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Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol

Born 19 Oct 1956 (age 70) · Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Actor
42Films1 upcoming
4.7Avg Monk Scoreacross 16 starring roles
1Recommended+of 16
1981–2026Career

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.

Career arc

Sunny's films, as critics saw them

16 starring roles · Monk Score 0–10

  1. Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011): Monk Score 5.0
  2. Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (2013): Monk Score 4.4
  3. Singh Saab the Great (2013): Monk Score 4.7
  4. Mahabharat 3D (2013): Monk Score 4.5
  5. Dishkiyaoon (2014): Monk Score 3.3
  6. I Love New Year (2015): Monk Score 3.6
  7. Ghayal Once Again (2016): Monk Score 4.7
  8. Poster Boys (2017): Monk Score 5.2
  9. Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se (2018): Monk Score 2.8
  10. Bhaiaji Superhit (2018): Monk Score 3.4
  11. Blank (2019): Monk Score 4.3
  12. Gadar 2 (2023): Monk Score 5.1
  13. Jaat (2025): Monk Score 5.4
  14. Border 2 (2026): Monk Score 7.1
  15. Ikka (2026): Monk Score 5.4
  16. Batwara 1947 (2026): Monk Score 5.9

Highest: Border 2 7.1Lowest: Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se 2.81 of 16 Recommended or better

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Acting (42)

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Direction (2)

Writing (1)