Abhay Deol

Abhay Deol

actor, producer, writer

Abhay Deol was born on Mar 15, 1976 in India. Abhay Deol's big-screen debut came with Socha Na Tha directed by Imtiaz Ali in 2005, strarring Viren. Abhay Deol is known for Jungle Cry directed by Sagar Ballary, Abhay Deol stars as Rudra and Emily Shah as Roshni Thakkar. Abhay Deol has got 5 awards and 21 nominations so far. The most recent award Abhay Deol achieved is Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Awards. The upcoming new movie Abhay Deol plays is Jungle Cry which will be released on May 20, 2022.

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.'

  • Birthday

    Mar 15, 1976
  • Place of Birth

    Chandigarh, Punjab, India
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

5 wins & 21 nominations

Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Awards
2012
Best Male Actor
Winner - Fun Fearless Award
Mirchi Music Awards, IN
2012
Best Song of the Year
Winner - Critics' Award
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