Sunny Deol has always been very real when it comes to his physique and he belongs to the older generation of actors who were more real when it comes to showing male beauty on screen. During a recent interview, Sunny and Bobby Deol were shown an old shirtless picture of Sunny where he was shirtless and displayed his chest hair. Meanwhile, the trend today is more of six pack absa chiseled body and waxed chests.
Reflecting on it, the actors spoke about it during a chat with Screen. Bobby said it all started with their father Dharmendra. “It started with my dad. I remember Phool Aur Patthar, and it wasn’t about showing his body. It was about what the character was going through. He removed his shirt because there was an old lady sitting there… It was so amazing, that scene. Bhaiyya would know more about it because papa would’ve explained to you…”
Further explaining it, sunny said, “In the sequence, papa is drunk and the old lady is shivering. His character is a drunk, he’s a robber, he was an anti-hero. He sees this lady who is shivering, so he just takes of his shirt and puts it on her. It was just a matter of fact.”
When asked about actors waxing their bodies these days, Bobby quipped, “Yes, I’m waxed. I actually have less hair growth.”
The ‘Gadar 2’ star also gave a message to many youngsters to go the natural way and take care of their fitness. “I have nothing against what people are doing. I have nothing against youngsters; it becomes a fashion and they follow it. But you should not be ashamed of what you are and how you are. Manliness isn’t about having hair on your chest or not, it’s about the strength within. I would advise youngsters, you do sports, you do weight training because you enjoy it. You don’t want to become a bodybuilder. Don’t try to take shortcuts with steroids. Stay away. It’ll build you up, right, but later on it’s going to affect your health very badly,” he said.
During the same interview, Sunny confirmed that he’s a part of Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana’ with Ranbir Kapoor.