The son of one of the most acclaimed actors of Bollywood,
Dharmendra, Bobby Deol (real name: Vijay Singh Deol) is an Indian actor who made his debut in 1995 with the movie Barsaat. Winning the Filmfare Best Debut Actor Award for his performance in
Barsaat, Bobby went on to star in several thriller films such as
Badal,
Gupt, Jurm,
Bichhoo, and Ajnabee. Gupt, released in 1997 went on to become one of the most successful releases of the year. In 2003, he was also nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role in the movie
Humraaz which also starred
Akshaye Khanna and
Ameesha Patel.
In subsequent years, Bobby achieved moderate success with many of films including Bardasht, Dosti, Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo, Chamku, and
Yamla Pagla Deewana. He shared screen-space with his father, Dharmendra and brother Sunny in the 2007 movie Apne which went on to become a box office hit. In 2017, he starred in
Shreyas Talpade`s directorial debut
Poster Boys, which is a remake of the Marathi movie with the same title. His 2018 releases include
Race 3 and
Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se. In 2019 he played a lead role in
Housefull 4. He then moved to OTT platforms with the movie
Class of `83 (2020) and the web series Ashram (2020). His other releases include Love Hostel (2022). He then featured in the blockbuster hit Animal (2023).