Sunny Deol will next be seen in I Love NY.
Mumbai:
At a time when whatever a star doesbecomes a headline, actor Sunny Deol says 'Deols' don't liketo sell themselves and would rather be known for their work.
While many actors remain in limelight all the time, theDeol family keeps their personal life guarded.
"We like to have dignity and like to stick to what weare. We don't like to sell ourselves. Today people are notashamed of revealing or talking about anything. May be that isthe culture or trend of the society today but we will not doit ever," Sunny told PTI in an interview here.
"I should be known for my work and not how I promotemyself and what I do. I don't want to be known for bad thingsin life ever. I should be known for my work. People shouldlove me for my work. And if my work is not good they shouldkick me out," he said.
Sunny, 56, made his acting debut with Betaab (1983)opposite Amrita Singh. His performance in films like Arjun(1985), Ghayal (1990) and Ghatak(1996) gave him the actionhero title.
The actor received national award twice for Ghayaland Damini and gave memorable performances in films likeDarr, Border, Gadar, The Hero, Yamla Pagla Deewanaand others.
"I think I had a great journey. I have seen quite a lotof things in life. I would not like to change anything.Because every moment of my life has taught me something. Thelast few years had been tough, everybody has tough times,"Sunny said.
"I would say one must just keep working hard and not losefaith. You don't know when destiny is going to come your way,what opportunity comes your way," he said.
Sunny is going slow in his filmi career these days. Hislast release was Yamla Pagla Deewana in 2011.
Ask him what kept him away from films, the actor says,"I was not getting good subjects that would excite me. Also myhealth was not good, that was also a reason. The subjects thatI was offered did not suit me."
"And if there were subjects that suited me, peoplewere not confident of making a film with me. They thought Iwon't be viable for the project," he admitted.
Now, Sunny has a few films lined up for release like -I Love New Year, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, Mohalla Assi,Singh Saheb The Great and Ghayal Returns.
"The films which are almost ready for release thisyear are I Love New Year, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, MohallaAssi and Singh Saheb The Great," he said.
With changing times when films promotions have taken acentre stage, Sunny feels that reaching out to audience isimportant today.
"I think promotions are very important but at times weover do it and at times we do it less. But it is veryimportant. Earlier, fans had to search for their favouriteactor's upcoming film but now we have to reach out to them,"he said.
"Reaching out has become important. As everybody isinvolved in promotions today, it is necessary to do it in aninnovative manner," he added.
But he does feel selling the film on TV has alsobecome important today? "It is important that a film gets sold(TV rights) as it speaks volume about the film. If the movieis not sold, it becomes difficult to earn or make money. Weare on the mercy of the buyer. We should not compromise. Butthat should not be the reason why we make films," he said.
Also, as Rs 100 crore has become a benchmark tomeasure a film's success, the actor feels it was prevalenteven earlier but has got highlighted now.
"Everybody wants success. Today money is the mainissue of life and our films are a reflection of what thesociety, the country is. We are not different. And cinema hasbeen doing the business of Rs 100 crore for years but that isgetting noticed today," he said.
"If you evaluate the success of old films it will bemore than Rs 100 crore. So I don't think anything haschanged," Sunny added.
While many actors remain in limelight all the time, theDeol family keeps their personal life guarded.
"We like to have dignity and like to stick to what weare. We don't like to sell ourselves. Today people are notashamed of revealing or talking about anything. May be that isthe culture or trend of the society today but we will not doit ever," Sunny told PTI in an interview here.
"I should be known for my work and not how I promotemyself and what I do. I don't want to be known for bad thingsin life ever. I should be known for my work. People shouldlove me for my work. And if my work is not good they shouldkick me out," he said.
Sunny, 56, made his acting debut with Betaab (1983)opposite Amrita Singh. His performance in films like Arjun(1985), Ghayal (1990) and Ghatak(1996) gave him the actionhero title.
The actor received national award twice for Ghayaland Damini and gave memorable performances in films likeDarr, Border, Gadar, The Hero, Yamla Pagla Deewanaand others.
"I think I had a great journey. I have seen quite a lotof things in life. I would not like to change anything.Because every moment of my life has taught me something. Thelast few years had been tough, everybody has tough times,"Sunny said.
"I would say one must just keep working hard and not losefaith. You don't know when destiny is going to come your way,what opportunity comes your way," he said.
Sunny is going slow in his filmi career these days. Hislast release was Yamla Pagla Deewana in 2011.
Ask him what kept him away from films, the actor says,"I was not getting good subjects that would excite me. Also myhealth was not good, that was also a reason. The subjects thatI was offered did not suit me."
"And if there were subjects that suited me, peoplewere not confident of making a film with me. They thought Iwon't be viable for the project," he admitted.
Now, Sunny has a few films lined up for release like -I Love New Year, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, Mohalla Assi,Singh Saheb The Great and Ghayal Returns.
"The films which are almost ready for release thisyear are I Love New Year, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, MohallaAssi and Singh Saheb The Great," he said.
With changing times when films promotions have taken acentre stage, Sunny feels that reaching out to audience isimportant today.
"I think promotions are very important but at times weover do it and at times we do it less. But it is veryimportant. Earlier, fans had to search for their favouriteactor's upcoming film but now we have to reach out to them,"he said.
"Reaching out has become important. As everybody isinvolved in promotions today, it is necessary to do it in aninnovative manner," he added.
But he does feel selling the film on TV has alsobecome important today? "It is important that a film gets sold(TV rights) as it speaks volume about the film. If the movieis not sold, it becomes difficult to earn or make money. Weare on the mercy of the buyer. We should not compromise. Butthat should not be the reason why we make films," he said.
Also, as Rs 100 crore has become a benchmark tomeasure a film's success, the actor feels it was prevalenteven earlier but has got highlighted now.
"Everybody wants success. Today money is the mainissue of life and our films are a reflection of what thesociety, the country is. We are not different. And cinema hasbeen doing the business of Rs 100 crore for years but that isgetting noticed today," he said.
"If you evaluate the success of old films it will bemore than Rs 100 crore. So I don't think anything haschanged," Sunny added.
