Sunny Deol Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Sunny Deol is an Indian actor, director, producer, and politician who is best known for his work in several action-thriller films such as Tridev (1989), Ghayal (1990), Jeet (1996), Ghatak (1996), and Gadar (2001). In 1991, he won the ‘Special Jury Award’ at the National Film Awards and the Filmfare ‘Best Actor’ award for the film Ghayal. 3 years later, he repeated the double by winning the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ award at the National Film Awards and the Filmfare ‘Best Supporting Actor’ award for the film Damini. In the 2019 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) elections, he contested from the Gurdaspur constituency in the state of Punjab and defeated his nearest rival by a margin of more than 80,000 votes.

Born Name

Ajay Singh Deol

Nick Name

Sunny

Sun Sign

Libra

Born Place

Sahnewal, Ludhiana, Punjab

Residence

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality

Occupation

Actor, Director, Producer, Politician

Family

• Father – Dharmendra (Actor, Producer, Politician)
• Mother – Prakash Kaur
• Siblings – Bobby Deol (Younger Brother) (Actor), Vijeeta Deol (Younger Sister), Ajeeta Deol (Younger Sister) (Teacher, Psychologist)
• Others – Hema Malini (Step-Mother) (Actress, Writer, Director, Producer, Dancer, Politician), Esha Deol (Younger Half-Sister) (Actress, Model, Author), Ahana Deol (Younger Half-Sister) (Dancer), Bharat Takhtani (Former Step-Brother-in-Law) (Businessman), Radhya Takhtani (Step-Niece), Miraya Takhtani (Step-Niece), Abhay Deol (Paternal Cousin) (Actor, Producer), Ajit Deol (Paternal Uncle) (Actor), Usha Deol (Paternal Aunt), Aryaman Deol (Nephew), Darien Vohra (Step-Nephew), Dharam Deol (Nephew), Tanya Deol (Sister-in-Law) (Costume Designer), Kewal Kishan Singh Deol (Paternal Grandfather) (School Teacher), Satwant Kaur (Paternal Grandmother), Vaibhav Vohra (Step-Brother-in-Law) (Businessman), Kiran Chaudhri (Brother-in-Law) (Dentist), Guddu Dhanoa (Uncle) (Writer, Producer, Director), Veerta Deol (Paternal Cousin), Veerendra Deol (Paternal Uncle), Pammi Deol (Paternal Aunt), Vivek Gill (Brother-in-Law), Prerna Gill (Niece) (Author), Pulkit Deora (Nephew-in-Law) (Advocate), Krishan Dev Mahal (Father-in-Law), June Sarah Mahal (Mother-in-Law), Jagdarshan Samra (Maternal Uncle) (Actor, Producer), Nikita Mina Chaudhri (Niece), Prianka Chaudhri (Niece)

Build

Muscular

Height

5 ft 8 in or 173 cm

Weight

80 kg or 176.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Sunny has dated –

1. Amrita Singh
2. Pooja Deol (1984–Present) – Sunny Deol got married to writer Pooja (aka Lynda) in 1984. They have 2 sons together named Karan “Rocky” Deol (b. November 27, 1990) (Actor) and Rajveer Deol.
3. Dimple Kapadia (1985-1996) – Dimple had a long-term, on-and-off relationship with Sunny while she was married to Rajesh Khanna.

Race / Ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Toned physique
• Sports a rugged beard
• Bulky frame

Sunny Deol Facts

1. In 1983, for his very first film Betaab (1982), Sunny received a Filmfare nomination in the category of ‘Best Actor’.
2. After the success of the 1996 Hindi-language action thriller film Ghatak, renowned director Rajkumar Santoshi had decided to cast Sunny in the lead role in the 2000 action thriller film Pukar. However, one of the co-producers on the film, Boney Kapoor offered Rajkumar a better financial deal to cast his brother and actor Anil Kapoor in the lead role instead. Anil went on to win the National Film Award for ‘Best Actor’ for his performance.
3. The 2001 Bollywood period film Gadar, in which he starred in the lead role, became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time after its release. He earned a Filmfare nomination in the ‘Best Actor’ category for his work and it was the 6th time that he had been nominated for this award.
4. Gadar 2 became the highest-grossing film of Sunny’s career in just 2 days of release. It earned ₹83.10 crore (₹40.1 crore + 43 crore) in only 2 days. Before this, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha was the highest-grossing film of Sunny which had earned nearly ₹76.88 crore.
5. Deol’s Gadar 2 became the first Bollywood film to earn at least ₹30 crores each day in the initial 6 days of its release. Overall, its total collection stood at ₹261.35 crores in the starting 6 days of release. Later, by August 2023 end, its collection had crossed ₹475 crores mark in India.
6. In August 2023, it was revealed that Sunny’s villa in Gandhigram Road, Juhu, Mumbai was getting auctioned by Bank of Baroda (BoB) as he hadn’t paid ₹56 crores of pending payment. Within 24 hours, BoB had withdrawn the notice of the auction.
7. In 2023, he confirmed to BBC Asian Network that he won’t be producing films in Bollywood since he might go bankrupt. Instead, he would stick to acting.
8. In 2023, his film Gadar 2 was also screened for 3 days (daily 5 shows) at the new Parliament building in Delhi, India, and hence became the first film to screen at the new Parliament building for the Lok Sabha members.
9. In September 2023, Sunny revealed to YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia that his Intelligence Quotient (IQ) was more than 160 in school which was more than the famous physicist Albert Einstein.
10. On September 2, 2023, Sunny made his first public appearance with Shah Rukh Khan after a decade at the success party of Gadar 2. Since the movie Darr (1993), they were not on good terms and had not spoken to each other for 16 years.

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