Sunny Deol
Acting • Born 1956-10-19
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
118 credits
Main Tera Dushman
Movie • 1989
Gopal
Heroes
Movie • 2008
Vikram Shergill
Chup
Movie • 2022
Arvind Mathur
Fox
Movie • 2009
Yashwant Deshmukh
Gadar 2
Movie • 2023
Tara Singh
Border
Movie • 1997
Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri
Tridev
Movie • 1989
Inspector Karan Saxena
Gunaah
Movie • 1993
Ravi Sohni
Darr
Movie • 1993
Sunil Malhotra
Right Yaaa Wrong
Movie • 2010
ACP Ajay Sridhar
Apne
Movie • 2007
Angad Choudhary
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
Movie • 2001
Tara Singh
Kaafila
Movie • 2007
Colonel Sameer Ahmed Khan
Ghayal
Movie • 1990
Ajay Mehra
Indian
Movie • 2001
DCP Rajshekhar Azad
Yamla Pagla Deewana
Movie • 2011
Paramveer Singh Dhillon
Arjun
Movie • 1985
Arjun Malvankar
Vardi
Movie • 1989
Inspector Ajay Kumar Singh
Tolly Lights
Movie • 2008
Special Appearance
Ram-Avtar
Movie • 1988
Ram
Jeet
Movie • 1996
Karan
Nigahen: Nagina Part II
Movie • 1989
Anand
Ziddi
Movie • 1997
Deva Pradhan
Manzil Manzil
Movie • 1984
Vijay (Sonu)
Ghatak
Movie • 1996
Kashi Nath
Imtihaan
Movie • 1994
Raja
Damini
Movie • 1993
Govind
Khel
Movie • 2003
A.C.P. Rajveer Scindia
Big Brother
Movie • 2007
Devdhar S. 'Deva' Gandhi / Devdhar Sharma
Chaalbaaz
Movie • 1989
Suraj
Narsimha
Movie • 1991
Narasimha
Baap
Movie
Arjun
Kasam
Movie • 2001
Sohni Mahiwal
Movie • 1984
Mirza Izzat Beg
Singh Saab the Great
Movie • 2013
Saranjeet Singh
Naksha
Movie • 2006
Veer Malhotra
Lahore 1947
Movie • 2026
Sikander Mirza
Dishkiyaoon
Movie • 2014
Lakwa
Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
Movie • 2013
Paramveer Singh Dhillon
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
Movie • 2003
Ajay Chakravarty/Arun Khanna/Major Ravi Batra
Badnaam
Movie • 1990
Gabru
Movie • 2026
Border 2
Movie • 2026
Lt. Col. Fateh Singh Kaler
Betaab
Movie • 1983
Sunny Kapoor
Khuda Kasam
Movie • 2010
Hussain
Mohalla Assi
Movie • 2018
Vishwatma
Movie • 1992
Inspector Prabhat Singh
Jaal: The Trap
Movie • 2003
Ajay Kaul
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani
Movie • 2002
Karan Saxena
I Love NY
Movie • 2015
Randhir Singh
Dushmani: A Violent Love Story
Movie • 1995
Suraj Singh
Ramayana
Movie • 2026
Hanuman
Ghayal Once Again
Movie • 2016
Ajay Mehra
Dacait
Movie • 1987
Arjun Yadav
Jaat
Movie • 2025
Jaat
Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin
Movie • 1999
Anand
Aag Ka Gola
Movie • 1989
Insaniyat
Movie • 1994
Karim Lala
Yateem
Movie • 1988
Inspector Krishna
Yodha
Movie • 1991
Karz: The Burden of Truth
Movie • 2002
Arjun Pandit
Movie • 1999
Professor Arjun Dixit / Arjun Pandit
...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
Movie • 1997
Special Appearance
Jo Bole So Nihaal
Movie • 2005
Havaldar Nihaal Singh
Dillagi
Movie • 1999
Farz
Movie • 2001
DCP Karan Singh
Poster Boys
Movie • 2017
Jagaavar Chaudhry
Sunny
Movie • 1984
Sunny Inderjeet
Izzat Ki Roti
Movie • 1993
Champion
Movie • 2000
Rajveer Singh
Paap Ki Duniya
Movie • 1988
Suraj
23rd March 1931: Shaheed
Movie • 2002
Chandrashekhar Azad
Mahabharat
Movie • 2013
Bheem (voice)
Fool N Final
Movie • 2007
Munna
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke
Movie • 2001
Kshatriya
Movie • 1993
Vinay Pratap Singh (Surjangarh)
Maa Tujhhe Salaam
Movie • 2002
Major Pratap Singh
Saveray Wali Gaadi
Movie • 1986
Ravidas
Sultanat
Movie • 1986
Sultan
Intaqaam
Movie • 1988
Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se
Movie • 2018
Pooran
Rok Sako To Rok Lo
Movie • 2004
Samundar
Movie • 1986
Ajit
Ajay
Movie • 1996
Shankra
Movie • 1991
Lootere
Movie • 1993
Bhaiaji Superhitt
Movie • 2018
Lal Bhaisahab Dubey
Zabardast
Movie • 1985
Sunder Kumar / Shyam
Lakeer
Movie • 2004
Arjun Rana
Majboor
Movie • 1989
Inspector Sunil
Angrakshak
Movie • 1995
Zor
Movie • 1998
Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera
Movie • 2006
ACP Arjun Singh
Blank
Movie • 2019
ATS Officer SS Dewan
Joshilaay
Movie • 1989
Dara
Kroadh
Movie • 1990
Ajay 'Ajju' V. Shukla
Qahar
Movie • 1997
Veerta
Movie • 1993
Mangal Singh
Himmat
Movie • 1996
Salaakhen
Movie • 1998
Vishal S. Agnihotri
Hello Darling
Movie • 2010
Ramayana: Part Two
Movie
Hanuman
Jaat 2
Movie
Baldev Pratap Singh
Ikka
Movie
Sikandar Mehra
Soorya
Movie
Antony
Movie
Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's Next Film
Movie
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV • 2016
Self
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV • 2016
Himself
Comedy Nights with Kapil
TV • 2013
Self
Koffee with Karan
TV • 2004
Self
10 Ka Dum
TV • 2008
Himself
The Drama Company
TV • 2017
Self
Aap Ki Adalat
TV • 1992
Himself
Comedy Nights Live
TV • 2016
Himself
Comedy Nights Bachao
TV • 2015
Self
The Great Indian Kapil Show
TV • 2024
Self
Indian Idol
TV • 2004
Self