Bobby Deol: Bobby Deol is a household name in Bollywood. He is the younger son of veteran star Dharmendra. He made his first on-screen appearance as a child actor in Dharmendra’s 1977 film Dharam Veer. His Hindi cinema debut opposite Twinkle Khanna in 1995’s Barsaat catapulted him to stardom. The romantic musical drama, though a commercial failure, earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, kick-starting his career. Though the actor has seen several ups and downs in his career, in the last few years, ever since he started doing negative roles in films, audiences have started seeing a new side of him. Between 1995 and 2002, Bobby Deol featured in 6 films that tanked at the box office. Today, let’s take a look at these films.
Barsaat (1995): This romantic film was directed by Rajkumar Santosh, starring Bobby Deol and Twinkle Khanna. Both won Filmfare Awards in the Best Debut categories for their performances. After this film, Bobby became very famous among his fans. This film is considered one of the best films of Bobby Deol.
Gupt – The Hidden Truth (1997): Directed by Rajiv Rai, this action thriller film starred Bobby Deol, Kajol and Manisha Koirala in lead roles. Apart from this, Raj Babbar, Om Puri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Paresh Rawal, Dalip Tahil, Prem Chopra, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Sharat Saxena, Mukesh Rishi and Priya Tendulkar also appeared in supporting roles. Its story based on Louis Thomas’ novel Good Children Don’t Kill is considered one of the best thrillers in Hindi cinema. After release, this film was also a hit at the box office.
Soldier (1998): Directed by Abbas-Mustan, this action thriller film starred Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta in lead roles. This was the first of many collaborations between Abbas-Mustan and Bobby Deol. After this film, Bobby was able to make his own identity in Bollywood. Preity Zinta was also awarded the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut. This film was also inspired by a true incident that happened in Punjab, where a message was written on the forehead of a woman that her husband is a traitor.
Badal (2000): This action-thriller film directed by Raj Kanwar featured Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in the lead roles along with Amrish Puri. It was also a commercial success and created a stir at the box office upon release.
Bichhoo (2000): This action-thriller film directed by Guddu Dhanoa featured Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in the lead roles. It was a remake of the 1994 film Leon: The Professional, which did well at the box office. The audience also showered their love on Bobby and Rani for their performances.
Humraaz (2002): Directed by Abbas-Mustan duo, this suspense-filled film starred Bobby Deol, Akshay Kumar and Ameesha Patel in lead roles. This was the third pairing of Bobby Deol and Abbas-Mustan. The film is inspired by the 1998 American film A Perfect Murder and was made in Tamil as Girivalam. It also created a stir at the box office after its release.
