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My Take
Bobby Deol's career arc is one of my favorite stories in Hindi cinema. Being Dharmendra's son and Sunny Deol's brother opened the door, but it also set a trap: the industry quietly wrote him off when the leading-man roles dried up. Instead of fading into family nostalgia, he rebuilt himself in middle age as a magnetic, unsettling screen presence, and audiences rediscovered him on his own terms. I respect reinvention more than early success, and his is among the most convincing I have seen. The Filmfare trophy matters less to me than the patience it took to earn a second act.
Overview
Vijay Singh Deol (born 27 January 1969), professionally known as Bobby Deol is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has also appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. A member of the Deol family, he is the younger son of actor Dharmendra and the younger brother of actor Sunny Deol.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bobby Deol
- Name (Japanese)
- ボビー・ディオル
- Reading
- ぼびー・でぃおる
- Born
- January 27, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Mumbai, Bombay State, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / animator / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Mithibai College
Awards & achievements
- Filmfare Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Animator — see all → · More people from India →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.