Born on the 15th of March 1976 to a family with giants like Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, Abhay Deol was naturally pushed to cinema from a young age. His plunge into cinema - as he calls it, began at the age of 18, would be full of romantic comedies - from Socha na Tha, Ahista Ahista, to Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Limited would be relatively successful, but nothing to get him noticed on the big stage.

His biggest break would come in the comedy - drama, Zindagi na Milegi Dobara, where he would star alongside Hritik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Kochein - and this film would become one of the highest grossing worldwide films for Bollywood.

Deol’s foray into thrillers continues with films like Shanghai and Chakravyuh, serving as roles of police informant, and an IAS officer. While both were moderately good hits, he still continues on with new, experimental styles. For this he has gained much acclaim - his styles aren’t copies of others, they represent complex characters which he almost harmlessly pulls off.

After a short career in Bollywood, he would also be involved in the world of online streaming services - with Chopsticks on Netflix, and JL50 on Sony Liv, thrillers, being the most memorable ones recently. He has received awards, and he has received his share of critique - but scantily can one a person to play a more complex character.