Sunny Deol Birthday Special: How Ghayal Actor Became Ghatak For All Superstars With His Gadar Andaz

Sunny Deol is back in action, all thanks to Gadar 2, which was released in 2023. As we all know, Sunny made his acting debut in 1983 with the superhit film, Betaab. Now, he is a big superstar and has an immense

fan following. Today (October 19), Sunny Deol has turned 68, and on this special day, he will be celebrating his birthday with his family and close friends. After the monstrous success of Gadar 2, the actor indeed became Ghatak for all the superstars of Bollywood with his comeback.

How Sunny Deol reinvented himself with his old formula

Sunny Deol has always been known as one of the best action heroes in Indian cinema. He delivered some of the best action films back in the 80s and 90s, such as Ghayal, Ghatak, Sunny, Narasimha, Jeet and so on. However, in the late 2000s, Sunny started facing setbacks in his career. His films started failing at the box office. Hence, the actor reduced working on more films and focused on his craft. In 2023, the destiny changed, and Sunny Deol came back in action with his film, Gadar 2. Owing to its high nostalgia value and solid action drama, the Anil Sharma-directed film, Gadar 2, turned out to be a massive hit at the box office. Since then, Sunny Deol started getting more film offers, and the actor also has some of the interesting films in the pipeline. After all the success of Sunny Deol, one thing that we must mention is you need to fall down very hard to bounce back to taste new heights of success. That’s what happened with Sunny Deol and Shah Rukh Khan in 2023.

Back in the 90s, his famous dialogue from the film, Damini, ‘Dhai Kilo Ka Haath’ is now indeed giving a real feel to all the Bollywood superstars. Sunny Deol knows what our Indian audience wants, and he delivered exactly what they had been craving.Also Read : Sunny Deol Visits Attari-Wagah Border With Son Karan Deol, Daughter-In-Law Drisha Acharya; Actor Meets BSF Jawans Gadar 2’s success is a great example of it. After Gadar 2, Sunny featured in Jaat, which also turned out to be a moderate success. Now, he is all set to be seen in Border 2, which is releasing on Republic Day 2026. It is going to create a high nostalgia value. In the film, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty will be sharing screen space with the legend. Apart from that, Sunny Deol is also a part of Ramayana Part 1 and 2. He is playing the role of Lord Hanuman. He also has Rajkumar Santoshi’s Lahore 1947, in which he will be sharing screen space with Preity Zinta. Well, Sunny Deol is all set to rule the box office once again, and fans are eagerly waiting to see him back on the big screen. We at Zoom wish Sunny Deol a happy birthday!