Lucky, and the film's plot follows his exploits. Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, the film had Deol portray a compulsive thief, Lovinder Singh a.k.a. The latter won the Best Film at the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival in New York City, and Deol won the Best Actor Award.īreakthrough and rise to prominence (2008–11) ĭeol's sole release of 2008 was dark comedy film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!. Deol had two more releases in the year, the crime film Ek Chalis Ki Last Local and the thriller Manorama Six Feet Under.
Deol's first 2007 release was the ensemble comedy drama Honeymoon Travels Pvt. His second film role was 2006's romantic drama Ahista Ahista opposite Soha Ali Khan. Deol's performance in the film was well received. The film garnered mostly positive reviews from critics and was an average grosser at the box-office. It took me 10 years because I didn't want to leave my education to get into films." Acting career Debut and early success (2005–07) ĭeol made his film debut in the 2005 Imtiaz Ali's Socha Na Tha, a romantic comedy where he starred opposite Ayesha Takia. Abhay Deol stated in an interview with Rediff that he is into acting not because of his father, but because he was involved in theatre since school. He is the nephew of actor Dharmendra, and the cousin of Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Esha Deol and Ahana Deol.
2.3 New career moves and fluctuations (2012–present)ĭeol was born into a Punjabi Jat family to Ajit Singh Deol and Usha Deol.2.2 Breakthrough and rise to prominence (2008–11).In addition to his acting career, he is also an active philanthropist and supports various NGOs. Deol owns a production company, Forbidden Films which was established in 2009. He has often been labeled as a nonconformist or an unconventional actor by Indian media. Later he made his debut in Tamil language film Hero.ĭeol is noted for his portrayal of complex characters on screen, and is vociferous in his support for parallel cinema in India.
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Deol has since appeared in independent films including the drama Road, Movie (2010) and the war film Chakravyuh (2012), while simultaneously working in commercially successful films including the romantic drama Raanjhanaa (2013), and the romantic comedy Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016). His performance was well-received and earned him his first nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also played the male lead opposite Sonam Kapoor in the ensemble romantic comedy-drama Aisha (2010).ĭeol mainly appeared in independent films early in his career, but that changed in 2011 when he starred in Zoya Akhtar's Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, a road film that went to become one of the highest-grossing films in Bollywood. Following the success of the film, Deol gained wider recognition. His breakthrough role came in 2009 with the starring role as Dev in Anurag Kashyap's black comedy Dev.D, a modern-day adaptation of the Bengali classic novel Devdas. Deol made his on-screen debut in 2005 with Imtiaz Ali's romantic comedy Socha Na Tha.Īfter the modest success of his debut, Deol was praised for his performances in films such as Manorama Six Feet Under (2007), which won him the Best Actor Award at the Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival, and the commercially successful Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008). Born in the Deol family of the Hindi cinema, he began acting at a young age in theater productions at his school. Abhay Singh Deol (born 15 March 1976) is an Indian actor and producer, who works predominantly in Hindi language films.
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