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The Best Of Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol started his career in 1983 playing the guy who tames the wild Amrita Singh in Betaab. Known to deliver high-voltage low-key performances in films mainly by Rahul Rawail, Raj Kumar Santoshi and J PDutta, this Deol has been struggling lately to find his bearings in the rapidly-changing atmosphere inBollywood.As Sunny Deol’s new film Ghayal Once Again hits theatres we look at his best films over the years.
- Arjun(1985): Two years after his debut Sunny Deol gave a remarkably restrained fine-tuned performance in this tautly-written Javed Akhtar script about a student who is waylaid and exploited by an evil politician(Anupam Kher). Rahul Rawail’s direction captured Deol in his most implosive avatar,creating sparks in the dark that ignite the screen even today. Sunny’s special friend DimpleKapadia played his love interest. The film has a handsome supporting cast and a powerhouse impact.
- Dacait(1987): Inspired by Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Haiand Ganga Jumna, Dacait is Deol’s most powerful social statement to date. It touched on caste discrimination and social inequality and how these fostered a rebellious generation. Deol weas marvellously reined-in as the simple villager who transforms into a dreaded dacoit. The film featured two other powerhouse performances byRaakhee Gulzar as Sunny’s mother and Paresh Rawal as a corrupt cop.Gripping even today from first frame to last.Not a boxoffice success, as it was found to be way too dark and tense.
- Yateem(1988): With this tale of an orphan who is almost seduced bis foster mother(SujataMehta) , began Deol’s association with J P Dutta. Like Rahul Rawail Dutta knew which emotions to tap in the introspective actor to make his personality erupt into a welter of angry protests. The film was underrated and rejected on release. Ishwar Bidri’s camara work gave a physical shape to Deol’s anger.
- Chaalbaaz(1989): A very rare comic outing for the ever-gloomy Sunny , and too in a female-centric film. Just once Sunny didn’t mind taking a backseat, as the woman at the helm was the one and only Sridevi. Even Rajnikanth played second fiddle. Sunny and Rajni enjoyed encoring SanjeevKumar and Dharmendra’s roles from Seeta Aur Geeta.
- Ghayal(1990): Considered the most important hit of SunnyDeol’s career, Ghayalbegan Deol’s association with director Raj Kumar Santoshi.The film a blood-soaked vendetta tale starred Sunny as Ajay Mehra who goes on a rampage when the villain Balwant Rai(Amrish Puri) kills Ajay’s brother(RajBabbar) . Not as wonderfully scripted as Arjun or Dacait, Ghayal nonetheless is the biggest hit of Sunny’s career. It took on Aamir Khan’s hit Dil at the boxoffice and outdid its collections.
- Narsimha(1991): The very violent and influential cinema of N Chandra came to this film after Chandra’s smaller but more impact-filled Ankushand Pratighaat. Narsimha cast Sunny as a drunken waylaid right-hand man to a tyrant politician in dark glasses mysteriously named Baapji(Om Puri). There were interesting conflicts running through the plot, though finally these conflicts didn’t work themselves out. Nonetheless an interesting performance by Deol.
- Damini(1993): The role of the sozzled lawyer who fights the rape victim’s case was inspired by Paul Newman in The Verdict. Deol who has never touched a drop of alcohol in his life took on extended cameo of tipsy lawyer in this Meenakshi Sheshadri vehicle because of his faith in the director Raj Kumar Santoshi. It paid off.
- Ghatak(1996): My personal favourite among all of Sunny Deol’s films Ghatakfeatured him as a Varanasi –bred idealist who is confronted by monstrous corruption in the city when he has to migrate for the sake of his ailing father. The father-son sequences between Deol and Amrish Puri were masterly in their portrait of unexpressed devotion and love.director Raj Santoshi offered this role to Sunny after Kamal Haasan was unable to do it.
- Gadar Ek Prem Katha(2001): A mammoth pre-Partition melodrama where Sunny Deol sets off across the border to get his wife Amisha Patel back from Pakistan , the film’s passionate patriotism made it one of the biggest boxoffice successes in the history of Bollywood. Gadarcame on the same Friday as Aamir Khan’s historic Lagaan and actually made money in the long run(pun intended).
- 23 March 1931: Shaheed(2002): Sunny was cast as freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad while his kid-brother Bobby played Bhagat Singh. The film got buried in the heap of Bhagat Singh bio-pics. But Sunny was in splendid form as a real-life historical figure,bringing into play all the righteous indignation of Arjun , Ghayaland Ghatak into one line of vision.
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Rakesh Roshan: “Everything I Know About Acting & Direction, I Learnt From K Vishwanathji”

The mighty moviemaker K Vishwanath who was to Telugu cinema what Satyajit Ray was to Bengali cinema, passed away on February 2,leaving behind a luminous legacy.
Acto-director Rakesh Roshan who had the rare honour of working in four projects with Vishwanath recalls him with tremendous respect. “Everything I know about acting and direction I learnt from him. He was a stalwart , an institution, and so passionate about his work. I had the privilege of being directed by him in two films Aurat Aurat Aurat and Shubh Kamna. He would show his actors exactly what he wanted, down to the minutest gesture.His understanding of the medium was extraordinary.”
Rakesh Roshan remembers how he invited Vishwanath to make films for him. “I produced two films that Vishwanathji directed. One was Kaamchor, the other was Jaag Utha Insaan.While the first was a runaway success, the second didn’t do well.”
Speaking on how Kaamchor happened Rakesh recalls, “Vishwanathji and I used to meet socially in Hyderabad.We wanted to work together. But we had no script.One evening when we met he looked very depressed. When I asked him what was wrong, he said his new release Shubodayam (in Telugu) had flopped. That night I went to see Shobodayam in a theatre in Hyderabad. The next morning I told Vishwanathji, ‘We’ve found our script’. I told him where the storytelling in Shubhodayam had gone wrong.We corrected the script and that’s how Kaamchor happened. Although the entire story revolved around me, it was Jaya Prada who benefited from Kaamchor.”
About the beautiful Jaag Utha Insaan , Rakesh Roshan admits bluntly, “It flopped because of miscasting. During those days Sridevi was known in Hindi cinema as a glamorous heroine. We cast her as classical dancer. Mithun Chakraborty had the image of Gun Master G-9 and Disco Dancer.We cast him as a downtrodden underdog. I was known for Kaamchor and other citybred characters,I was cast as a Brahmin pandit.With other actors Jaag Utha Insaan would have been a superhit”
Rakesh met K Vishwanath six years ago. “We were shooting for Krissh in Hyderabad. He came on the set several times. We had so much to say to each other. After that we lost contact. He was very very busy with many projects. K Vishwanathji lived for his cinema.”
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As His Latest Work Faraaz Releases Today, Hansal Mehta Speaks To Subhash K Jha On The Exciting Times Ahead

Hansal, Faraaz is your fifteenth directorial venture. How does it feel to have come so far with so many milestones behind you?
I don’t count my films. Genuinely. Every film is a new beginning. Every film has its share of uncertainty and nerves. Perhaps it is also because of the choices I make. There is no scope for either complacency or me carrying a false sense of security. I’m not complaining,though. Living life on the edge keeps me going.
I consider Faraaz to be a part of your great trilogy on the dynamics of terrorism, after Shahid and Omerta…where do you see Faraaz positioned in your creative ambit?
Thank you , Subhash.Faraaz is a film I’m very, very proud of. It was a challenge to pull off, a tough journey but creatively a very satisfying one. As Rajkummar Rao told me after watching the film , the Trilogy is complete now. Time to explore new stories and new characters. And finish post-production for all the exciting things that we shot for over the past eighteen months.
Out of curiosity which of your films have given you the most creative satisfaction?
Almost every film Shahid onwards has been immensely satisfying , both in terms of process and the outcome. Save a couple that I need not name. But even those I own for all their flaws, failures, deficiencies and redeeming qualities. But Faraaz has been a great process. I’ve made so many new friends in this journey and found some of the most exciting colleagues that I’m proud to introduce through the film. Writers Raghav Kakkar and Kashyap Kapoor (who co-wrote the film with Ritesh Shah), Cinematographer Pratham Mehta, Sound Designer Mandar Kulkarni, Editor Amitesh Mukherjee, co-producers Sahil, Maz and Sakshi – all of whom have given their blood and sweat to make this film happen. And of course Anubhav Sinha one of my oldest friends in the industry who backed me in telling this story just the way I wanted it. So yes, Faraaz has been satisfying and also filled me with a deep sense of gratitude. I must have done something right, no?
Of course. Faraaz has a lot of young new actors in it. Tell me about the process of casting in this film? It couldn’t have been easy since there are dozens of faces?
That was the challenge and the joy of making this film. I worked on the story during Chhalaang and I always knew that it would be a return to my indie roots for Faraaz. The film had to be made. And it needed fresh faces, bereft of image or trappings of stardom. A huge credit to Mukesh Chhabra who has a huge role to play in my filmography since Shahid. We constantly challenge each other and never ever give up. Casting is a process I really enjoy and finding the right talent to bring characters alive is something I thrive upon. Faraaz has an amazing ensemble. Right from Aditya Rawal , Zahan Kapoor, Juhi Babbar to every small character in the film including the officers, parents and the hostages this one is a triumph of honest casting , casting without an eye on profits, simply in service of the film, of the character.
Faraaz is about a terror attack in Bangladesh?how do you respond to those who want to know, why Bangladesh?
In our research of this dastardly attack we realised that here was a story that had a larger message and something very universal to share. Misguided youth taking up violence in the name of religion or a parent’s love for her child or the unexpected bravery from an unlikely hero are themes that cannot be limited by borders, nationality or language. These stories must be told. They must transcend the limitations of perceived local relevance – particularly when our polarised times need such stories to be told to a larger audience.
In 2020, your OTT series Scam 1992 proved to b e game changer. Do you see Scam as a turning point in your career?
I see Scam 1992 as an enabler. We did not expect its humongous success and to say it did not change things would be fake humility. It gave me back a lot of things I had lost in the years before it released. Including some money. And the courage to tell the stories I desperately wanted to. Also exceptional friends and collaborators like Sameer Nair and his Studio Applause.
Your films and your attitude to cinema has always been fearless. How do you cope with the threat of growing intolerance in our society vis a vis your convictions as a filmmaker?
It is not new to me. Remember Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar in 2000? The only difference now is that then I was deeply affected by the intolerance to a point of self destruction. Now I channelise my despair and anger into telling relevant stories and through them taking on those who have made it a business to be intolerant.
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To Attend Siddharth-Kiara’s Destination Wedding, Karan Johar Preponed His Twins’s Birthday Bash

For those who are wondering why Karan Johar hosted the grand birthday party for his twins Roohi and Yash who will turn 6 on 7 February, six days in advance on 1 February here is why: on the day of his twins’ birthday, Karan will be in Rajasthan attending the wedding celebrations of his dear friends Siddharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani who are getting married on February 6.
Reveals a friend close to Karan, “Karan was in a dilemma. To him there is nothing more important than his children’s happiness. How could he break their hearts by skipping the most important day of their lives? At the same time, how could he not attend Siddharth and Kiara’s wedding ? They are very close to him.”
Karan did the best thing possible to resolve the situation: he put the dilemma before his children Yash and Juhi who happily agreed to have their party a few days in advance so their ‘Dada’ could attend his friends’ wedding.
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The Big Independence Day Clash To Be Averted?

Sunny Deol, John Abraham Ranbir Kapoor and the Covid Vaccine are all set to clash at the boxoffice this Independence Day .
While the Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal and Sunny Deol’s long-awaited Gadar sequel are both scheduled for release on August 11, John Abraham’s Tariq releases three days later on August 15.On the same day Vivek(The Kashmir Files) also releases The Covid Vaccine.
It looks like a crowded weekend, with one too many releases for audiences to choose from.
Apparently intense discussions are on among the producers of the four big films to see how the clutter can be resolved.
A source close to the development says, “Gadar 2 is the right fit for the Independence Day weekend. But the producers of Animal are in no mood to move from August 13 . John who is a co-producer on Tariq and Vivek Agnihotri with his Covid Vaccine are also adamant on coming on August 15.The Independence Day weekend is a long weekend. So let’s see…”
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