Why Sunny Deol Kept His Marriage ‘A Secret’ For ‘Many Years’; Know Who Pooja Deol Is – News18

Curated By: Shrishti Negi

Last Updated: October 19, 2023, 07:59 IST

Sunny Deol and Pooja Deol had reportedly tied the knot in 1984. They have two kids together.

Sunny Deol and Pooja Deol had reportedly tied the knot in 1984. They have two kids together.

Sunny Deol had reportedly tied the knot with Pooja Deol around the release of his debut film Betab (1983), in which he was paired opposite Amrita Singh.

Sunny Deol has become the talk of the town ever since his comeback movie Gadar 2 did a phenomenal business at the box office. Apart from his professional life, Sunny has often made headlines for his personal life. Sunny has been married to Pooja Deol for nearly 40 years now. However, he was previously linked with several actresses in the ’80s and the ’90s when he was a huge superstar in Bollywood.

Sunny had reportedly tied the knot with Pooja around the release of his debut film Betab (1983), in which he was paired opposite Amrita Singh. However, the actor chose to keep his marriage a secret for “many years,” according to several media reports on the internet. Interestingly, Sunny was romantically linked with Amrita during the filming of Betab. Later that year, a magazine reportedly leaked pictures of Sunny’s secret wedding with Pooja Deol, but the actor had denied being married to anyone at the time.

Sunny Deol had also sparked dating rumours with Dimple Kapadia. Sunny and Dimple worked together in about five films including Manzil Manzil, Arjun, Narsimha and Aag Ka Gola. Even though there were reports of them being quite serious about each other, the two never publicly admitted to dating each other.

Who is Sunny Deol’s wife Pooja Deol?

Pooja Deol reportedly belongs to a Royal British family. It was reported that even after marrying Sunny, Pooja continued residing in London. In the year 1990, the couple was blessed with their first child, Karan Deol. The couple has another son named Rajveer Deol. Pooja’s real name is Lynda. She is half Indian and half British.

Earlier this year, Sunny and Pooja’s son Karan got married to his longtime girlfriend, Drisha Acharya, in the presence of their families and close friends. The Deols also hosted a grand wedding reception in Mumbai, which was attended by who’s who of Bollywood.