Mumbai: On Monday, the much-loved actor and former Member of Parliament Sunny Deol shared a heartfelt message on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, a festival that holds a special place in his heart. The message included an old photo of him and his sister.
Sunny, who has 3.8 million followers on the photo-sharing app, posted a monochrome image from his early years on Instagram. In the photo, Sunny’s sister is seen tying a rakhi on his wrist.
“Happy Raksha Bandhan, dear sisters” is the caption of the photo, followed by multiple red heart emojis.
Fans have been gushing about Sunny in the comments section, amazed at how adorable he looks in this photo.
Sunny is the son of Prakash Kaur and the legendary Bollywood actor Dharmendra.
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Prakash was Dharmendra’s first wife. The couple had two sons, actors Sunny and Bobby Deol, and two daughters, Vijeeta and Ajeeta. Dharmendra later married actress Hema Malini, and they had two daughters, Esha and Ahana Deol.
On the work front, Sunny made his debut with the 1983 romantic film ‘Betaab’, which was produced by Dharmendra and directed by Rahul Rawail. The film follows the story of two young lovers, played by Sunny and Amrita Singh, navigating obstacles to their love amidst family conflicts and class divide.
These films, each a milestone in his career, were made even more special by the unwavering support and love of his fans.
Sunny essayed the role of Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri in the 1997 epic war film Border, written, produced, and directed by J. P. Dutta. Set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the film is based on the events of the Battle of Longewala.
It also featured Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Akshaye Khanna, Sudesh Berry and Puneet Issar.
He starred in the blockbuster 2001 romantic period action drama Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, directed by Anil Sharma. The film was set during the Partition of India in 1947 and starred Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Amrish Puri, Lillete Dubey, and Vivek Shauq.
Recently, he was seen as Tara Singh in ‘Gadar 2’.
Sunny next has ‘Lahore 1947’, ‘Jatt’, ‘Soorya’, ‘Safar’, ‘Border 2’, and ‘Ramayana’.
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–IANS
