Abhay Deol is an Indian actor originally from Chandigarh,Punjab. He is an Indian film actor and producer. A member of Bollywood’s Deol film dynasty, Deol has appeared in such films as Dev.D and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!.

Abhay Deol has avoided the commercial cinema that his family is known for. He stated in an interview with Rediff that he is not into acting because of his famous uncle and his cousin, but that he was involved in theatre in school. “At 18, I decided to take the plunge. It took me 10 years because I didn’t want to leave my education to get into films.”
He made his film debut in the 2005 film Socha Na Tha. The film made little impact at the box office, but got him good reviews for his performance. His second film was Ahista Ahista in 2006 which also earned him positive critical reviews. His first 2007 release was Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. which has a multi-star cast and emerged as a box office success. His second 2007 release was Ek Chalis Ki Last Local. His third film in 2007 Manorama Six Feet Under, won the Best Film at the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival in New York City. He also won a Best Actor award for his role. His 2008 movie Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! was a big hit, not just with critics but with the masses as well and established him as a dependable mainstream actor.
Abhay Deol is also the pivotal person behind the 2009 Bollywood film Dev.D, a modern day version of Devdas which he himself devised, and in which he enacts the title role. About being compared to Shah Rukh Khan and veteran Dilip Kumar, who have played Devdas in the past, Deol told Radio Sargam “I’m not too scared of the comparisons. I am aware of the fact but I don’t get into that too much. After all, I was compared to my brothers and uncle when I came to the industry. So I am used to it and only worry about my work. So after them, it would very well be Shah Rukh Khan”.

Dev.D, directed by Anurag Kashyap, released on 6 February 2009 and was critically acclaimed. The Times of India gave 5 out 5 stars to the movie and it did very well at the box office.

Deol has been the cover of Man’s World and Time Out Mumbai, with titles such as “the new face of Indian cinema”. He placed seventh on Zoom’s “50 Most Desirable Hotties” poll for 2009.
His latest release is Road, Movie with Tannishtha Chatterjee. Deol has also started producing films through his company Forbidden Films. For Basra, the first film under his new production
company, Deol learned the Israeli martial art Krav Maga. He also trained to be a deep-sea diver for his film Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara which was filmed in Spain.

Films Done By Abhay Deol

2005 Socha Na Tha Viren Oberoi
2006 Ahista Ahista Ankush Ramdev
2007 Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. Aspi
2007 Ek Chalis Ki Last Local Nilesh Rastogi
2007 Manorama Six Feet Under Satyaveer Singh Randhawa
2008 Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! Lovinder ‘Lucky’ Singh
2009 Dev.D Dev
2010 Road, Movie Vishnu
2010 Tera Kya Hoga Johnny Himself Special appearance in song ‘Shaher Ki Rani’
2010 Aisha Arjun Burman
2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Kabir Dewan Playback singer for the song Señorita
2012 Shanghai T. A. Krishnan
2012 Chakravyuh Kabir
2013 Raanjhanaa Jasjeet Singh Shergil
2013 The Lovers Udaji English-language film
2014 One By Two Amit Sharma Also co-producer
2016 Happy Bhag Jayegi Bilal
2018 Nanu Ki Jaanu Nanu
2018 Zero Aditya Kapoor
2019 Chopsticks Artist Netflix Film
2019 Hero Mahadev Tamil Debut
2019 Line of Descent Officer Raghav Movie released on Zee5
2020 What Are The Odds Valmik Also producer
2020 Bounty HunterFilms that have not yet been released Also co-producer
2020 Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kadhai King Vikramaditya Tamil

Web Series Done By Abhay Deol

2020 JL50 Shantanu (CBI Officer) Sony Liv Web Series

Awards and Nominations Received By Abhay Deol

2007 Manorama Six Feet Under Indo-American Arts Council Awards Best Actor Won
2010 — BIG Star Entertainment Awards New Talent of the Decade (Male) Nominated
2012 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2012 IIFA Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2012 4th Mirchi Music Awards Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year for “Senorita” Nominated
2014 Raanjhanaa Producers Guild Film Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated