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Abhay Deol(I)

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Abhay Deol
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Trial by Fire (2023)
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Abhay is an actor who has never shied away from speaking his mind; a producer who doesn't believe in the 'formula', a film curator with a keen eye for detail and good stories, a painter who's not scared to experiment with colours and a philanthropist who wishes to leverage his position to bring a positive change in society. Well, that's in short Abhay Deol, if only the versatile actor could fit in boxes.

Despite coming from the most-filmy family of Bollywood- the Deols, Abhay is a man of few words who lets his work and films do the talking bit. You may call him non-conformist but Abhay's panache of portraying complex characters is matched by very few in the cinema world as evident from his filmography that includes films like Dev D, Raanjhana, Manorama six feet under, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Shanghai and Oye Lucky Lucky Oye.

Whether it was acquainting Sunny Deol to Imtiaz Ali for his debut Socha Na Tha, raising funds for Manorama Six Feet Under or giving Anurag Kashyap the idea to give Devdas a contemporary twist in Dev.D, Abhay always went beyond the traditional responsibilities of an actor even in the early days of his career.

Despite his success with films that have been termed "art-house" and "off beat", Abhay - right from his first shot has continually balanced and found success both with artistic/indie cinema as well as hugely successful Bollywood blockbusters.

He has consistently taken chances with debutante directors from the start of his career. Be it Imtiaz Ali, Reema Kakdi or Navdeep Singh, just to name a few. He's also carried the freedom, and his penchant for going against the grain, into his work as a producer - backing newcomers and new storylines. With a huge fan-following across the globe, Abhay has always stood for the cause of parallel cinema, which is one of the reasons he became a film curator. He also ventured into the digital medium with Chopsticks and Line of Descent, apart from stepping into Tamil cinema with Hero and Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kadhai. With a strong social media presence, Abhay is known to take a stand divergent to the rest of tinsel town's herd opinions, which is what makes him 'thinking women sex symbol.'
BornMarch 15, 1976
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Abhay Deol and Avantika in Spin (2021)
Abhay Deol in The Other plan (2020)
Abhay Deol, Kapil Sharma, and Mithila Palkar in Abhay Deol & Mithila Palkar (2019)
Abhay Deol, Kapil Sharma, and Mithila Palkar in Abhay Deol & Mithila Palkar (2019)
Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, and Kalki Koechlin in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, and Abhay Deol in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, and Abhay Deol in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, and Abhay Deol in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, and Abhay Deol in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, and Abhay Deol in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, and Abhay Deol in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Hrithik Roshan and Abhay Deol in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

Known for

Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, Abhay Deol, and Kalki Koechlin in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
8.2
  • Kabir Dewan
  • 2011
Dev.D (2009)
Dev.D
7.9
  • Dev
  • Devindra Dhillon
  • 2009
Paresh Rawal, Abhay Deol, and Nitu Chandra in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
7.7
  • Lovinder 'Lucky' Singh
  • 2008
Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor in Raanjhanaa (2013)
Raanjhanaa
7.6
  • Akram Zaidye
  • Jasjeet Singh
  • 2013

Credits

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Actor

  • Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kadhai
    • Completed
  • Trial by Fire (2023)
    Trial by Fire
  • Jungle Cry (2022)
    Jungle Cry
  • 1962: The War in the Hills (2021)
    1962: The War in the Hills
  • Velle (2021)
    Velle
  • Spin (2021)
    Spin
  • Pankaj Kapur, Piyush Mishra, and Abhay Deol in JL50 (2020)
    JL50
  • Gia Pater and BP Major in Major Minors (2020)
    Major Minors
  • Arjun Sarja, Abhay Deol, Sivakarthikeyan, and Kalyani Priyadarshan in Hero (2019)
    Hero
  • Brendan Fraser, Ronit Roy, Abhay Deol, and Neeraj Kabi in Line of Descent (2019)
    Line of Descent
  • Born to Stand Out
  • Abhay Deol and Mithila Palkar in Chopsticks (2019)
    Chopsticks
  • Sulabha Arya, Karanvir Malhotra, Abhay Deol, Manu Rishi Chadha, Priyanka Bose, and Yashaswini Dayama in What are the Odds? (2019)
    What are the Odds?
  • Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in Zero (2018)
    Zero
  • Abhay Deol and Patralekhaa Paul in Nanu Ki Jaanu (2018)
    Nanu Ki Jaanu
  • Jimmy Shergill, Abhay Deol, Ali Fazal, and Diana Penty in Happy Bhaag Jayegi (2016)
    Happy Bhaag Jayegi

Producer

  • The Featherweight (II)
    • Completed
  • Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kadhai
    • Completed
  • Andi Matichak and Luke David Blumm in Son (2021)
    Son
  • Brendan Fraser, Ronit Roy, Abhay Deol, and Neeraj Kabi in Line of Descent (2019)
    Line of Descent
  • Born to Stand Out
  • Sulabha Arya, Karanvir Malhotra, Abhay Deol, Manu Rishi Chadha, Priyanka Bose, and Yashaswini Dayama in What are the Odds? (2019)
    What are the Odds?
  • One by Two (2014)
    One by Two
  • Love, Lots of It (2011)
    Love, Lots of It

Writer

  • Born to Stand Out
  • Dev.D (2009)
    Dev.D

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Velle Official Trailer
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Velle Official Trailer
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Happy Bhag Jayegi
Trailer 2:47
Happy Bhag Jayegi
The Lovers
Trailer 2:26
The Lovers
Happy Bhaag Jayegi
Trailer 2:48
Happy Bhaag Jayegi
Raanjhanaa Trailer
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Raanjhanaa Trailer
Road, Movie
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    • Abhay Deol Brand Endorsement Enquiry - Celewish
    • March 15, 1976
    • Chandigarh, Punjab, India
    • Dharmendra(Aunt or Uncle)
  • Other works
    Starred and produced the shelved film,Forbidden Films "Junction". Starring Abhay Deol,Vidya Malvade, Shilpa Shukla, Produced by Abhay Deol and Soumo Ganguly, Directed by Atul Sabharwal.
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    Nephew of Dharmendra.
    • Has done majority of work with debutant directors; rather unusual and daring in the context of "star driven" Hindi film industry

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