Bobby Deol

Vijay Singh Deol (born 27 January 1969), professionally known as Bobby Deol is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi cinema along with a few Tamil and Telugu films. In a career spanning more than three decades, Deol is known for portraying a range of unconventional roles in both films and OTT platforms. A member of the Deol family, he is the younger son of actor Dharmendra and the younger brother of actor Sunny Deol. After appearing as a child artist in Dharam Veer (1977), Deol had his first lead role in the romance Barsaat (1995), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He subsequently starred in the commercially successful action thrillers Gupt (1997), Soldier (1998), Badal (2000), Bichhoo (2000), Ajnabee (2001), and Humraaz (2002). For Humraaz, he received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. He also starred with his father Dharmendra and brother Sunny Deol in commercially successful Apne (2007) and Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011). This was followed by a career downturn, during which his notable commercial successes were the ensemble films Race 3 (2018), and Housefull 4 (2019). In the 2020s, Deol found renewed success with the streaming projects Class of '83 (2020), Aashram (2020–present), Love Hostel (2022) and The Ba***ds of Bollywood (2025). He gained further acclaim for playing antagonist in the top-grossing action drama film Animal (2023), which earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.