The Deol men saw a tremendous amount of success and fame in recent times. Be it Dharmendra’s ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani,’ Sunny Deol’s ‘Gadar 2,’ or Bobby Deol’s ‘Animal,’ every movie left the cash register ringing at the box office. However, the ‘Gadar’ star feels that despite giving some of the biggest hits recently, initially the Deols didn’t receive their due credit. As Sunny‘s action drama ‘Indian’ turns 25, he reflects on the movie and explains why he feels the Deols have often had to wait for recognition.
Sunny Deol on delayed recognition
Speaking to us exclusively, Sunny Deol says, “I haven’t forgotten the shooting of that film at all. It was one of my biggest hits, though credit for its success was, as usual, denied, at least initially.”He further explains, “When it comes to us Deols, we have received credit for our achievements rather reluctantly, at least until recently.The talking about the film he mentions, ‘Indian’ was directed by N. Maharajan and produced by my father under our banner, Vijayta Films. It was a remake of his Tamil film. I normally don’t do remakes. But I saw the original and loved it.”For the unversed, ‘Indian’ was a remake of ‘Vallarasu’ and Sunny’s “second home production after ‘Dillagi.’” He shares, “There were no drastic changes made to the original script. The only thing changed was the cultural references in order to suit the northern audiences. I played an honest cop, Rajashekhar Azad, who would go to any extent to fight for what is right.”
Sunny Deol acknowledges that audiences enjoy seeing him in the image of a ‘saviour’
Over the years, Sunny Deol has played an upright cop several times. On the other hand, his negative roles can be counted on fingers. He agrees that the audience has an image of him in their hearts, and he has no complaint about it. “I’ve played dark characters a few times. The audience didn’t like it.”“I am proud of that image. The audience likes to see me as a saviour,” he concludes.Speaking of his characters, the audience can’t wait to see him as Lord Hanuman in Nitesh Tiwari’s epic ‘Ramayana.’ The latest buzz says that the post-credit scene at the Los Angeles premiere of the movie teased the audience with Deol’s character look.