 Subsequently, he was featured in several commercially successful films including the 1997 suspense thriller "Gupt", the 1998 action thriller "Soldier", the 2000 action thrillers "Badal" and "Bichhoo", the 2001 suspense "Ajnabee", the 2002 romantic thriller "Humraaz" for which he was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award, the 2007 sports drama "Apne" and the 2011 comedy "Yamla Pagla Deewana".His other notable work includes "Kareeb" (1998) and "Dillagi" (1999).Deol was born into a Jat family in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, the second son of Bollywood star Dharmendra and Parkash Kaur.