Birthday Special: Ek Shaandar Viraasat Ka Ek Sashakt Stamb Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol had friends like Ajay Devgan and Shristi Behl who studied with him in college

Is it because he is a very private person who loves to just do his work and come back home to his wife Tanya and his two sons?

Is it because he has not liked to be a part of any controversy in the industry?

Or is it because of some inner complex, maybe because of the extreme popularity of his father and brother?

Or maybe because he loves to keep away from any kind of unwanted publicity?

But, the fact remains that even after 25 long years, he is still very much around and in no mood to give up even after his son, Dharam (named after his father)

Dharam ji kept his son Bobby far away from all the "tamasha" of the industry

I first saw a little handsome boy called Vijay in Hyderabad where he, his mother, Prakash Kaur, and his two sisters had come to meet Dharam ji who was shooting day and night and couldn't find time to spend with his family and so had called them over to Hyderabad, which was so much like what Jeetendra did regularly those days.

I had asked Dharam ji if his son would follow him in his profession and Dharam ji had said, “sab rab karega, aur main kuch nahi kar saktaa". And Dharam ji kept his son Bobby far away from all the "Tamasha" of the industry.

But Bobby had friends like Ajay Devgan and Shristi Behl who studied with him in college and were very much into films and were dreaming of making their careers in Hindi films.

Soon the acting bug found a new victim in Bobby and before one could say" Bobby", he was launched as the hero in "Barsaat"

Soon the acting bug found a new victim in Bobby and before one could say" Bobby", he was launched as the hero in "Barsaat" directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi who had made "Ghayal" with Sunny.

The film which also launched Twinkle Khanna did not create the kind of sensation it was expected to, but Bobby was well on his way to try and reach his goal as an actor. 

 In his 25-year-old run for success, he has had his ups and downs. He has been lucky to find the kind of roles that not every actor finds.

He has played the romantic hero, the negative hero, the patriotic hero, and a blend of all kinds of heroes in Hindi films. But, there is still that kind of appreciation and recognition to come his way.

He has worked with some of the biggest directors but has done four films with Abbas Mustan, ‘Soldier’ ‘Humraaz’  ‘Ajnaabee’, and ‘Naqaab’ and the first web film of Abbas Mustan too.

Bobby Deol has done his first web film ‘Aashram’ for Prakash Jha

He has done his first web film ‘Aashram’ for Prakash Jha. And the way he is being careful about doing films, he will be seen in fewer but better films than he has done so far. He made his presence known in the cinema with 'Aashram' and it's all three seasons. People waited eagerly for every season. Bobby Deol's grace on the screen in 'Aashram' was commendable.

Bobby is very close to his father and brother. He has done ‘Dillagi’ which was directed by Sunny who also headed the cast. The film did not do well but Sunny and Bobby came together again in ‘23rd March 1931: Shaheed’ which has been a landmark in his career.

Two other films Bobby has done with Sunny and their father are ‘Apne’ and ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’

And the ‘army’ of the Deols struck again with ‘Apne 2’ which has Dharmendra, Sunny, Bobby, and his son Dharam (Sunny’s son Karan made his debut in ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Pass’ directed by Sunny).

I don't know why whenever I see or briefly meet Bobby, I remember the lines, “Abhi se kya bataayen kya hamaare dil mein hai, waqt aane par dikla denge" and he showed what he was capable of.

People have still not recovered from the storm that Bobby created in 2023 by appearing on screen for just a few minutes in the film 'Animal'. The whistles that people blew when Bobby Deol appeared on screen in the role of Abrar were heard for many months.

On his birthday, wishing him many more years of success, health, and stardom.

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