Bobby Deol: Lesser known facts

First appearance as a child actor

Bobby Deol first appeared on big screen as a child artist in the 1977 film Dharam Veer, playing the younger version of his father and the legend, Dharmendra.

Severe leg injury during his debut

During horse-riding sequences of his actual adult debut Barsaat, he suffered a severe leg injury & still walks with a metal rod inserted in his leg since then.

Reluctant to go sleeveless

Bobby was very conscious about removing his shirt on screen. It took a lot of convincing from his wife Tanya, to get him to wear sleeveless outfits in Soldier.

Missed out on "Yuva"

Mani Ratnam specifically wrote a role for him in Yuva, but Bobby turned it down as he did not want to do a multi-hero (three-hero) film at the time.

Bobby Deol`s DJ phase

During a lean patch in his acting career, Bobby Deol pursued DJing for a brief period and famously played at a Delhi nightclub.

Family ties

He married Tanya Ahuja. Following a family dispute involving his father-in-law`s estate, he became sole owner of significant family properties.

Lord Bobby is a cricket enthusiast

Deol is an active cricket fan and played as part of the Mumbai Heroes team in the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL).

Obsession with sunglasses & perfumes

Bobby Deol has a massive collection of sunglasses and perfumes and admits he has completely lost count of how many pairs of sunglasses he owns.