha]]'' (2001), in which Deol portrayed a lorry driver who falls in love with a Muslim girl, was the highest-grossing [[Bollywood]] film ever at the time of its release, and garnered him a [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office India|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=127&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|access-date=28 June 2011|archive-date=23 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723203502/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=127&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Box Officex|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=207&catName=MjAwMQ==|access-date=28 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014132444/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=207&catName=MjAwMQ%3D%3D|archive-date=14 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Nominations – 2001|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368737.cms|publisher=www.filmfareawards.indiatimes.com|access-date=15 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120708020250/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368737.cms|archive-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sunny Deol was born on 19 October 1956, in the village of [[Sahnewal]] in [[Punjab, India]] in [[Jat Sikh]] family,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-02|title=Lok Sabha elections 2019: Sunny Deol banks on Punjabi roots, patriotic |website=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-sunny-deol-banks-on-punjabi-roots-patriotic-image/story-1j3GdhDo7k9AdK571PYzHO.html |language=en|archive-date=5 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305174646/https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-sunny-deol-banks-on-punjabi-roots-patriotic-image/story-1j3GdhDo7k9AdK571PYzHO.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010z34s|access-date=2020-08-30|website=www.bbc.co.uk|title=Archived copy|archive-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803012041/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010z34s|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-06-06|title=Vijayta Films|url=http://www.vijaytafilms.com/thedeols.html|access-date=2020-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606081153/http://www.vijaytafilms.com/thedeols.html|archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref> to [[Bollywood]] actor [[Dharmendra]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Deols|url=http://vijaytafilms.com/thedeols.html|publisher=vijaytafilms|access-date=13 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606081153/http://www.vijaytafilms.com/thedeols.html|archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref> and Prakash Kaur.

He has a younger brother [[Bobby Deol]] and two sisters Vijayta and Ajeeta who are settled in California. His step-mother is [[Hema Malini]],<ref>{{cite web|title=He's like my teddy bear |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/He-s-like-my-teddy-bear/Article1-711213.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130125200003/http://www.hindustantimes.com/He-s-like-my-teddy-bear/Article1-711213.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |publisher=hindustantimes |access-date=13 July 2011 }}</ref> through whom he has two paternal half-sisters, actress [[Esha Deol]] and Ahana Deol.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunny Deol pawan |url=http://www.starboxoffice.com/stars/Default.aspx?bid=actors_Sunny_Deol |publisher=starboxoffice |access-date=13 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423200443/http://www.starboxoffice.com/stars/Default.aspx?bid=actors_Sunny_Deol |archive-date=23 April 2011 }}</ref> His cousin [[Abhay Deol]] is also an actor.

==Career==
Deol made his debut in the 1983 romantic film ''[[Betaab]]'' in which role he was praised and he was nominated for best actor at [[Filmfare Awards]]. Deol has appeared in [[Rahul Rawail]]'s ''[[Arjun (1985 film)|Arjun]]'' (1985), in which he played the titular role of an unemployed youngster. The film went on to become a major hit and established Sunny Deol's status as an action hero. In 1986 he appeared alongside his [[Dharmendra|father]] in ''[[Sultanat (1986 film)|Sultanat]]''. In the final years of the decade he appeared in several hits including ''[[Dacait]]'' (1987), ''[[Yateem]]'' (1988) and ''[[Paap Ki Duniya]]'' (1988).<ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office 1988|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=194&catName=MTk4OA==|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=14 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131224648/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=194&catName=MTk4OA==|archive-date=31 January 2009}}</ref> In 1989, he had back to back hits with [[Rajiv Rai]]'s ''[[Tridev]]'' and [[Pankaj Parashar]]'s ''[[ChaalBaaz]]''. He even won his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] in [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]'s 1990 film ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]''. He paired with [[Aditya Pancholi]] in ''[[Vishnu]]'' (1991). From 1992–1997, he gave back to back hits with films like ''[[Lootere]]'', ''[[Darr]]'', ''[[Jeet (1996 film)|Jeet]]'', ''[[Ghatak: Lethal|Ghatak]]'', ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'' and ''[[Ziddi (1997 film)|Ziddi]]''. In 1999 he made his directorial debut with ''[[Dillagi (1999 film)|Dillagi]]'' starring himself, his [[Bobby Deol|brother]] and [[Urmila Matondkar]].

His first hit in the millennium was [[Anil Sharma]]'s 2001 film ''[[Gadar: Ek Prem Katha|Gadar]]''. In 2003 he teamed up with director [[Anil Sharma]] yet again for ''[[The Hero: Love Story of a Spy]]'', which also starred [[Preity Zinta]] and [[Priyanka Chopra]].<ref>{{cite web|title=third highest grosser|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=29 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120525225820/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|archive-date=25 May 2012}}</ref> Released on 11 April, ''[[The Hero: Love Story of a Spy|The Hero]]'' was billed as [[Bollywood]]'s most expensive film at that time with an estimated budget of {{INRConvert|600|m}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Hero stunt most exacting, says Sunny Deol|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-03-17/mumbai/27288303_1_sunny-deol-anil-sharma-expensive-film|access-date=14 December 2011|newspaper=Times of India|date=17 March 2003}}</ref> The film became the third highest-grossing [[Bollywood]] film of that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office 2003|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|publisher=www.boxofficeindia.com|access-date=15 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120525225820/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|archive-date=25 May 2012}}</ref> Deol appeared alongside his father [[Dharmendra]] and brother [[Bobby Deol]] together for the first time in ''[[Apne]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite news|title=Apne|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-09/news-interviews/28357801_1_film-yamla-pagla-deewana-yamla-pagla-deewana|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120708073549/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-09/news-interviews/28357801_1_film-yamla-pagla-deewana-yamla-pagla-deewana|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2012|access-date=29 June 2011|newspaper=Times of India|date=1 January 2011}}</ref> In 2008, he appeared with his [[Bobby Deol|brother]] again in the ensemble film ''[[Heroes (2008 film)|Heroes]]''.

Deol’s first release of 2010 was [[Neeraj Pathak]]'s crime thriller ''[[Right Yaaa Wrong]]'' which had him playing a [[Police Inspector|police inspector]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Right Ya Wrong is the surprise of the year.|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-15/news-interviews/28125267_1_characters-shades-sunny-deol|work=The Times of India|access-date=22 March 2012|archive-date=25 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225164819/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-15/news-interviews/28125267_1_characters-shades-sunny-deol|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana]]'' which also featured him alongside his [[Dharmendra|father]] and [[Bobby Deol|brother]] was Deol's only release in 2011 and was one of the biggest successes of the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hits 2011|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=108&catName=QUxMIElORElB|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=26 July 2011|archive-date=27 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227120140/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=108&catName=QUxMIElORElB|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top Grossers 2010–2011 OVERSEAS|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2766&nCat=box_office_news|publisher=Boxofficeindia.Com|access-date=30 June 2011|archive-date=17 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417093800/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2766&nCat=box_office_news|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top Hits|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=368&catName=MjAxMQ==|access-date=30 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604214749/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=368&catName=MjAxMQ==|archive-date=4 June 2013}}</ref> In 2011, he started working in ''[[Radhika Rao (director)|Radhika Rao]]'' and ''[[Vinay Sapru]]''{{'s}} ''[[I Love NY (2015 film)|I Love NY]]'' opposite [[Kangana Ranaut]] and in [[Chandraprakash Dwivedi]]'s ''[[Mohalla Assi]]'' opposite [[Sakshi Tanwar]], but due to some reason both films were delayed and released several years later.
For the first time in his career, Deol lent his voice (for [[Bhima|Bheem]]) in the Animated film ''[[Mahabharat (2013 film)|Mahabharata]]''; produced by ''[[Jayantilal Gada]]'' of [[Pen India Limited|PEN India Pvt Ltd.]] <ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/yamla-pagla-deewana-2/movie-review/20439988.cms | title=Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 Review | work=The Times Of India | access-date=7 April 2020 | archive-date=7 April 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407154536/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/yamla-pagla-deewana-2/movie-review/20439988.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> It earned ₹16.9 millions<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahabharat - Movie - Box Office India|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2005|access-date=2020-08-29|website=www.boxofficeindia.com|archive-date=28 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228170406/http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2005|url-status=live}}</ref> whereas [[Yamla Pagla Deewana]] earned ₹887.25 millions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yamla Pagla Deewana - Movie - Box Office India|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=35|access-date=2020-08-29|website=www.boxofficeindia.com|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616222905/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=35|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana 2]]'', a sequel to his 2011 hit was released in 2013 but the film was a critical and box office failure. In the end of 2013 Deol teamed up with [[Anil Sharma]] yet again for ''[[Singh Saab The Great]]'' which was loved massively and created a big pandemonium in the cinema hall as well as on Facebook.<ref>{{Cite web|title = FIR Against Sunny Deol For Allegedly Abusive Language In Mohalla Assi – NDTV Movies|url = http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/fir-against-sunny-deol-for-allegedly-abusive-language-in-mohalla-assi-774064|access-date = 22 June 2015|archive-date = 22 June 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150622155654/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/fir-against-sunny-deol-for-allegedly-abusive-language-in-mohalla-assi-774064|url-status = live}}</ref>

In 2016, ''[[Ghayal Once Again]] was released'' which is a sequel to his 1990 film ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' and is the second film directed by him. In 2017 he and his [[Bobby Deol|brother]] appeared in [[Shreyas Talpade]]'s comedy film ''[[Poster Boys]]'', which became a semi hit at the box office.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/poster-boys-is-struggling-to-survive-at-the-box-office/|title=Poster Boys Is Struggling To Survive At The Box Office|date=2017-09-14|work=Koimoi|access-date=2018-01-14|language=en-US|archive-date=14 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114184425/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/poster-boys-is-struggling-to-survive-at-the-box-office/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Deol appeared in ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se]]'', the third film in the franchise. Also that year, two of his long delayed films ''[[Bhaiyyaji Superhitt]]'' (where he plays a double role for the first time).<ref>{{Citation|last1=Deol|first1=Sunny|title=Bhaiyyaji Superhitt|date=1 January 2000|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2150177/|last2=Zinta|last3=Mundi|last4=Warsi|first2=Preity|first3=Simran Kaur|first4=Arshad|access-date=21 February 2017|archive-date=22 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222111015/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2150177/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Mohalla Assi]]'' were released. In 2019, he directed his third film ''[[Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas]]'', marking the debut of his son [[Karan Deol]].He will be seen in Apne 2 which will be releasing on Diwali 2021 it will also star [[Dharmendra]], [[Bobby Deol]] and Karan Deol.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apne 2 Will Star 3 Generations Of Deols - Dharmendra, Sunny, Bobby, Karan|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/apne-2-will-star-3-generations-of-deols-dharmendra-sunny-bobby-karan-2332037|access-date=2020-11-30|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sunny Deol is married to Pooja Deol (aka Lynda Deol) and the couple has two sons, Karan and Rajveer. Karan was an assistant director on ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana 2]]'' and has rapped in a song sung by [[Diljit Dosanjh]] in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sunny Deol's son turns assistant director, wife writer for Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sunny-deols-son-turns-assistant-director-wife-writer-for-yamla-pagla-deewana-2/1094802/|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> Karan Deol has made his [[Bollywood]] debut with the [[Hindi|Hindi-language]] feature film ''[[Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas Movie Review: Highs and lows of love|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/pal-pal-dil-ke-paas/movie-review/71206141.cms|access-date=2020-05-11|archive-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131153220/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/pal-pal-dil-ke-paas/movie-review/71206141.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He was tested Positive for [[Coronavirus disease 2019|Covid-19]] on 1 December 2020 in [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Sunny Deol tests Covid positive in Himachal's Manali|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/sunny-deol-tests-covid-positive-in-himachals-manali-178880|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

Deol joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) on 23 April 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Bollywood actor Sunny Deol joins BJP |url=https://www.timesofindia.com/elections/news/bollywood-actor-sunny-deol-joins-bjp/amp_articleshow/69003734.cms |access-date=27 March 2019 |work=[[Times of India]] |date=23 April 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He won the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 Lok Sabha Elections]] from [[Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gurdaspur constituency]] against his rival [[Sunil Jakhar]] of [[Indian National Congress|Indian national Congress]] with a margin of 82,459 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/from-sunny-deol-to-urmila-matondkar-heres-how-star-candidates-fared-in-lok-sabha-polls-article-225290.html|title=From Sunny Deol to Urmila Matondkar, here's how star candidates fared in Lok Sabha Polls|date=2019-05-24|website=News Nation|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524112411/https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/from-sunny-deol-to-urmila-matondkar-heres-how-star-candidates-fared-in-lok-sabha-polls-article-225290.html|archive-date=24 May 2019|url-status=live|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/actor-sunny-deol-wins-the-lok-sabha-elections-2019-by-82459-votes/articleshow/69472584.cms|title=Actor Sunny Deol wins the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 by 82,459 votes - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-05-24|archive-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128000400/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/actor-sunny-deol-wins-the-lok-sabha-elections-2019-by-82459-votes/articleshow/69472584.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The actor was diagnosed with [[COVID-19]] on Tuesday 1 December 2020 after which he decided to stay under quarantine at his Manali home.

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Sunny Deol}}
Apart from [[National Film Awards]], [[Filmfare Awards]] and other competitive awards which Deol won for his performances throughout the years, he has been awarded several honors for his achievements in the Indian film industry.

==Filmography==
{{main|Sunny Deol filmography}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sunny Deol}}
* {{IMDb name|0219971}}

{{Navboxes
| title = Awards for Sunny Deol
| list =
{{NationalFilmAwardBestSupportingActor}}
{{National Film Award Special Jury Award Feature Film}}
{{FilmfareBestActorAward 1981-2000}}
{{FilmfareBestSupportingActorAward 1981-2000}}
{{ScreenAwardBestActor}}
}}{{Portal bar|Biography|Bollywood|India|Media}}{{Authority control}}
{{17th LS members from Punjab}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deol, Sunny}}
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male voice actors]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Film producers from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:Screen Awards winners]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Mithibai College alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]
[[Category:Best Supporting Actor National Film Award winners]]

[[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Male actors from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:People from Ludhiana district]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Film producers from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Special Jury Award (feature film) National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab]]
[[Category:Indian actor-politicians]]

Sunny Deol

2021-04-08T18:40:36Z

103.117.195.100:

{{short description|Indian actor and politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{EngvarB|date=February 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sunny Deol (Flop Actor since 1993)
| image = Sunny_deol_2012.jpg
| caption = Deol in 2012
| module = {{Infobox officeholder
| embed = yes
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gurdaspur]]
| primeminister =
| president =
| predecessor = [[Sunil Kumar Jakhar]]
| successor =
| term_start = 18 June 2019
| term_end =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| residence = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
}}
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Film director]], [[Film producer]], [[Politician]]
| net_worth = {{INRConvert|87|c}}
| birth_name = Ajay Singh Deol
| nickname = Sunny Deol
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|10|19}}<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/i-have-never-bothered-about-my-age-sunny-deol/story-Z1zK9SplQPHy1HGHcRW0aI.html|title=I have never bothered about my age: Sunny Deol|date=14 January 2016|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114183128/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/i-have-never-bothered-about-my-age-sunny-deol/story-Z1zK9SplQPHy1HGHcRW0aI.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Sahnewal]], [[East Punjab]], [[India]] (present-day [[Punjab, India|Punjab]])<ref>{{cite news|title=In my 30-year career, I have spent five years in bed due to my backache: SDeol|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/In-my-30-year-career-I-have-spent-five-years-in-bed-due-to-my-backache-Sunny-Deol/articleshow/25126235.cms?curpg=2|access-date=11 February 2013|work=The Times Of India|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225165914/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/In-my-30-year-career-I-have-spent-five-years-in-bed-due-to-my-backache-Sunny-Deol/articleshow/25126235.cms?curpg=2|url-status=live}}</ref>
| years_active = 1983–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Lynda Deol (aka Pooja Deol)|1977}}
| children = Karan Deol, Rajvir Deol
| parents = [[Dharmendra]] (father)<br /> <br>[[Prakash Kaur]] (
mother)
| nationality = Indian
| citizenship = India
| relatives = See [[List of Hindi film families#Deol family|Deol family]]
}}

'''Ajay Singh Deol''' (born 19 October 1956)<ref name="telegraph" /><ref name="IE Deol Bday">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sunny-deol-birthday-dance-action-3091005/|title=Happy Birthday Sunny Deol: This is why Sunny paaji is a non-dancer's icon|date=19 October 2016|access-date=18 April 2019|archive-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418184034/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sunny-deol-birthday-dance-action-3091005/|url-status=live}}</ref> better known as '''Sunny Deol''', is an [[Indian film]] [[actor]], [[Film director|director]], [[Film producer|producer]], [[politician]] current member of parliament from [[Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] of Punjab State.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5167&lastls=17|access-date=2020-08-30|website=164.100.47.194|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011214529/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5167&lastls=17|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also known for his work in [[Hindi cinema]], and has won two [[National Film Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-09|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|access-date=2020-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309053748/http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-06-22|title=27 years of Ghayal: Sunny Deol film succeeded despite clash with Aamir-Madhuri's Dil|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/27-years-of-ghayal-sunny-deol-film-succeeded-despite-clash-with-aamir-madhuri-s-dil/story-ndhnmXcrY5KsuTtM8YzgyJ.html|access-date=2020-08-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330070508/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/27-years-of-ghayal-sunny-deol-film-succeeded-despite-clash-with-aamir-madhuri-s-dil/story-ndhnmXcrY5KsuTtM8YzgyJ.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and two [[Filmfare Awards]].

Deol made his debut opposite fellow debutante [[Amrita Singh]] in ''[[Betaab]]'' (1983), for which he received a [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Nominations – 1982 |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/367131.cms |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120708212739/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/367131.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 July 2012 |publisher=filmfareawards.indiatimes.com |access-date=15 December 2011 }}</ref> Subsequently, he went on to star in numerous successful films in the 1980s and 1990s and is considered one of the most successful stars of that time. With his portrayal of an amateur boxer wrongly accused of his brother's murder in [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]'s ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' in 1990, Deol gained wide recognition and praise and won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]]<ref name="filmfare 1953 to 2020">{{Cite web|title=Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2020|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|access-date=2020-08-30|website=filmfare.com|language=en|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204095338/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Winners – 1990|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/articleshow/368594.cms|publisher=filmfareawards.indiatimes.com|access-date=15 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120710185851/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/articleshow/368594.cms|archive-date=10 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ghayal|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099652/|access-date=28 June 2011|archive-date=27 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027172810/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099652/|url-status=live}}</ref> His portrayal of a lawyer in the film ''[[Damini – Lightning]]'' (1993) won him the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=40thNationalAwards|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/77_40thNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725214037/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/77_40thNfacatalogue.pdf|archive-date=25 July 2020}}</ref> and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name="filmfare 1953 to 2020"/> [[Anil Sharma]]'s ''[[Gadar: Ek Prem Katha]]'' (2001), in which Deol portrayed a lorry driver who falls in love with a Muslim girl, was the highest-grossing [[Bollywood]] film ever at the time of its release, and garnered him a [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office India|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=127&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|access-date=28 June 2011|archive-date=23 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723203502/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=127&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Box Officex|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=207&catName=MjAwMQ==|access-date=28 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014132444/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=207&catName=MjAwMQ%3D%3D|archive-date=14 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Nominations – 2001|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368737.cms|publisher=www.filmfareawards.indiatimes.com|access-date=15 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120708020250/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368737.cms|archive-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sunny Deol was born on 19 October 1956, in the village of [[Sahnewal]] in [[Punjab, India]] in [[Jat Sikh]] family,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-02|title=Lok Sabha elections 2019: Sunny Deol banks on Punjabi roots, patriotic |website=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-sunny-deol-banks-on-punjabi-roots-patriotic-image/story-1j3GdhDo7k9AdK571PYzHO.html |language=en|archive-date=5 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305174646/https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-sunny-deol-banks-on-punjabi-roots-patriotic-image/story-1j3GdhDo7k9AdK571PYzHO.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010z34s|access-date=2020-08-30|website=www.bbc.co.uk|title=Archived copy|archive-date=3 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803012041/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010z34s|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-06-06|title=Vijayta Films|url=http://www.vijaytafilms.com/thedeols.html|access-date=2020-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606081153/http://www.vijaytafilms.com/thedeols.html|archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref> to [[Bollywood]] actor [[Dharmendra]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Deols|url=http://vijaytafilms.com/thedeols.html|publisher=vijaytafilms|access-date=13 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606081153/http://www.vijaytafilms.com/thedeols.html|archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref> and Prakash Kaur.

He has a younger brother [[Bobby Deol]] and two sisters Vijayta and Ajeeta who are settled in California. His step-mother is [[Hema Malini]],<ref>{{cite web|title=He's like my teddy bear |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/He-s-like-my-teddy-bear/Article1-711213.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130125200003/http://www.hindustantimes.com/He-s-like-my-teddy-bear/Article1-711213.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |publisher=hindustantimes |access-date=13 July 2011 }}</ref> through whom he has two paternal half-sisters, actress [[Esha Deol]] and Ahana Deol.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunny Deol pawan |url=http://www.starboxoffice.com/stars/Default.aspx?bid=actors_Sunny_Deol |publisher=starboxoffice |access-date=13 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423200443/http://www.starboxoffice.com/stars/Default.aspx?bid=actors_Sunny_Deol |archive-date=23 April 2011 }}</ref> His cousin [[Abhay Deol]] is also an actor.

==Career==
Deol made his debut in the 1983 romantic film ''[[Betaab]]'' in which role he was praised and he was nominated for best actor at [[Filmfare Awards]]. Deol has appeared in [[Rahul Rawail]]'s ''[[Arjun (1985 film)|Arjun]]'' (1985), in which he played the titular role of an unemployed youngster. The film went on to become a major hit and established Sunny Deol's status as an action hero. In 1986 he appeared alongside his [[Dharmendra|father]] in ''[[Sultanat (1986 film)|Sultanat]]''. In the final years of the decade he appeared in several hits including ''[[Dacait]]'' (1987), ''[[Yateem]]'' (1988) and ''[[Paap Ki Duniya]]'' (1988).<ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office 1988|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=194&catName=MTk4OA==|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=14 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131224648/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=194&catName=MTk4OA==|archive-date=31 January 2009}}</ref> In 1989, he had back to back hits with [[Rajiv Rai]]'s ''[[Tridev]]'' and [[Pankaj Parashar]]'s ''[[ChaalBaaz]]''. He even won his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] in [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]'s 1990 film ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]''. He paired with [[Aditya Pancholi]] in ''[[Vishnu]]'' (1991). From 1992–1997, he gave back to back hits with films like ''[[Lootere]]'', ''[[Darr]]'', ''[[Jeet (1996 film)|Jeet]]'', ''[[Ghatak: Lethal|Ghatak]]'', ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'' and ''[[Ziddi (1997 film)|Ziddi]]''. In 1999 he made his directorial debut with ''[[Dillagi (1999 film)|Dillagi]]'' starring himself, his [[Bobby Deol|brother]] and [[Urmila Matondkar]].

His first hit in the millennium was [[Anil Sharma]]'s 2001 film ''[[Gadar: Ek Prem Katha|Gadar]]''. In 2003 he teamed up with director [[Anil Sharma]] yet again for ''[[The Hero: Love Story of a Spy]]'', which also starred [[Preity Zinta]] and [[Priyanka Chopra]].<ref>{{cite web|title=third highest grosser|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=29 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120525225820/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|archive-date=25 May 2012}}</ref> Released on 11 April, ''[[The Hero: Love Story of a Spy|The Hero]]'' was billed as [[Bollywood]]'s most expensive film at that time with an estimated budget of {{INRConvert|600|m}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Hero stunt most exacting, says Sunny Deol|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-03-17/mumbai/27288303_1_sunny-deol-anil-sharma-expensive-film|access-date=14 December 2011|newspaper=Times of India|date=17 March 2003}}</ref> The film became the third highest-grossing [[Bollywood]] film of that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office 2003|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|publisher=www.boxofficeindia.com|access-date=15 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120525225820/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|archive-date=25 May 2012}}</ref> Deol appeared alongside his father [[Dharmendra]] and brother [[Bobby Deol]] together for the first time in ''[[Apne]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite news|title=Apne|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-09/news-interviews/28357801_1_film-yamla-pagla-deewana-yamla-pagla-deewana|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120708073549/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-09/news-interviews/28357801_1_film-yamla-pagla-deewana-yamla-pagla-deewana|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2012|access-date=29 June 2011|newspaper=Times of India|date=1 January 2011}}</ref> In 2008, he appeared with his [[Bobby Deol|brother]] again in the ensemble film ''[[Heroes (2008 film)|Heroes]]''.

Deol’s first release of 2010 was [[Neeraj Pathak]]'s crime thriller ''[[Right Yaaa Wrong]]'' which had him playing a [[Police Inspector|police inspector]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Right Ya Wrong is the surprise of the year.|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-15/news-interviews/28125267_1_characters-shades-sunny-deol|work=The Times of India|access-date=22 March 2012|archive-date=25 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225164819/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-15/news-interviews/28125267_1_characters-shades-sunny-deol|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana]]'' which also featured him alongside his [[Dharmendra|father]] and [[Bobby Deol|brother]] was Deol's only release in 2011 and was one of the biggest successes of the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hits 2011|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=108&catName=QUxMIElORElB|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=26 July 2011|archive-date=27 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227120140/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=108&catName=QUxMIElORElB|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top Grossers 2010–2011 OVERSEAS|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2766&nCat=box_office_news|publisher=Boxofficeindia.Com|access-date=30 June 2011|archive-date=17 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417093800/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2766&nCat=box_office_news|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Top Hits|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=368&catName=MjAxMQ==|access-date=30 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604214749/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=368&catName=MjAxMQ==|archive-date=4 June 2013}}</ref> In 2011, he started working in ''[[Radhika Rao (director)|Radhika Rao]]'' and ''[[Vinay Sapru]]''{{'s}} ''[[I Love NY (2015 film)|I Love NY]]'' opposite [[Kangana Ranaut]] and in [[Chandraprakash Dwivedi]]'s ''[[Mohalla Assi]]'' opposite [[Sakshi Tanwar]], but due to some reason both films were delayed and released several years later.
For the first time in his career, Deol lent his voice (for [[Bhima|Bheem]]) in the Animated film ''[[Mahabharat (2013 film)|Mahabharata]]''; produced by ''[[Jayantilal Gada]]'' of [[Pen India Limited|PEN India Pvt Ltd.]] <ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/yamla-pagla-deewana-2/movie-review/20439988.cms | title=Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 Review | work=The Times Of India | access-date=7 April 2020 | archive-date=7 April 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407154536/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/yamla-pagla-deewana-2/movie-review/20439988.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> It earned ₹16.9 millions<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahabharat - Movie - Box Office India|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2005|access-date=2020-08-29|website=www.boxofficeindia.com|archive-date=28 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228170406/http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2005|url-status=live}}</ref> whereas [[Yamla Pagla Deewana]] earned ₹887.25 millions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yamla Pagla Deewana - Movie - Box Office India|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=35|access-date=2020-08-29|website=www.boxofficeindia.com|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616222905/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=35|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana 2]]'', a sequel to his 2011 hit was released in 2013 but the film was a critical and box office failure. In the end of 2013 Deol teamed up with [[Anil Sharma]] yet again for ''[[Singh Saab The Great]]'' which was loved massively and created a big pandemonium in the cinema hall as well as on Facebook.<ref>{{Cite web|title = FIR Against Sunny Deol For Allegedly Abusive Language In Mohalla Assi – NDTV Movies|url = http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/fir-against-sunny-deol-for-allegedly-abusive-language-in-mohalla-assi-774064|access-date = 22 June 2015|archive-date = 22 June 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150622155654/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/fir-against-sunny-deol-for-allegedly-abusive-language-in-mohalla-assi-774064|url-status = live}}</ref>

In 2016, ''[[Ghayal Once Again]] was released'' which is a sequel to his 1990 film ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' and is the second film directed by him. In 2017 he and his [[Bobby Deol|brother]] appeared in [[Shreyas Talpade]]'s comedy film ''[[Poster Boys]]'', which became a semi hit at the box office.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/poster-boys-is-struggling-to-survive-at-the-box-office/|title=Poster Boys Is Struggling To Survive At The Box Office|date=2017-09-14|work=Koimoi|access-date=2018-01-14|language=en-US|archive-date=14 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114184425/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/poster-boys-is-struggling-to-survive-at-the-box-office/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Deol appeared in ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se]]'', the third film in the franchise. Also that year, two of his long delayed films ''[[Bhaiyyaji Superhitt]]'' (where he plays a double role for the first time).<ref>{{Citation|last1=Deol|first1=Sunny|title=Bhaiyyaji Superhitt|date=1 January 2000|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2150177/|last2=Zinta|last3=Mundi|last4=Warsi|first2=Preity|first3=Simran Kaur|first4=Arshad|access-date=21 February 2017|archive-date=22 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222111015/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2150177/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Mohalla Assi]]'' were released. In 2019, he directed his third film ''[[Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas]]'', marking the debut of his son [[Karan Deol]].He will be seen in Apne 2 which will be releasing on Diwali 2021 it will also star [[Dharmendra]], [[Bobby Deol]] and Karan Deol.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apne 2 Will Star 3 Generations Of Deols - Dharmendra, Sunny, Bobby, Karan|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/apne-2-will-star-3-generations-of-deols-dharmendra-sunny-bobby-karan-2332037|access-date=2020-11-30|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sunny Deol is married to Pooja Deol (aka Lynda Deol) and the couple has two sons, Karan and Rajveer. Karan was an assistant director on ''[[Yamla Pagla Deewana 2]]'' and has rapped in a song sung by [[Diljit Dosanjh]] in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sunny Deol's son turns assistant director, wife writer for Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sunny-deols-son-turns-assistant-director-wife-writer-for-yamla-pagla-deewana-2/1094802/|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> Karan Deol has made his [[Bollywood]] debut with the [[Hindi|Hindi-language]] feature film ''[[Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas Movie Review: Highs and lows of love|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/pal-pal-dil-ke-paas/movie-review/71206141.cms|access-date=2020-05-11|archive-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131153220/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/pal-pal-dil-ke-paas/movie-review/71206141.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He was tested Positive for [[Coronavirus disease 2019|Covid-19]] on 1 December 2020 in [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Sunny Deol tests Covid positive in Himachal's Manali|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/sunny-deol-tests-covid-positive-in-himachals-manali-178880|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

Deol joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) on 23 April 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Bollywood actor Sunny Deol joins BJP |url=https://www.timesofindia.com/elections/news/bollywood-actor-sunny-deol-joins-bjp/amp_articleshow/69003734.cms |access-date=27 March 2019 |work=[[Times of India]] |date=23 April 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He won the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 Lok Sabha Elections]] from [[Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gurdaspur constituency]] against his rival [[Sunil Jakhar]] of [[Indian National Congress|Indian national Congress]] with a margin of 82,459 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/from-sunny-deol-to-urmila-matondkar-heres-how-star-candidates-fared-in-lok-sabha-polls-article-225290.html|title=From Sunny Deol to Urmila Matondkar, here's how star candidates fared in Lok Sabha Polls|date=2019-05-24|website=News Nation|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524112411/https://www.newsnation.in/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/from-sunny-deol-to-urmila-matondkar-heres-how-star-candidates-fared-in-lok-sabha-polls-article-225290.html|archive-date=24 May 2019|url-status=live|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/actor-sunny-deol-wins-the-lok-sabha-elections-2019-by-82459-votes/articleshow/69472584.cms|title=Actor Sunny Deol wins the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 by 82,459 votes - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-05-24|archive-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128000400/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/actor-sunny-deol-wins-the-lok-sabha-elections-2019-by-82459-votes/articleshow/69472584.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The actor was diagnosed with [[COVID-19]] on Tuesday 1 December 2020 after which he decided to stay under quarantine at his Manali home.

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Sunny Deol}}
Apart from [[National Film Awards]], [[Filmfare Awards]] and other competitive awards which Deol won for his performances throughout the years, he has been awarded several honors for his achievements in the Indian film industry.

==Filmography==
{{main|Sunny Deol filmography}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sunny Deol}}
* {{IMDb name|0219971}}

{{Navboxes
| title = Awards for Sunny Deol
| list =
{{NationalFilmAwardBestSupportingActor}}
{{National Film Award Special Jury Award Feature Film}}
{{FilmfareBestActorAward 1981-2000}}
{{FilmfareBestSupportingActorAward 1981-2000}}
{{ScreenAwardBestActor}}
}}{{Portal bar|Biography|Bollywood|India|Media}}{{Authority control}}
{{17th LS members from Punjab}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deol, Sunny}}
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male voice actors]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Film producers from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:Screen Awards winners]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Mithibai College alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]
[[Category:Best Supporting Actor National Film Award winners]]

[[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Male actors from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:People from Ludhiana district]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Film producers from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Special Jury Award (feature film) National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab]]
[[Category:Indian actor-politicians]]