Sunny Deol's real name is Ajay Singh Deol. Sunny was his nickname in his school days.
Quite contrary to his desi-macho image, Sunny Deol studied acting in England. He studied theatre at the Old World Theater in Birmingham.
Sunny Deol, being a Punjabi Jatt, has a huge fan following in Punjab. His 2001 film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha became so popular in Punjab that the theatres there would begin playing the film at 6 in the mo
Sunny Deol is the winner of two National Awards. He won the National Award for Best Actor in 1990 for Ghayal and the National Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1993 for Damini.
In Damini, Sunny Deol was initially offered a cameo role. But Sunny's acting had so much power, that eventually his screen-time was made longer, and his role became a central character in the film.
All the credit for Sunny Deol's muscular physique goes to his idol, Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone. In fact, Sunny trained in Stallone's gym to get the perfect body.
Sunny Deol has directed 3 films in his entire career. The first film is 1999's romantic film Dillagi. Ghayal Once Again and the recently-released Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas are the other two.
Sunny Deol-starrer Mohalla Assi, which is a satire set in Varanasi (Benaras) was banned by the CBFC for it may hurt religious sentiments upon release.
Sunny Deol has reportedly had a fallout with three of the biggest directors he has worked with in his career: JP Dutta, Rajkumar Santoshi and Suneel Darshan. JP Dutta directed Sunny in films like Yate
Sunny Deol is married to Lynda Deol (aka Pooja Deol) and the couple has two sons, Karan and Rajveer. Lynda is a writer from the UK.
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