Vijay Singh Deol (born 27 January 1967) popularly known as Bobby Deol, is a Hindi movies actor. He was born in Mumbai, India, to legendary Bollywood actor Dharmendra and famous actor Sunny Deol is his elder brother.
Acting career
When he was 10 years old he made a very brief appearance in the 1977 movie Dharam Veer where he played the younger version of his father's character.
He made his debut as a leading man in Rajkumar Santoshi's Barsaat, which was produced under his home banner 'Vijeyta Films' for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award. The movie was the sixth highest domestically grossing movie of the year 1995. Twinkle Khanna, daughter of famous actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna also starred in the movie. This was followed by the murder mystery Gupt: The Hidden Truth. The film went on to become the fifth highest grossing movie of that year and was critically acclaimed. His following film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya did not do well.
In 1998, Deol starred in two films: Kareeb and Soldier. The latter was a lukewarm hit and Deol received much acclaim for his role as a mysterious killer.
When he was 10 years old he made a very brief appearance in the 1977 movie Dharam Veer where he played the younger version of his father's character.
He made his debut as a leading man in Rajkumar Santoshi's Barsaat, which was produced under his home banner 'Vijeyta Films' for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award. The movie was the sixth highest domestically grossing movie of the year 1995. Twinkle Khanna, daughter of famous actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna also starred in the movie. This was followed by the murder mystery Gupt: The Hidden Truth. The film went on to become the fifth highest grossing movie of that year and was critically acclaimed. His following film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya did not do well.
In 1998, Deol starred in two films: Kareeb and Soldier. The latter was a lukewarm hit and Deol received much acclaim for his role as a mysterious killer.
In 1999, he starred with his brother Sunny Deol for the first time in Dillagi. The film was also Sunny's directorial debut. The film did not do well at the box office. In 2000 he had moderate success with Badal and Bichhoo and his following films did not do as well. After a series of flop films, he gained moderate success in 2001 with the murder mystery, Ajnabee In 2002, he starred in four films. Out of his four releases he had a hit with Humraaz. Deol received his first nomination for the Filmfare Best Actor Award. His following films failed to do well at the box office although he did win acclaim for his portrayal of real-life freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in 23rd March 1931: Shaheed which also starred his brother Sunny as Chandrashekhar Azad. In 2003 he had no film releases and in 2004 his string of box office failures continued.
He continued his series of failures in Tango Charlie (2005). He also starred in Barsaat (2005) and Dosti: Friends Forever (2005). Both the movies did average business in India but did better overseass
In 2007, he played a villainous role in Shakalaka Boom Boom, which failed in India but did better overseas. His second release, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom released in June 2007. The film took in one of the biggest openings in India but failed to recover it's costs due to the negative reviews from both critics and audiences. It did much better overseas, especially in the UK where it debuted and peaked at No. 6 on the charts. His third release Apne saw him, his brother and father starring together for the first time. The film opened to good reviews and did well in India and overseas. His following release, Naqaab failed to do well. though he received good reviews for his performance. His most recent release was Nanhe Jaisalmer where he played himself.
In June 2007, at the recent IIFA Awards show, Deol broke into tears when he was called upon the podium by his father Dharmendra, after his father received the IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 2007, he played a villainous role in Shakalaka Boom Boom, which failed in India but did better overseas. His second release, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom released in June 2007. The film took in one of the biggest openings in India but failed to recover it's costs due to the negative reviews from both critics and audiences. It did much better overseas, especially in the UK where it debuted and peaked at No. 6 on the charts. His third release Apne saw him, his brother and father starring together for the first time. The film opened to good reviews and did well in India and overseas. His following release, Naqaab failed to do well. though he received good reviews for his performance. His most recent release was Nanhe Jaisalmer where he played himself.
In June 2007, at the recent IIFA Awards show, Deol broke into tears when he was called upon the podium by his father Dharmendra, after his father received the IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award.
Personal life
Bobby Deol is the second son of Dharmendra, a legendary Bollywood actor, and Prakash Kaur. His elder brother Sunny Deol is also a famous actor. Bobby also has two half-sisters born from his father's second wife (actress Hema Malini), whose names are Esha Deol and Ahana Deol. Actor Abhay Deol, Sagar Deol are his cousins
Bobby Deol briefly dated actress Neelam. He is currently married to Tanya Ahuja with whom he has two children. His eldest son's name is Aryaman, born in June 2001. His second son was born November 5, 2004 and was named Dharam after his grandfather.
Bobby Deol is the second son of Dharmendra, a legendary Bollywood actor, and Prakash Kaur. His elder brother Sunny Deol is also a famous actor. Bobby also has two half-sisters born from his father's second wife (actress Hema Malini), whose names are Esha Deol and Ahana Deol. Actor Abhay Deol, Sagar Deol are his cousins
Bobby Deol briefly dated actress Neelam. He is currently married to Tanya Ahuja with whom he has two children. His eldest son's name is Aryaman, born in June 2001. His second son was born November 5, 2004 and was named Dharam after his grandfather.
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