Abhay Deol - Biography

Abhay Deol wears a mischievous gleam in his eye and thinks nothing of taking risks in the roles he plays – be it as superman or a heart broken junkie. Basics on Abhay Born on 15th March 1976 in Mumbai, India as Abhay Singh Deol, he can boast of Ajit Singh Deol, a director and producer, for his father; actor Dharmendra as his uncle and actors Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol and Esha Deol as cousins. He was active in theater while in school, which motivated him to pursue acting in movies. Painting, philosophy and journalism were his other interests. He completed his graduation from Mumbai University and traveled all the way to Los Angeles to fine tune his acting skills in a two year acting course. Abhay Deol’s Movies 2005  Imtiaz Ali’s Socha Na Tha was his first movie. He starred with Ayesha Takia as Viren Oberoi. The movie failed to perform well. 2006  He acted in Ahista Ahista with Soha Ali Khan but the movie repeated a similar performance as his first movie and failed while his performance was appreciated. 2007  Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd, a comedy about newly weds was very popular with the crowds. Ek Chalis Ki Last Local with Neha Dhupia and Manorama Six Feet Under both did not meet with the same success. 2008  Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! saw him playing a thief Lucky Singh and got a thumbs up from the critics. 2009  Abhay Deol’s most talked about release in 2009 is Dev D, an adaptation of the novel Devdas with a twenty first century twist. Meridian is another upcoming release.