Sunny Deol filmography

Sunny Deol filmography

Deol in 2019

Indian actor Sunny Deol debuted in his father's production Betaab (1983) directed by Rahul Rawail, which was a commercial success. It was followed by numerous roles in some other films of that decade including Sohni Mahiwal (1984), Arjun (1985) and Paap Ki Duniya (1988). In 1989, his role as a police officer in Tridev was highlighted and he also appeared in ChaalBaaz; both were among the top 5 highest earning films of the year.

Sunny Deol appeared in the lead role of a boxer in another of his father's productions Ghayal, directed by debutante Rajkumar Santoshi, which became the year's second top-grossing film. It established and won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and National Film Special Jury Award. In 1993, Deol reunited with Santoshi to play an alcoholic lawyer in the highly successful social drama Damini and was awarded the Filmfare Award and National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. That year, his character of a lieutenant army officer in Yash Chopra's psychological thriller Darr earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Actor nomination. In 1996 he appeared as a criminal in Raj Kanwar's action film Jeet. He also worked with Santoshi a third time in Ghatak. In 1997, he starred in an all-time-blockbuster epic war film Border, where he played the role of a war hero. Two years later, he produced and directed his brother's starrer Dillagi (1999), in which he had a lead role too, but the film failed to gain success.

In 2001, Deol featured as a Sikh truck driver who loves a Muslim woman in Anil Sharma's patriotic action drama portraying the India-Pakistan partition of 1947, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, opposite Amisha Patel. The film became the highest-grossing Hindi film up until then in mainstream cinema earning over ₹1.3 billion (US$15 million) worldwide and he was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor once again. In the same year, he worked in another highly successful action thriller film Indian (2001). He went on to appear in several films co-starring his father and brother, such as Apne (2007) and the Yamla Pagla Deewana film series (2011–18). In 2016, Deol directed and starred in a sequel to Ghayal. He launched and directed his elder son as an actor in the romantic thriller Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas (2019).

Films

Sunny Deol filmography

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1983</td><td>Betaab</td><td>Sunny Kapoor</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Sohni Mahiwal</td><td>Mahiwal / Mirza Izzat Beg</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sunny</td><td>Sunny Inderjit</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Manzil Manzil</td><td>Vijay (Sonu)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>Arjun</td><td>Arjun Malvankar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zabardast</td><td>Sunder Kumar / Shyam</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>Sultanat</td><td>Sultan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saveray Wali Gaadi</td><td>Ravi Das</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Samundar</td><td>Ajit</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>Dacait</td><td>Arjun Yadav</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Paap Ki Duniya</td><td>Suraj / Ashok</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ram-Avtar</td><td>Ram</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yateem</td><td>Krishna</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Inteqam</td><td>Birju / Vijay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Vardi</td><td>Ajay Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Joshilaay</td><td>Dara</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tridev</td><td>Karan Saxena</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ChaalBaaz</td><td>Suraj</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nigahen: Nagina Part II</td><td>Anand</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aag Ka Gola</td><td>Vikram Singh / Shankar (Shaka)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Main Tera Dushman</td><td>Gopal</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Majboor</td><td>Sunil</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kroadh</td><td>Ajay Shukla (Ajju)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ghayal</td><td>Ajay Mehra</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Badnam</td><td>Darshan</td><td>Bengali film; cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>Vishnu-Devaa</td><td>Vishnu Prasad / Vishnu Subramaniam / Jack D'Souza</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yodha</td><td>Karan Srivastav</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shankara</td><td>Shankara</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Narsimha</td><td>Narsimha</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Vishwatma</td><td>Prabhat Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>Lootere</td><td>Karan Chopra</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kshatriya</td><td>Vinay Pratap Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Damini</td><td>Advocate Govind Srivastava</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Izzat Ki Roti</td><td>Jeet</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Veerta</td><td>Mangal Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gunaah</td><td>Ravi Soni</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Darr</td><td>Sunil Malhotra</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>Insaniyat</td><td>Karim Lala</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Imtihaan</td><td>Raja</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Dushmani: A Violent Love Story</td><td>Suraj Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Angrakshak</td><td>Ajay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Himmat</td><td>Ajay Saxena</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jeet</td><td>Karan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ghatak</td><td>Kashi Nath</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ajay</td><td>Ajay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Ziddi</td><td>Deva Pradhan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Border</td><td>Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri,</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya</td><td>Himself</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Qahar</td><td>Raja</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Zor</td><td>Arjun Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Salaakhen</td><td>Vishal Agnihotri</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Iski Topi Uske Sarr</td><td>Bhangra Dancer</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin</td><td>Anand</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arjun Pandit</td><td>Prof. Arjun Dixit (Arjun Pandit)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dillagi</td><td>Ranvir Singh</td><td>Also director</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Champion</td><td>Rajveer Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Farz</td><td>DCP Karan Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gadar: Ek Prem Katha</td><td>Tara Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke</td><td>Sagar</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Indian</td><td>DCP Rajshekhar Azad</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kasam</td><td>Shankar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Maa Tujhhe Salaam</td><td>Pratap Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23rd March 1931: Shaheed</td><td>Chandra Shekhar Azad</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani</td><td>Karan Saxena</td><td>Extended special appearance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Karz: The Burden of Truth</td><td>Suraj Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>The Hero: Love Story of a Spy</td><td>Major Arun Khanna / Ajay Chakravarty (alias name) / Major Ravi Batra (alias name) / Wahid Khan (alias name)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai</td><td>Arjun Singh</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jaal: The Trap</td><td>Ajay Kaul</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Khel – No Ordinary Game</td><td>ACP Rajveer Scindia</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Lakeer – Forbidden Lines</td><td>Arjun Rana</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rok Sako To Rok Lo</td><td>Kabir (Phantom) Mukherjee</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Jo Bole So Nihaal</td><td>Nihaal Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Naksha</td><td>Veer K. Malhotra</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera</td><td>ACP Arjun Singh</td><td>Extended guest appearance</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Big Brother</td><td>Devdhar Gandhi (Deva) / Devdhar Sharma</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fool & Final</td><td>Munna</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Apne</td><td>Angad Singh Choudhary</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kaafila</td><td>Colonel Sameer Ahmed Khan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Tolly Lights</td><td>Himself</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Heroes</td><td>Squadron Leader Vikram Shergill</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Fox</td><td>Yashwant Deshmukh / "Fox"</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Right Yaaa Wrong</td><td>Ajay Shridhar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Khuda Kasam</td><td>Hussain</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hello Darling</td><td>Nikhil Bajaj</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Yamla Pagla Deewana</td><td>Paramveer Singh Dhillon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Yamla Pagla Deewana 2</td><td>Paramveer Singh Dhillon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Singh Saab the Great</td><td>Saranjit Singh Talwar / Singh Saab</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mahabharat</td><td>Bhima</td><td>Voice</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Dishkiyaoon</td><td>Lakwa</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>I Love NY</td><td>Randhir Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Ghayal Once Again</td><td>Ajay Mehra</td><td>Also director</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Poster Boys</td><td>Jagaavar Chaudhry</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se</td><td>Puran Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mohalla Assi</td><td>Dharamnath Pandey</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bhaiaji Superhit</td><td>Lal Bhaisahab Dubey</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Blank</td><td>SS Dewan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas</td><td>—N/a</td><td>Director</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Chup: Revenge of The Artist</td><td>IGP Arvind Mathur</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Gadar 2</td><td>Tara Singh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Jaat</td><td>Brig. Baldev Pratap Singh/Jaat</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Border 2</td><td>Lt Col Fateh Singh Kaler</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gabru †</td><td>TBA</td><td>Post-production</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lahore 1947 †</td><td>Sikander Mirza</td><td>Post-production</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ikka †</td><td>TBA</td><td>Netflix Original, Post-production</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ramayana: Part 1 †</td><td>Hanuman</td><td>Post-production</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2027</td><td>Ramayana: Part 2 †</td><td>Filming</td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

Sunny Deol filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	The Romantics	Himself	Documentary