Gadar 2 star Sunny Deol reveals he started driving at 12, got into several accidents

Sunny Deol is now taking in all the praise for his most recent project, Gadar 2. The actor, who attracted attention for his role in the film, recently revealed intriguing details about his younger years. Sunny revealed that he got into multiple fights in Mumbai that resulted in the damage of his cars. He also described how, while making sure his parents were kept in the dark about these instances, he used to keep weapons like swords and metal rods in his car, ready for prospective conflicts.

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The actor admitted that as a child, he was "crazy" about cars and would sneak outside to drive his actor-father Dharmendra's cars, who was equally passionate about his four-wheelers. The Gadar star said that he used to sit on the driver's lap and drive when he was between the ages of 12 and 13. As he got older, he would sneakily pull out his father's collection of cars and go for a drive, the actor revealed in an interview with The Bombay Journey.

The actor then admitted that he had his share of mishaps. He recalls that he also got into a number of accidents. "Aaj ke zamane mein main hota toh sabse badnaam beta hota. But please don’t do this, it was a different time. Please be safe and follow the traffic rules,” urged Sunny Deol.

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About Gadar 2

Sunny Deol returned to the big screens with a bang in the movie Gadar 2, which brought in Rs 524 crore at the box office. The film also starred Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma and received a lot of appreciation. He will now play the lead in Rajkumar Santoshi's upcoming film, which Aamir Khan is producing.

Tara Singh (Sunny Deol), father of Charanjeet (Utkarsh Sharma), travels to Pakistan in the midst of the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. Sakina is portrayed once more by Ameesha Patel. The movie is a follow-up to Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, which was set against the backdrop of the 1947 split.

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