Koffee With Karan 8: Sunny And Bobby Deol Talk About Their Struggles And Nepotism Debate

The second episode of ‘Koffee With Karan’ has dropped on Hotstar, and the guests’ of this week were none other than the Deol brothers - Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. This episode was all about the journey of the Deol brothers reinventing themselves according to today’s era to stay relevant.

Sunny Deol On Massive Success Of ‘Gadar 2’

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Sunny said that he was aware that the first part, ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’, would do well, but he wasn’t aware how well it would do. It was sort of a similar case with ‘Gadar 2’. He added that he was expecting it to be a success but not as massive as it was.

Reminiscing a moment, he shared that one night, post the release of the film, he came home, and his feelings were inexplicable. “I was crying, I was laughing,” he added. He said that Bobby and his father Dharmendra could not understand what was happening to him. He said that everyone should feel something like that at least once in their life.

Sunny opened up about a phase after ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’, where he was not getting films, roles, and scripts the way he wanted. He added that he was struggling and trying to find his footing. He added that after 2000, the industry has also evolved a lot with hundreds of people now working on a project and telling actors what would work with them and what might not.

Bobby Deol: ‘I Gave Up’

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Karan asked Bobby about his journey from ‘Dillagi’ to ‘Aashram’. He told him that he had turned into a thirst trap with an entire group dedicated to him on Reddit. Talking about his look and negative role in his upcoming ‘Animal’, Karan added that he looked stunning.

However, between his successful films to the success of Aashram, Bobby Deol had a dull phase in which he experienced depression and started drinking more. The actor said that he used to wonder why people did not want to work with him. “I gave up,” he added.

He said that his son used to ask him that his mother used to go to work, but his father used to stay at home. “Something snapped at me,” he said, adding that he started changing. He became more focused, started meeting people, and told them that he wanted to work with them.

He added that the film industry works along the lines of ‘you scratch my back, and I scratch yours’. Bobby shared that once he called up the lead actor to confirm if he could work on the same film. The actor said that he did it, and it only made him stronger.

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Sunny And Bobby Deol Talk About Nepotism

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Karan asked the brothers to speak on the debate of nepotism. Sunny added, “People say these things because they cannot achieve something, they are angry about something, so they need to throw something at someone.” He said that a person’s talent is the reason behind their success.

The actor said that everyone works for their kids and family. He and Bobby agreed that everyone helps their kids when they are starting out, but it is their talent that takes them forward. He added that he struggled for two decades until 'Gadar 2' happened.

Family Shares Emotional Message For Sunny And Bobby Deol

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Karan played a video message by Karan, Rajveer, Aryaman Deol, and Dharmendra. Karan and Rajveer said that Sunny’s stern looks were enough to scare them. Karan also revealed that Sunny has a fetish for collecting stuffed teddy bears.

Dharmendra said both of his sons are emotional. He added that one can identify what is going on in Sunny’s life, but Bobby is a little bit ‘chalu’ (clever). The video concluded with Dharmendra saying that he is proud of his sons.

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The talk was followed by a quiz session in which the actors were asked about the films of Dharmendra. Bobby won the game with just one point, but they had fun playing it. The last was our favourite - Rapid Fire Round. The Koffee jury voted for Sunny, and he won the famous hamper by a majority of 52%.