Was Dimple Kapadia married to Sunny Deol?

Bollywood's He-man Dharmendra's elder son and the action star of masses Sunny Deol has turned a year older today.

Born as Ajay Singh Deol, Sunny made his debut as a teenage romantic hero in Betaab but soon films like Arjun, Dacait, Yateem, Tridev and later the blockbusters Ghayal, Ghatak and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha established him as the action hero in Bollywood.

In fact his aura was so intense that after Amitabh Bachchan, he was hailed as the 'new angry young man' of Bollywood. Sunny perfectly played the role of a frustrated and angry unemployed youth and established his roots in the industry. Even before Salman Khan, it was Sunny Deol who mesmerized the audience with his bare-chested, bulging biceps while reminding us about Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Scwarzenegger.

However despite dhai kilo ke hathodawale haat, gorgeous actresses Amrita Singh, Dimple Kapadia and Raveena Tandon made the action king go weak at the knees. Despite married to Pooja Deol, Sunny allowed his reel affairs to spill out to real life. Even Amrita Singh was often heard saying that the only 'real man' in her life was Sunny Deol. Unfortunately, she had no idea then about Sunny's hidden relationship.

After the revelation of Sunny's married life, Amrita moved on and soon Sunny's relationship with Dimple Kapadia started making the rounds. Reports were rife that Sunny Deol had even given Dimple Kapadia the status of a wife, while still having a wife at home! Even though Sunny and Dimple fiercely guarded their personal lives, their involvement was evident.

However, after over 11 years of a long-lasting affair with Dimple, Sunny couldn't help but lend it to the beautiful and vulnerable Raveena Tandon, who was suffering from a nervous breakdown. On the sets of Ziddi, they became "good friends", immediately threatening the position of an already-dethroned wife, Pooja Deol, and the past reigning girlfriend Dimple. This acted as a catalyst in the husband-wife relationship, as Pooja decided that enough was enough.

Ups and downs have been remained part and parcel of Sunny's life. During his peak days in Bollywood, Sunny Deol suffered a chronic back problem. For many years, he has quietly and not so quietly been suffering from the problem. On many occasions in his career, he has been laid off because of his back yet his undying spirit and invincibility (as his real name suggests) is intact both in real and reel life.

In spite of lukewarm response to his last release Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, Sunny's 'sunny' spell at the box-office is still continued and the action king is ready to roar again with Bhaiyyaji Superhitt, Singh Sahab The Great and Ghayal Returns.