Did you know that action hero Sunny Deol, who often yells his dialogues on screen, stammered during his first screen test for his debut film, Betaab?
Sunny turns 48 today, October 19.
Here is your chance to know more about the star!
1. Who was the scriptwriter for Sunny Deol's first film, Betaab? a. Shanti Prakash Bakshi. b. Javed Akhtar. c. Sachin Bhowmick.
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Wrong! The correct answer is B. Did you know? This was Javed Akhtar's first film script after his split with his co-writer of 15 years, Salim Khan.
Directed by Rahul Rawail, the film had fight composers flown down from the UK.
Sunny Deol, who was doing an acting course in London, was asked to return to India to debut in Bollywood with Betaab. Sunny was very nervous during the screen test as his entire family was watching him, and he stammered his dialogues.
Apparently, his grandfather was so upset with him, he told Sunny that he would never become an actor!
Correct! Did you know? This was Javed Akhtar's first film script after his split with his co-writer of 15 years, Salim Khan.
Directed by Rahul Rawail, the film had fight composers flown down from the UK.
Sunny Deol, who was doing an acting course in London, was asked to return to India to debut in Bollywood with Betaab. Sunny was very nervous during the screen test as his entire family was watching him, and he stammered his dialogues.
Apparently, his grandfather was so upset with him, he told Sunny that he would never become an actor!
2. Who was the first choice for the heroine's role in Sunny's film, Dillagi? a. Karisma Kapoor. b. Raveena Tandon. c. Madhuri Dixit.
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Wrong! The correct answer is A. Did you know? Formerly called London, Sunny wanted an international look for the first film to star the Deol brothers. It was to be directed by Gurinder Chadha. But due to creative differences, she stepped out and Sunny took over the directorial reins.
Later, its heroine Karisma Kapoor walked out, and Urmila Matondkar stepped in.
The film was renamed to Dillagi, which unfortunately, sank at the box office.
Correct! Did you know? Formerly called London, Sunny wanted an international look for the first film to star the Deol brothers. It was to be directed by Gurinder Chadha. But due to creative differences, she stepped out and Sunny took over the directorial reins.
Later, its heroine Karisma Kapoor walked out, and Urmila Matondkar stepped in.
The film was renamed to Dillagi, which unfortunately, sank at the box office.
3. Who directed Gadar: Ek Prem Katha? a. Suneel Darshan. b. Guddu Dhanoa. c. Anil Sharma.
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Wrong! The correct answer is C. Did you know?Gadar's climax required a Pakistani helicopter to chase Sunny Deol and his screen family running on a moving train, and then crash into the train. To show the crash, the makers had to shoot the chopper behind a huge blue curtain. In a freak incident, the curtain got entangled, and the chopper almost crashed. At the last minute, the curtain was freed.
In another incident, Sunny was to escape from Pakistan to India in a train in the film. Since the shooting was in Bikaner, close to Pakistan border, the film crew had to take special permission from the Indian Air Force every day before the shoot. On the third day, due to a technical snag, the film crew could not contact IAF base.
So the helicopter pilot drove up to the base to inform them. But when he got there, he was immediately arrested. The pilot had forgotten to remove his Pakistan Air Force uniform!
Correct! Did you know?Gadar's climax required a Pakistani helicopter to chase Sunny Deol and his screen family running on a moving train, and then crash into the train. To show the crash, the makers had to shoot the chopper behind a huge blue curtain. In a freak incident, the curtain got entangled, and the chopper almost crashed. At the last minute, the curtain was freed.
In another incident, Sunny was to escape from Pakistan to India in a train in the film. Since the shooting was in Bikaner, close to Pakistan border, the film crew had to take special permission from the Indian Air Force every day before the shoot. On the third day, due to a technical snag, the film crew could not contact IAF base.
So the helicopter pilot drove up to the base to inform them. But when he got there, he was immediately arrested. The pilot had forgotten to remove his Pakistan Air Force uniform!
4. Which was the only film in which Pooja Bhatt starred opposite Sunny? a. Arjun b. Angarakshak. c. Himmat
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Wrong! The correct answer is B. Did you know? In an interview to Filmfare, Sunny had once said that working in Yash Chopra's Darr was his worst experience. The actor refused to work with Chopra again.
Apparently, Sunny did not like the fact that Chopra gave a separate narration to Sunny and the film's other actor, Shah Rukh Khan. In the end, it was Khan who had the audience's sympathy, even after playing the villain. And Sunny appeared to be the villain.
Aamir Khan was initially supposed to do SRK's role but he walked out of the project as Chopra refused to give a joint narration.
Correct! Did you know? In an interview to Filmfare, Sunny had once said that working in Yash Chopra's Darr was his worst experience. The actor refused to work with Chopra again.
Apparently, Sunny did not like the fact that Chopra gave a separate narration to Sunny and the film's other actor, Shah Rukh Khan. In the end, it was Khan who had the audience's sympathy, even after playing the villain. And Sunny appeared to be the villain.
Aamir Khan was initially supposed to do SRK's role but he walked out of the project as Chopra refused to give a joint narration.
5. What was Sunny's name in Damini? a. Vinod. b. Arjun. c. Govind.
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Wrong! The correct answer is C. Did you know? Sunny Deol had a couple of flops before Ghayal. Even though Sunny makes his entry post-interval in Damini, the actor was recognised and won a National Award.
This was Sunny's second film with Rajkumar Santoshi after Ghayal.
The duo has never worked together since.
Correct! Did you know? Sunny Deol had a couple of flops before Ghayal. Even though Sunny makes his entry post-interval in Damini, the actor was recognised and won a National Award.
This was Sunny's second film with Rajkumar Santoshi after Ghayal.
The duo has never worked together since.
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