Abhay Deol Age, Wiki and Bio

Abhay Deol

Quick Info

ProfessionActor
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth15/03/1976
Age48 years
BirthplaceMumbai

Bio/Wiki

Full nameAbhay Singh Deol
NicknameDimpy

Physical Stats & More

Height6' 1"
Weight75 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai
  • The City College of New York
Educational Qualification(s)
  • Dropped out of Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai
  • Acting and theatre course

Personal Life

Hobbies
  • Interior designing
  • Travelling
  • Yoga
  • Martial arts

Family

FatherAjit Singh Deol
MotherUsha Deol
Siblings
  • Sunny Deol (actor)
  • Bobby Deol (actor) (cousins)
  • Esha Deol (actor)
  • Ahana Deol (actor)
  • Ajeita Deol
  • Vijeta Deol (cousin)

Career

Debut
FilmSocha Na Tha (2005)
Film (Tamil)Hero (2019)
TV, As a hostGumrah: End of Innocence (2014)
Web SeriesJL50 (2020)
AwardIn 2007, he won the Best Actor Award at Indo-American Arts Council Awards for the film Manorama Six Feet Under.

Favourites

Desserts
  • Tiramisu
  • Kaju barfi
  • Gulab jamun
  • Muffin
Actor(s)
  • Salman Khan
  • Hrithik Roshan
ActressAngelina Jolie
Film(s)Hollywood- Bicycle Thieves (1948, Italian), Dr Strangelove (1964), Brazil (1985), Children of Heaven (1997), Star Wars
DirectorStanley Kubrick
SportCricket
Colour(s)
  • White
  • Black
RestaurantBlue Frog in Mumbai

Some Lesser Known Facts

Abhay Deol is a well-known Indian actor in Hindi films.
He has appeared in movies like Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007), Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), among others.
Abhay co-produced One By Two in 2014 and produced What Are The Odds in 2019.
In 2021, he was part of the television film Spin and the web series 1962: The War in the Hills on Disney+ Hotstar.
Being part of the Deol family, he felt pressured to excel to maintain their reputation while growing up.
Abhay expressed his childhood dream of working in Hollywood during an interview.
In 2009, he was listed in Zoom's '50 Most Desirable Hotties.'
To clear debts from 'One By Two,' he mortgaged his Juhu flat in 2014.
Despite working in Bollywood for almost seventeen years, Abhay sought roles different from typical hero roles, preferring challenging and authentic characters.
He underwent deep-sea diving training for his role in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara in 2011.
Since 2009, he has owned his production company called 'Forbidden Films.'
Abhay highlighted sexism issues in Bollywood during an interview, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and growth.
In a 2023 interview, he shared his childhood aversion to fame due to constant media attention on his family, which invaded his privacy.
Post the release of Dev D in 2009, Abhay struggled to detach from his character's role and found solace in alcohol for about a year.