Bobby Deol: ‘Sunny was a bigger star than me and he lost it….Before I could get any bigger, my career went down’

Bobby Deol admitted that the whole family derives strength from one another, and opened up about his father Dharmendra, who has been a great support to him during hard times. “He has seen my struggles. He knows me inside out and he knows what I am capable of. He has always been honest with me. I have been in the industry for 28 years, and now he tells me, ‘Kuch bhi kar sakta (You can do whatever you want.)’ I mean it is a proud moment for any father to see his children’s struggle (pay off).”

However, Bobby was not able to express himself to his father during his low phase. “I wouldn’t be able to tell him anything but he would see what I was going through with my life and it would upset him. Maybe, he wanted to shake me up and tell me, ‘Where is your self-belief gone?’ But it is not easy. A person has to understand it himself,” he said.

Animal, despite mixed reviews from critics, has become a huge success at the box office, and the film is on its way to becoming one of the top-grossers in India this year. Bobby played the antagonist in the movie and has received praise for his menacing performance in the action drama.