‘Ghayal’ sequel will be better than original – Dharmendra

Veteran actor Dharmendra is confident that the sequel to the 1990-hit “Ghayal”, which starred his elder son Sonny Deol, will be better than the original.

“‘Ghayal 2′ is going to be the most emotional film. It will definitely be even more better. We are working very hard on it. We are still deciding on the cast of the film but Om Puri and Sunny are there for sure. I’m confident this film will be very good,” said Dharmendra.

The Deol family is all set to revive their banner Vijeta Films with the sequel, and the 75-year-old Dharmendra says he is confident about Sunny’s work.

“Sunny is a wonderful actor,” he said.

Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, ‘Ghayal’ also starred Meenakshi Seshadri, Raj Babbar, Moushmi Chatterjee and Amrish Puri. It featured Sunny as an amateur boxer, who goes on to avenge his brother’s death.

The film won seven Filmfare Awards, including the best movie. In 1992, ‘Ghayal’ was remade in Tamil as ‘Barathan’.

Dharmendra Singh Deol , better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films up to 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema. He is often referred to as the "Action King" of Hindi cinema having starred in numerous action films and is considered a living legend. He is father of notable actors Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Esha Deol. He was the main lead of the all-time blockbuster film, Sholay (1975) and also went on to star in numerous successful Bollywood films cutting across five decades. Dharmendra has thus established himself as one of the most prominent figures of the Hindi film industry.