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Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol

Actor, also director and producer · Born October 19, 1956 (70) · Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Sunny Deol is an Indian film actor, director and producer known for his works exclusively in Hindi cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Dharmendra, and the elder brother of actor Bobby Deol and Esha Deol and Ahana Deol In a film career spanning over thirty years, Deol has won two National Film Awards, and two Filmfare Awards. Box Office India listed Deol as the overall star of the nineties. Deol made his debut in the film Betaab for which he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. From there, he went on to star in numerous films in the 1980s and 90s like Tridev, Arjun, Kroadh, Ghayal, Vishwatma, Lootere, Darr, Damini – Lightning, Jeet, Ghatak, Border, Ziddi, Arjun Pandit, and Indian. He made his debut as a director and producer with Dillagi, in which he also starred alongside his brother Bobby. Deol made his debut opposite fellow debutante Amrita Singh in Betaab (1982), which was a blockbuster that launched the careers of both actors. His performance won him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award Nomination.

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Born
October 19, 1956 (70)
From
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 108 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 35% in 30 days

What are Sunny Deol's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
46%
Bonds
23%
Power
13%
Self
6%
Survival
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Justice14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 7 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 9

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 19

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 16

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 19 of 23 analyzed roles.

Hero
19 of 23
Ally
2 of 23
Herald
1 of 23
Mentor
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
13
Hopeful
6
Romantic
5
Absurd
4
Other
22

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sunny Deol's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sunny Deol's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

108 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ramayana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Hanuman

  • Batwara 1947(2026)

    as Sikander Mirza

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Ikka(2026)

    as Arjun Mehra

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Border 2(2026)

    as Lt. Col. Fateh Singh Kaler

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Jaat(2025)

    as Jaat

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Gadar 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tara Singh

  • Chup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Arvind Mathur

  • Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Blank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as ATS Officer SS Dewan

  • Bhaiaji Superhitt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Lal Bhaisahab Dubey

  • Mohalla Assi(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se(2018)

    as Pooran

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Poster Boys(2017)

    as Jagaavar Chaudhry

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Ghayal Once Again(2016)

    Director · as Ajay Mehra

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • I Love NY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Randhir Singh

  • Dishkiyaoon(2014)

    as Lakwa

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Mahabharat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bheem (voice)

  • Singh Saab the Great(2013)

    as Saranjeet Singh

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Yamla Pagla Deewana 2(2013)

    as Paramveer Singh Dhillon

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Yamla Pagla Deewana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Paramveer Singh Dhillon

  • Khuda Kasam(2010)

    as Hussain

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hello Darling(2010)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Right Yaaa Wrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as ACP Ajay Sridhar

  • Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Yashwant Deshmukh

  • Heroes(2008)

    as Vikram Shergill

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Tolly Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Special Appearance

  • Kaafila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Colonel Sameer Ahmed Khan

  • Apne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Angad Choudhary

  • Fool N Final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Munna

  • Big Brother(2007)

    as Devdhar S. 'Deva' Gandhi / Devdhar Sharma

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Naksha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Veer Malhotra

  • Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as ACP Arjun Singh

  • Jo Bole So Nihaal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Havaldar Nihaal Singh

  • Socha Na Tha(2005)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Rok Sako To Rok Lo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Lakeer: Forbidden Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Arjun Rana

  • Khel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as A.C.P. Rajveer Scindia

  • Jaal: The Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Ajay Kaul

  • The Hero: Love Story of a Spy(2003)

    as Ajay Chakravarty/Arun Khanna/Major Ravi Batra

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Karz: The Burden of Truth(2002)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Karan Saxena

  • 23rd March 1931: Shaheed(2002)

    as Chandrashekhar Azad

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Maa Tujhhe Salaam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Major Pratap Singh

  • Indian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Co-Producer · as DCP Rajshekhar Azad

  • Kasam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Tara Singh

  • Farz(2001)

    as DCP Karan Singh

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Rajveer Singh

  • Dillagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Actor

  • Arjun Pandit(1999)

    as Professor Arjun Dixit / Arjun Pandit

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Anand

  • Salaakhen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Vishal S. Agnihotri

  • Zor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Qahar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • ...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Special Appearance

  • Border(1997)

    as Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Ziddi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Deva Pradhan

  • Ajay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Ghatak(1996)

    as Kashi Nath

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Jeet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Karan

  • Himmat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Angrakshak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Dushmani: A Violent Love Story(1995)

    as Suraj Singh

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Imtihaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Raja

  • Insaniyat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Karim Lala

  • Gunaah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ravi Sohni

  • Veerta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Mangal Singh

  • Darr(1993)

    as Sunil Malhotra

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Izzat Ki Roti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Damini(1993)

    as Govind

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Lootere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Kshatriya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Vinay Pratap Singh (Surjangarh)

  • Vishwatma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Inspector Prabhat Singh

  • Narsimha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narasimha

  • Shankra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Yodha(1991)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Badnaam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Ghayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Co-Producer · as Ajay Mehra

  • Kroadh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Ajay 'Ajju' V. Shukla

  • Aag Ka Gola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Chaalbaaz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Suraj

  • Nigahen: Nagina Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Anand

  • Tridev (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Inspector Karan Saxena

  • Majboor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Inspector Sunil

  • Main Tera Dushman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Gopal

  • Joshilaay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Dara

  • Vardi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Inspector Ajay Kumar Singh

  • Yateem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Inspector Krishna

  • Intaqaam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Ram-Avtar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Ram

  • Paap Ki Duniya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Suraj

  • Dacait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Arjun Yadav

  • Samundar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Ajit

  • Sultanat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Sultan

  • Saveray Wali Gaadi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Ravidas

  • Zabardast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Sunder Kumar / Shyam

  • Arjun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Arjun Malvankar

  • Sunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Sunny Inderjeet

  • Manzil Manzil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Vijay (Sonu)

  • Sohni Mahiwal(1984)

    as Mirza Izzat Beg

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Betaab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Sunny Kapoor

  • Antony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Baap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Arjun

  • Gabru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Jaat 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Baldev Pratap Singh

  • Lakhan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Ramayana: Part Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Hanuman

  • Soorya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 108 titles, 100 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 1993.

Biggest box office

The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)

$5.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Border (1997)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Ikka (2026)

Film career

19832026

Peak 1993 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1993Screen debut· Darr
  • 1993First top-billed film· Darr

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting106 of 108: 102 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thDirecting3 of 108: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 108: 1 only producing, 2 with another role

108 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s22 · acting1990s31 · 31 acting · 2 crew2000s25 · 24 acting · 2 crew2010s16 · 15 acting · 2 crew2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 60% of 10 roles
9308

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sunny Deol's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Batwara 1947 (2026)

99th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Border (1997)

Midcredits 94th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sunny Deol's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles14–38 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sunny Deol work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sunny Deol's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bobby Deol shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles