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Bobby Deol

Date of Birth
27 January 1967, India

Birth Name
Vijaysingh Dharmendra Deol

Height
6' 1" (1.85 m)

Mini Biography
Bobby Deol (Vijay Singh Deol) is the second son of Bollywood mega-star Dharmendra. His older brother is another Bollywood mega-star, Sunny Deol. And mother is prakash kaur

He has two half-sisters, namely Bollywood actress Esha Deol and Ahana Deol. His step-mother is the Bollywood "Dreamgirl" Hema Malini. Bobby Deol married Tanya Ahuja and has been blessed with two sons. The second son was born on November 2004, and is named "Dharam" after his grandpa. The elder son is named Aryaman.

Deol began his career as a child artiste in the movie Dharam Veer (1977), playing a young Dharmendra.

He made his debut as a leading man in Barsaat. for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award.

Deol returned with his second release Gupt: The Hidden Truth, a murder mystery which released in July 1997 The movie turned out to be one of the biggest hits of that year. His following film that year Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya did not do well commercially.

In 1998, Deol had two releases - Kareeb and Soldier. Kareeb, flopped commercially. Whereas, the latter was a big hit. Deol received acclaim for his role of a mysterious killer Soldier.

In 1999, he starred with his elder brother Sunny Deol for the first time in Dillagi. The film flopped commercially.

In 2000, he had some success with action flicks Badal and Bichhoo. Whereas, Hum To Mohabbat Karega, flopped miserably.

2001 Aashiq, the film flopped too. Ajnabee, turned out to be a hit.

2002, Deol had four releases - Kranti, 23rd March 1931: Shaheed, Humraaz and Chor Machaaye Shor. All of his releases that year flopped except Humraaz, The film also gained him the nomination for the Filmfare Best Actor Award.

The year 2004 didn't bring much joy either. His three releases - Kismat, Bardaasht and Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo flopped.

year 2005 - Jurm, Tango Charlie, Barsaat and Dosti: Friends Forever, The first two releases flopped. Whereas, the other two did below average business at the domestic box office but did very good business overseas.

Deol had only one releases in 2006, Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai, which flopped

Deol returned with Shakalaka Boom Boom, on 2007. The film flopped. Deol's next release of the year was Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. The film released on June 15, 2007, the movie did below average business in India but turned out to be a hit in the USA and UK markets. On June 29, 2007 Apne, a film in which Deol was seen with his father Dharmendra and elder brother Sunny Deol for the first time released. The movie was a big hit in the overseas market too. Deol had his fourth release of the year in Naqaab on July 13. The movie did below average business at the box office. Deol then played himself in his last release of the year - Nanhe Jaisalmer.


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Bobby Deol - what members say


  • 23rd March 1931 Shaheed
  • 23rd March 1931 Shaheed review by A customer from Hampshire
    Rated - 4 stars Historic Film 15 May 2005
    ...Well acted and executed. Sunny & Bobby Deol's performance is good. Watch it. ...  
  • Jurm
  • Jurm review by A customer from england
    Rated - 4 stars good movie 2 August 2005
    ...er but it's quite good for a bollywood thriller. Some good acting from Lara and Bobby Deol. ...  
  • Barsaat - A Sublime Love Story
  • Barsaat - A Sublime Love Story review by A customer from ealing,london
    Rated - 1 stars dreadful 11 May 2006
    ... this time with an even more unbelivable plot. we are led to believe the hero, Bobby Deol, goes to study in America when he is young and does not return to India until h...  

Bobby Deol - filmography


  • Chamku on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Ritesh Deshmukh,  Bobby Deol,  Arshad Warsi
    Director: Kabeer Kaushik
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Inspired from real life incidents, the film depicts the journey of a male Naxalite from the southern interiors of Bihar, tutored under a covert governmental program & trained to kill. Chandramohan Singh urf CHAMKU. This is his story set in real time. A brutal past Kill - or - be - killed fights. ..read more »
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  • Heroes on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Salman Khan,  Sunny Deol,  Mithun Chakraborty
    Director: Samir Karnik
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Sammy and Ali are two bosom pals. Everything they do, they do together and are highly dependent on each other. While Sammy is an eccentric, high-spirited and has an uncanny knack of finding humour in the weirdest of situations, Ali is quieter and more mature. When the two friends travel a thousand ..read more »
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  • Naqaab on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Akshaye Khanna,  Bobby Deol
    Director: Abbas Mustan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When Sophia meets Karan, it’s a prime example of how opposites attract and all is well in their world until she meets Vicky; someone who shares a lot more in common with her. As a love triangle develops, secrets are revealed and any solution to Karan’s dilemma will lead to heartache.
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  • Apne on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Katrina Kaif,  Bobby Deol,  Sunny Deol
    Director: Anil Sharma
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Baldev Choudhary is an ex-boxer who tries to achieve the fame he was denied through his sons, Angad and Karan. But, when Karan, his younger son, is paralyzed as the result of an injury suffered in a match with the world heavyweight champion, Baldev sinks into a suicidal depression. This is when his ..read more »
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  • Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Arjun Rampal,  Amisha Patel
    Director: Bunty Soorma
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The majestic dunes of Rajasthan sing of a love that was pure and true...of a love that was totally blind,yet far seeing....of a love that could sculpt beauty,but not see the beauty of the creation. The majestic dunes of Rajasthan sing the love balled of Durga(Amisha PATEL),Babu(Arjun Rampal)and Raj(..read more »
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  • Jurm on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Lara Dutta,  Milind Soman
    Director: Vikram Bhatt
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Jurm is a tout suspense thriller about love, betrayl and revenge. Avinash is a rich business tycoon who is arrested for the murder of his wife Sanjana. His best friend Rohit who is also his legal advisor fights his case. But where does the truth lie?
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 340 members
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  • Tango Charlie on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Sanjay Dutt,  Sunil Shetty,  Ajay Devgan
    Director: Mani Shankar
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A routine sortie in the Kargil sector. Indian Air Force helicopter pilots, Squadron Leader Vikram Rathore (Sanjay Dutt) and Flight Lieutnant Shezad Khan (Suniel Shetty) are busy with the process of passing time in the white-clad wilderness of endless non-populated arid lands. Suddenly, they spot a ..read more »
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  • Chor Machaaye Shor on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Shilpa Shetty,  Bipasha Basu
    Director: David Dhawan
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A thief on the run hides a highly precious diamond in a building under construction. He is arrested and jailed. Months later, he is freed from jail and goes back to that site only to find it has become a police headquarters.
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  • Ajnabee on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Akshay Kumar,  Bobby Deol,  Kareena Kapoor
    Director: Abbas Mustan
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Raj, a Horse Polo coach, leaves for Switzerland with his wife Priya for work. They have the married couple of Vicky and Sonia as neighbors. Soon the four become great friends. The difference between Raj and Vicky is that Raj is an employee and Vicky is a filthy rich man. Raj believes in co-..read more »
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  • Aashiq on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Karishma Kapoor,  Anupam Kher
    Director: Indra Kumar
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    What's love....? Romance and passion, the deep sighs, and the long nights! Sure, but it is also caring, sharing and the feeling that puts the beloved before one's self and one who truly lives up to this is the real lover - the Aashiq. Chander (Bobby Deol) is a fun-loving, carefree young man who ..read more »
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  • Bichhoo on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Rani Mukherjee
    Director: Guddu Dhanoa
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Essentially an adaptation of Luc Besson's LEON (aka THE PROFESSIONAL), BICHHOO stars Bobby Deol as an assassin who reluctantly protects his beautiful and bubbly neighbour (Rani Mukherjee) after her family is killed by a ruthless druglord.
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  • Dillagai on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Insane Clown Posse,  Urmila Matondkar,  Bobby Deol
    Director: Sunny Deol
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Two brothers, Ranvir and Rajvir, are as unlike as chalk and cheese. Ranvir is a responsible workaholic and a hopeless romantic whereas Rajvir loves the fast life and is footloose and fancyfree. What they do have in common is a sweet and simple college girl named Shalini - but neither realise their ..read more »
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  • Badal on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Mayuri Kango,  Rani Mukherjee,  Bobby Deol
    Director: Raj Kanwar
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    When Badal is made an orphan by the trigger happy cop, Jaisingh, he turns into a terrorist with sole mission to avenge his family's deaths. Badal meets Soni, who falls in love with him. Rajeet Singh invites Badal to his house and he becomes part of the family. When Rajeet learns Badal's identity he ..read more »
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  • Kareeb on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Neha,  Moushumi Chatterjee
    Director: Vidhu Vinod
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Birju (Bobby Deol) is the son of the biggest textile merchant in the scenic lakeside town of Rewalsar in Himachal Pradesh. He is a light-hearted prankster, who doesn’t take life seriously, till he meets Neha (debutant Neha), the daughter of a young war widow, Chanchal (Moushumi Chatterjee). As love ..read more »
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  • Soldier on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Preity Zinta,  Rakhee Gulzar
    Director: Abbas Mustan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A young man flees to Australia from India after he commits a murder. Here he meets and seduces the daughter of a rich industrialist, but what are his true intentions?
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  • Aur Pyar Ho Gaya on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Anupam Kher,  Sunny Deol,  Aishwarya Rai
    Director: Rahul Rawail
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Aashi's marriage has been arranged with a rich garment chain owner. She wants to make sure he is what she expects so she heads to Switzerland to spy on him. Here she meets another man who claims to be her husband-to-be and falls in love with him, but this causes more complications...
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  • Gupt: The Hidden Truth on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Manisha Koirala,  Kajol
    Director: Rajiv Rai
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Saahil is "framed" for the murder of his stepfather, the Governor. Witnesses testify that Saahil made an attempt on the Governor's life at his birthday party. Saahil's motive for killing the Governor, is that he was forcing Saahil to marry Sheetal, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, while ..read more »
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  • Bardaasht on DVD
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Lara Dutta
    Director: E. Niwas
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When his brother is shot by police apparently for possession of drugs, ex-army officer Aditya Srivastav tries to find the truth. In the course of his quest he finds himself reunited with an old flame, Payal, who is now a lawyer. But when the justice system fails to reveal the truth, Aditya must ..read more »
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  • Kismat on DVD
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Priyanka Chopra
    Director: Guddu Dhanoa
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A street tough tries to earn riches to impress the girl he loves by strong arming a government official into signing some papers. He doesn't realise until to late that it he is father of the woman he loves.
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  • Hum To Mohabbat Karega on DVD
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Dilip Tahil,  Johny Lever
    Director: Kundan Shah
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Employed as a mere waiter in a restaurant, Rajiv dreams of news-reporter, Geeta Kapoor. So when she approaches him for an interview about a recent murder, he decides to lie in order to get close to Geeta, and agrees to be publicly interviewed on national television. He unwittingly admits to have ..read more »
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  • 23rd March 1931 Shaheed on DVD
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Sunny Deol,  Amrita Singh
    Director: Guddu Dhanoa
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Tells the story of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, who lets nothing distract him from his goal of liberation. At the age of twenty three, the revolutionary was elevated to the status of national martyr as he challenged the British rule within India.
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  • Nanhe Jaisalmer on DVD
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Katrina Kaif,  Vatsal Sheth
    Director: Samir Karnik
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Ten-year-old Nanhe lives in Jaisalmer with his mother, sister and his camel. He earns his livelihood as a tourist guide who arranges camel safaris. Nanhe’s sole entertainment is his friendship with actor, Bobby Deol. As a baby, Nanhe had appeared briefly in a shot with Bobby for a film and since ..read more »
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Bobby Deol - watch online


  • Heroes to Watch Now (2008)
    Starring: Salman Khan,  Sunny Deol,  Mithun Chakraborty
    Director: Samir Karnik
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 133 minutes
    Sammy and Ali are two bosom pals. Everything they do, they do together and are highly dependent on each other. While Sammy is an eccentric, high-spirited and has an uncanny knack of finding humour in the weirdest of situations, Ali is quieter and more mature. When the two friends travel a thousand ..read more »
    Rate this: 5 stars out of 5 63% from 3 members
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  • Nanhe Jaisalmer to Watch Now
    Starring: Bobby Deol,  Katrina Kaif,  Vatsal Sheth
    Director: Samir Karnik
    Certificate: Certificate: U (TBC)
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    Run time: 109 minutes
    Ten-year-old Nanhe lives in Jaisalmer with his mother, sister and his camel. He earns his livelihood as a tourist guide who arranges camel safaris. Nanhe's sole entertainment is his friendship with actor, Bobby Deol. As a baby, Nanhe had appeared briefly in a shot with Bobby for a film and since ..read more »
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Bobby Deol facts

5 most recent films

Chamku - 2.5 stars
Heroes - 3.0 stars
Naqaab - 3.0 stars
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom - 2.5 stars
Apne - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Humraaz - 3.0 stars
Gupt: The Hidden Truth - 3.0 stars
Dosti - Friends Forever - 3.0 stars
Apne - 3.0 stars
Ajnabee - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Aashiq - 2.5 stars
Chamku - 2.5 stars
Hum To Mohabbat Karega - 2.5 stars
Shakalaka Boom Boom - 2.0 stars
Kismat - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Sunny Deol - 5 times - show films
Lara Dutta - 4 times - show films
Bipasha Basu - 4 times - show films
Preity Zinta - 4 times - show films
Priyanka Chopra - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Suneel Darshan - 4 times - show films
Samir Karnik - 4 times - show films
Abbas Mustan - 3 times - show films
Guddu Dhanoa - 3 times - show films
Anil Sharma - 2 times - show films