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Sunny Deol says he ‘ran away’ from Mumbai amid Border 2’s Rs 436 cr box office success; answers if Dhurandhar 2 gave him royalty for using ‘Ghayal hu isliye Ghatak hu’ | Bollywood News

Sunny Deol says he ‘ran away’ from Mumbai amid Border 2’s Rs 436 cr box office success; answers if Dhurandhar 2 gave him royalty for using ‘Ghayal hu isliye Ghatak hu’ | Bollywood News

3 min readNew DelhiFeb 14, 2026 07:03 PM IST Sunny Deol has been riding a career high ever since his roaring comeback with Gadar 2 in 2023. In 2025, he followed it up with Jaat and then Border 2 in 2026, which has struck a chord with fans and has collected over Rs 436 crore worldwide since its release. But amid the box office success, Sunny quietly escaped to Manali to reconnect with simpler times. In an interview with ANI, the actor revealed, “After Border 2’s release, I decided I would take a break. I ran away to Manali. It snowed there, and I enjoyed all of that.” Why Sunny Deol escaped amid Border 2’s success Even while on a break, Sunny stayed connected to his film. “I had arranged screenings of Border 2 for audiences that included several army personnel. One lady told me she had watched the film twice. I told her, ‘Aaja phir, photo kheech le!’ We put a lot of hard work into every film, but when one of them reaches …

Sunny Deol remembers ‘years of struggle’ in his career: ‘Shayad mere layak koi cheez nahi thi’

Sunny Deol remembers ‘years of struggle’ in his career: ‘Shayad mere layak koi cheez nahi thi’

Actor Sunny Deol has opened up about the highs and lows of his career in the film industry. Speaking with news agency ANI, he reflected on how cinema and audience preferences have evolved over the years. Sunny Deol made his acting debut with Betaab in 1983. (PTI) Sunny Deol talks about his struggling years Speaking to ANI, he said, “I have been in this industry for many years. And we have been seeing such things. But the most important thing that I say to everyone and what I believe is why I am here is because whatever work you do, if you are an actor, whichever field you are, I mean, ups and downs will keep happening, but aapko hardwork karte rehna padega aur karte rehna chahiye (you will have to keep working hard).” He added that success often makes one appreciate the role of destiny. “After years of struggle, when a film does well, you start believing in destiny. Before that, you are only thinking that ‘I will make my destiny, I will do …

‘Shy’ Sunny Deol refused to shoot a dance sequence in Shimla, makers were forced to create the set in a studio to avoid crowd: Tiku Talsania | Bollywood News

‘Shy’ Sunny Deol refused to shoot a dance sequence in Shimla, makers were forced to create the set in a studio to avoid crowd: Tiku Talsania | Bollywood News

Sunny Deol is widely known for his “angry young man” persona with films like Damini, Gadar, and Arjun Pandit. However, according to his co-stars, the actor is an extremely shy person in reality. In a recent interview, veteran actor Tiku Talsania recalled a time when the Gadar star was too shy to shoot a dance sequence amid a crowd, forcing makers of the film to create a set within a studio for the same. In an interview with Lallantop, Tiku said, “He had to shoot a dance sequence at Shimla’s mall road. The place was suddenly crowded with public, making the actor extremely conscious. Looking at the crowd, Sunny told the makers, ‘Aaj nahi, baad mein karenge (Let’s shoot it some other day)’. And then they recreated mall road somewhere in a studio. He is a very shy person you know. He doesn’t like that kind of an adulation and all.” When Dharmendra called Sunny a bad dancer Long time ago, on Salman Khan’s Dus Ka Dum, Sunny Deol had briefly spoken about his struggles …

THIS Sunny Deol film was written in just five hours, director wanted to make it without heroine; Dimple Kapadia was cast because…, the film is…

THIS Sunny Deol film was written in just five hours, director wanted to make it without heroine; Dimple Kapadia was cast because…, the film is…

Here’s an interesting trivia about one of the Sunny Deol’s films that was a massive hit at the box office. Its scripting was done only in five hours. Sunny Deol film trivia It’s always fun to read about the interesting trivia about Bollywood stars and films. Here’s some interesting anecdote about a Sunny Deol film that released in the year 1985. The film established the ‘Dhai kilo ka haath’ star as an action hero. It was a superhit film as it did well at the box office. Sunny Deol’s film Arjun The movie is Arjun that starred Sunny Deol as Arjun Malvankar. Dimple Kapadia played the leading lady in the movie. The supporting star cast included Supriya Pathak, Anupam Kher, Prem Chopra, Paresh Rawal and many others. It was directed by Rahul Rawail. Arjun’s script written in 5 hours As reported by News18 Hindi, the script of Arjun was written only in five hours. Javed Akhtar had penned the script of the film. It was produced by Karim Morani. Javed Akhtar wrote the script Reportedly, …

Film sees dip in earnings and shows

Film sees dip in earnings and shows

Jaat box office collection day 14: Sunny Deol’s Jaat, which released in theatres two weeks ago, has been more consistent than Salman Khan’s Sikandar as the film is continuing to earn more than Rs 1 crore at the box office every day. On its second Wednesday in the cinemas, Jaat earned Rs 1.09 crore, which is more than Sikandar’s Rs 40 lakh earnings on its 14th day. Jaat’s nett domestic collection now stands at Rs 79.2 crore at the box office. During its lifetime, Sikandar made around Rs 110 crore. Jaat surpassed the lifetime collection of Sunny Deol’s Gadar (2000), making Jaat his second highest earning film after Gadar 2 (2023). Gadar earned around Rs 77 crore back in 2001. On day 14, Jaat witnessed an overall occupancy of about 8.81 percent with most of the crowd turning up for the night shows. The film had a total screening of 2240 shows on Wednesday, which is about 111 shows less than what it screened on its day 13. Despite it being the second most successful …

Sunny Deol-starrer witnesses a huge jump; Ajith Kumar’s film surpasses…

Sunny Deol-starrer witnesses a huge jump; Ajith Kumar’s film surpasses…

Sunny Deol‘s movie Jaat directed by Gopichand Malineni released on April 10 amid great buzz. South superstar Ajith Kumar‘s movie Good Bad Ugly hit the theatres on the same day. Naturally, all eyes are on this box office clash given that both the stars hold ‘superstar’ status. There were a lot of expectations from Jaat as Sunny Deol’s last film Gadar 2 did wonders at the box office. On the other hand, Ajith Kumar has been consistently delivering hit after hits. So here’s looking at the day 4 box office report of both the films. Also Read – Jaat Vs Good Bad Ugly Box Office Collection Day 4: Sunny Deol’s film earns THIS much, Ajith Kumar-starrer all set to enter Rs… Starting with Sunny Deol‘s movie Jaat, the film witnessed a great jump in numbers on day 4, i.e., first Sunday. As reported by Sacnilk.com, the action-packed movie made around Rs 14 crore at the box office on day 4. These are the early estimates. Jaat took a decent start at the box office as …

Hema Malini endorses Sunny Deol’s Jaat, says ‘Dharmendra is happy with it’; Esha Deol congratulates him on big opening | Bollywood News

Hema Malini endorses Sunny Deol’s Jaat, says ‘Dharmendra is happy with it’; Esha Deol congratulates him on big opening | Bollywood News

Hema Malini and Esha Deol recently shared some words of praise for Sunny Deol’s Jaat and said that Dharmendra has also really enjoyed the film. Hema is the second wife of Sunny’s father Dharmendra. Hema praised the film’s big opening, and Esha said that Jaat’s success shows people’s love for Sunny. Hema told Instant Bollywood, “I heard it has opened with bumper number. It is nice to know that people are liking his film. Dharam ji khush hain (Dharm ji is very happy.) The film is so good, I believe.” Esha added, “I am so happy. It is all his hard work and people’s love for him. I am so happy that the film has opened big and that is how it has to be with him. Always.” ALSO READ | Farah Khan’s cook Dilip gives a tour of his newly-constructed six-bedroom bungalow in Bihar, introduces his family. Watch Story continues below this ad Jaat opened at the box office with Rs 9.5 crore and has managed to earn Rs 16.5 crore in the first two …

‘Sunny Deol was dragged by the bike, Amrish Puri’s eyes were damaged’, director recalls accident during Jaal shoot: ‘His eyes were covered in bandages’ | Bollywood News

‘Sunny Deol was dragged by the bike, Amrish Puri’s eyes were damaged’, director recalls accident during Jaal shoot: ‘His eyes were covered in bandages’ | Bollywood News

Sunny Deol has performed many action scenes in his four-decade-long career at the movies and in a recent interview, director Guddu Dhanoa, who has worked with Sunny in films like Ziddi, Salaakhen, Jaal, recalled an incident where a stunt went wrong. Dhanoa shared that this happened during the filming of Jaal in 2003 where a bike stunt went wrong and injured Sunny and veteran actor Amrish Puri. He shared that Amrish was so badly injured that he almost lost his eye. In a recent interview with Friday Talkies, Guddu recalled what went wrong during the stunt and said, “We were shooting a motorcycle sequence in Manali. To shoot such scenes, we often fix a machine in the motorcycle so that the actor can focus on his dialogues and doesn’t have to ride the bike. During the scene, the motorcycle went down. Due to this, Amrish ji fell on ground, while Sunny was dragged by the bike for some distance.” He added, “I rushed to Sunny and asked him if he was alright. He said, ‘I …

Sunny Deol says Hindi filmmakers need to learn how to make cinema from south producers: ‘I shall go and settle there’ | Bollywood

Sunny Deol says Hindi filmmakers need to learn how to make cinema from south producers: ‘I shall go and settle there’ | Bollywood

Mar 25, 2025 11:11 AM IST Sunny Deol, who will be next seen in Jaat, called its producers very good. He added that he “thoroughly enjoyed working with all of them”. Actor Sunny Deol has said producers in the Hindi film industry should learn from their counterparts in the South on how to make cinema with love. Sunny, who will be next seen in Mythri Movie Makers’ Jaat, praised the producers of the upcoming movie at its trailer launch event on Monday, as reported by news agency PTI. Sunny also spoke about settling down in the southern part of India. (Also Read | Anurag Kashyap confirms he’s left ‘toxic’ Bollywood and Mumbai) Sunny Deol-starrer Jaat will be directed by Gopichand Malineni and produced by the Mythri Movie Makers and People Media Factory. Sunny Deol compares North and South filmmakers Sunny shared a message to Mumbai producers. Calling the producers of Jaat “so good”, Sunny said, “I want producers of Bombay to learn (from them). You all call it Bollywood, but first refer to it as …

Sunny Deol’s comment on Bobby Deol’s performance in Animal proves he is the best brother ever

Sunny Deol’s comment on Bobby Deol’s performance in Animal proves he is the best brother ever

Animal movie that released in 2024 turned out to be a major box office success. The movie had Ranbir Kapoor as the hero and Bobby Deol as the villain. Helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the movie performed really well at the box office despite being heavily criticised. Bobby Deol essayed the role of Abrar and he was appreciated for it. Even though he had les screen time, Bobby Deol managed to leave a lasting impact. For the Deols, the year 2024 remained to be very special. Sunny Deol in his recent interview heaped praises on brother Bobby Deol. Also Read – Jaat teaser: Sunny Deol and Randeep Hooda’s high-octane action sequences are the highlight of the film Sunny Deol proves to be the most supportive brother Sunny Deol recently appeared for the third edition of SCREEN and spoke about his family. The Gadar 2 actor mentioned that he sought inspiration from his father Dharmendra and brother Bobby Deol‘s successful projects. He could not hold back and heaped praises on Bobby saying that he is a …