Sunny Deol turns 67: 9 top-rated movies of the Gadar star
The 1997 J.P.Dutta directorial remains one of the most evocative portrayals of combat zone and Indian army to date.
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Even though he plays a supporting role in the film, & makes entrance only in 2nd half, Damini is still remembered primarily for Sunny Deol’s powerful dialogues and whistle-worthy moments of machismo.
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Sunny Deol’s sincere, yet gut-wrenching portrayal of a young man seeking revenge established him as the bonafide action figure of our times.
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Sunny Deol’s casting in this twisted slasher thriller surprised quite a few, but the actor silenced every naysayer with his measured performance as a shrewd, calculative cop.
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Arjun was the definitive film of its times, with an acute portrayal of nation’s employment issues. Playing a young man seeking solace in a regular white collar life, Sunny Deol fit the bill to a tee.
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Darr belonged to its antagonist, but Sunny Deol was one of the fewer actors who could convincingly play a strong man who could rise out of being dead to avenge his wife’s obsessive stalker.
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Deol played a spoilt, rich brat in Chaalbaaz, smitten and floored by the firecracker Manju played by Sridevi. Deol’s goofy moves in ‘Na Jaane’ song continue to be fondly remembered by the film’s fans.
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Rajkumar Santoshi was one of the first and fewer filmmakers who tapped into Sunny Deol’s strengths as a hero-figure, and Deol’s performance as Kashi in Ghatak remains a solid testament to the same.
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What began with Border consolidated in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha where Sunny Deol catapulted himself into the heart of everyone who prouded themselves to be a nation-loving citizen before anything else.