Ajay Singh Deol (born 19 October 1956), better known as
Sunny Deol, is an Indian actor, film director, producer, politician and incumbent
Member of Parliament in the
Lok Sabha, the
lower house of
Indian Parliament. He was elected from the
Gurdaspur constituency of
Punjab.
[1] As an actor, he has worked in
more than 90 Hindi films in a career spanning over four decades and is particularly known for his angry action hero persona.
[2][3] Deol has won
several awards including two
National Film Awards[4][5] and two
Filmfare Awards.
[6]
The elder son of actor
Dharmendra, Deol made his acting debut opposite newcomer
Amrita Singh in the romantic drama
Betaab (1983), a major commercial success.
[7] He had further box-office hits in action films such as
Arjun (1985),
Paap Ki Duniya (1988) and
Tridev (1989), and gained wider recognition for his portrayal of a boxer accused of murder in
Rajkumar Santoshi's
Ghayal (1990), winning the
Filmfare Award for Best Actor[6] and the
National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film).
[8] His portrayal of a volatile lawyer in Santoshi's crime drama
Damini (1993) won him the
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor[9] and the
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
[6] He also starred in
Darr (1993),
Jeet (1996),
Ghatak (1996), and
Ziddi (1997).
