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Abhay Deol

Abhay Deol

Actor and producer · Born March 15, 1976 (50) · Chandigarh, Punjab, India

Abhay Deol is an Indian actor originally from Chandigarh, Punjab. He is an Indian film actor and producer whose family has a long history in the Hindi film industry. Deol has appeared in such films as Dev.D and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!. He is the nephew of Bollywood actor Dharmendra, and the cousin of Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abhay Deol, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 15, 1976 (50)
From
Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
23 on Motif · 37 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 14% in 30 days

What are Abhay Deol's films like?

Across their 23 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 7 · Intense 6

Steady 6 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 6

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

Casual 9 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 4

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 4

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 19
Shadow
2 of 19
Threshold guardian
2 of 19
Mentor
2 of 19
Trickster
1 of 19
Ally
1 of 19
Herald
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Joyful
8
Hopeful
9
Melancholic
6
Absurd
6
Other
27

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Abhay Deol's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 23 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Abhay Deol's titles on Motif; 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

37 credits, 23 with a Motif page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bun Tikki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Featherweight(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Trial by Fire(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Shekhar Krishnamoorthy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • Jungle Cry(2022)

    as Rudrakesh Jena

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Velle(2021)

    as Rishi Singh

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Spin(2021)

    as Arvind

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Son(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • 1962: The War In The Hills (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Major Suraj Singh

  • JL50 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as CBI Officer Shantanu

  • Hero(2019)

    as Mahadev

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Line of Descent(2019)

    Producer · as Officer Raghav

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Chopsticks(2019)

    as Artist

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • What Are the Odds?(2019)

    Producer · as Val

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Zero(2018)

    as Aditya Kapoor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Nanu Ki Jaanu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Nanu

  • Happy Bhaag Jayegi(2016)

    as Bilal Ahmed

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • The Lovers(2015)

    as Udaji

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • One by Two(2014)

    Producer · as Amit Sharma

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Raanjhanaa(2013)

    as Akram

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Meridian Lines (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Vijay

  • Chakravyuh(2012)

    as Kabir

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Shanghai(2012)

    as T. A. Krishnan

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara(2011)

    as Kabir Dewan

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Tera Kya Hoga Johnny (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Special Appearance in 'Shaher Ki Rani' Song

  • Aisha(2010)

    as Arjun Burman

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Road, Movie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Vishnu

  • Dev.D (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Devendra Singh Dhillon

  • Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!(2008)

    as Lovinder 'Lucky' Singh

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Manorama: Six Feet Under(2007)

    as Satyaveer Randhawa

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Nilesh Rastogi

  • Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Ahista Ahista (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ankush Ramdev

  • Socha Na Tha(2005)

    as Viren Oberoi

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • David Reddy (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Don’t You Be My Neighbor!. (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Jay

  • Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kadhai (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Kabir Dewan

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 33 of them dated from 2005 to 2025; peak year 2008.

Film career

20052025

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 12 Motif 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 37: 33 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing4 of 37: 2 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s7 · acting2010s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew2020s9 · 7 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 44% of 16 roles
0510

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 Motif, 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 Abhay Deol's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 23 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Abhay Deol's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif titles with content scores, 2 of the 4 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles10–43 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles30–44 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33

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 Abhay Deol work with?

People who share at least 2 of Abhay Deol's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aanand L. Rai shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles