DOB: 19/10/1961

Awards:

Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghayal (1991)

Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Damini - Lightning (1994)

Zee Cine Awards

Zee Cine Special Award for Outstanding Performance- Male for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2002)

Star Screen Awards

Best Actor for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001)

National Film Awards

National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) (1991)

National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Damini - Lightning (1993)

Notes:

Sunny Deol (Birth name Ajay Singh Deol) is the son of veteran actor Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur of Punjabi descent. He has a younger brother, Bobby Deol, who is also an actor, two sisters who are settled in California, and two half-sisters, Esha Deol, an actress and Ahana Deol, from his father's re-marriage to famous actress Hema Malini. His cousin Abhay Deol is also currently an actor.

His wife is Pooja Deol and they have two children.

He went to England to study acting. He joined theatre called the Old Web Theatre in Birmingham, England where he studied theatre and acting.

Sunny's debut film was Betaab in 1983.

He turned director with Dillagi (1999) in which he co starred with his younger bother, Bobby Deol and Urmila Mantodkar.