Bollywood's action supremo, Sunny Deol was born to mega
star Dharmendra and is his eldest son. Right from the
beginning, carrying his father's USP firmly forward,
Sunny Deol was well built and good looking. He debuted
in the super hit Betaab (1983) and went on to
consolidate his status as the nation's foremost and
most wanted action hero with films like Arjun (1985),
Tridev, Dacait and Ghayal (1990). It was Ghayal that
got him his first Best Actor award and there was no
looking back after that. In the film, Sunny's
performance was lauded by audiences left, right and
centre and to date is considered a benchmark for an
intense performance, amongst elite films. Perhaps one
of only two stars from the 1990s to create long-lasting
hysteria amongst millions of fans the world over, his
mere presence in a film pulls in the crowds by the
horde. In the 1990s, he went on to deliver hits like
Jeet (1996), Ghatak (1996), Ziddi (1997) and Border
(1997) before directing a very competent film, Dillagi
(1999), that, though unsuccessful commercially, is to
date his most loved performance by the urbane, overseas
and multiplex audience. His co-star in the film Bobby
Deol, his younger brother also shone through with a
brilliant performance. However, Sunny's biggest hit to
date, and also Bollywood's all time blockbuster was
2001's Gadar-Ek Prem Katha. The film catapulted Sunny
to numero uno status that is yet to be challenged. A
strong man to the core, Sunny reflects the aura of
legendary heroism that is oh-so missing from the rest
of the current stars. Quite simply, the Action King of
Bollywood.

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