“I always pick characters where it's not his muscles or dance skills that help him, because not all of us can look like that. I am more like someone who'd beat up ten guys, not with his muscles, but his strategy.”

Indian actor, active in Hindi films

Abhay Deol is an Indian actor who works mainly in Hindi films. He was born into the Deol family and began on screen with Imtiaz Ali’s romantic comedy Socha Na Tha in 2005. He was praised for his work in the independent films Manorama Six Feet Under and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, and his wider breakthrough came with Anurag Kashyap’s Dev.D in 2009. That black comedy, a modern-day take on Devdas, marked him out as a performer drawn to offbeat roles and contemporary stories.