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.
- March 15, 1976 (50)
- Chandigarh, Punjab, India
- Actor and producer
- 23 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
What are Abhay Deol's films like?
Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 21
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
Usually the Hero: 10 of 19 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Viren in Socha Na Tha (2005)
- Heroas Satyaveer Randhawa in Manorama: Six Feet Under (2007)
- Heroas Lovinder 'Lucky' Singh in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)
- Tricksteras Lovinder 'Lucky' Singh in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)
- Shadowas Arjun Burman in Aisha (2010)
- Heroas Kabir Dewan in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
- Heroas Kabir in Chakravyuh (2012)
- Heroas Krishnan in Shanghai (2012)
- Heroas Amit Sharma in One by Two (2014)
- Allyas Bilal Ahmed in Happy Bhaag Jayegi (2016)
- Shadowas Mahadev in Hero (2019)
- Threshold guardianas Artist in Chopsticks (2019)
- Heroas Officer Raghav in Line of Descent (2019)
- Mentoras Val (Valerine) in What Are the Odds? (2019)
- Heraldas Rishi Singh in Velle (2021)
- Threshold guardianas Arvind in Spin (2021)
- Heroas Rudra in Jungle Cry (2022)
- Mentoras Rudra in Jungle Cry (2022)
- Heroas Shekhar Krishnamoorthy in Trial by Fire (2023)
Moods and endings
- 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 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).
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Subscription and free streaming for Abhay 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
37 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Bun Tikki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

The Featherweight(2023)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Trial by Fire(2023)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Jungle Cry(2022)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Velle(2021)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Spin(2021)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Son(2021)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
1962: The War In The Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

JL50 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Hero(2019)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Line of Descent(2019)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Chopsticks(2019)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
What Are the Odds?(2019)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Zero(2018)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Nanu Ki Jaanu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Happy Bhaag Jayegi(2016)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Lovers(2015)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
One by Two(2014)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Raanjhanaa(2013)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Meridian Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Chakravyuh(2012)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Shanghai(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara(2011)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Tera Kya Hoga Johnny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

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

Dev.D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!(2008)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Manorama: Six Feet Under(2007)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Ahista Ahista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

Socha Na Tha(2005)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
David Reddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Don’t You Be My Neighbor!. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kadhai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
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.

Biggest box office
Zero (2018)

Highest rated
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

Most popular right now
Trial by Fire (2023)
Film career
Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 12 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.
- 2005Screen debut· Socha Na Tha
- 2005First top-billed film· Socha Na Tha
- 2009Career best· Dev.D
- 2023Career best· Trial by Fire
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 Abhay Deol's films land?
Their typical MovieCove 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.
- 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 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 Abhay Deol's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 4 categories sit near the median of all films.
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 MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aanand L. Rai shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Aanand L. RaiShared titles: Zero (2018), Happy Bhaag Jayegi (2016), Raanjhanaa (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Aanand L. Rai

- Dibakar BanerjeeShared titles: Shanghai (2012), Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Dibakar Banerjee

Writers
- Devika BhagatShared titles: One by Two (2014), Aisha (2010), Manorama: Six Feet Under (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Devika Bhagat

- Manoj TapadiaShared titles: One by Two (2014), Manorama: Six Feet Under (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Manoj Tapadia
- Urmi JuvekarShared titles: Shanghai (2012), Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Urmi Juvekar

- Reema KagtiShared titles: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Reema Kagti

Actors
- Manu Rishi ChadhaShared titles: What Are the Odds? (2019), Aisha (2010), Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Manu Rishi Chadha

- Rajshri DeshpandeShared titles: Trial by Fire (2023), What Are the Odds? (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Rajshri Deshpande

- Anurag AroraShared titles: Velle (2021), Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Anurag Arora

- Brijendra KalaShared titles: Zero (2018), Manorama: Six Feet Under (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Brijendra Kala

Composers and editors
- Sohail SenShared titles: Velle (2021), Happy Bhaag Jayegi (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Sohail Sen

- Hemal KothariShared titles: Zero (2018), Raanjhanaa (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Hemal Kothari
- Ninad KhanolkarShared titles: Happy Bhaag Jayegi (2016), Raanjhanaa (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Ninad Khanolkar

- Ehsaan NooraniShared titles: One by Two (2014), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Ehsaan Noorani

Producers
- Ravi SarinShared titles: Velle (2021), Raanjhanaa (2013), Aisha (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Ravi Sarin
- Abhayanand SinghShared titles: The Featherweight (2023), Son (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Abhayanand Singh
- Ali JazayeriShared titles: The Featherweight (2023), Son (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Ali Jazayeri

- Guy J. LouthanShared titles: Line of Descent (2019), The Lovers (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Guy J. Louthan

Mixed roles
- Himanshu SharmaShared titles: Happy Bhaag Jayegi (2016), Raanjhanaa (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Himanshu Sharma
- Zoya AkhtarShared titles: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Zoya Akhtar



