Abhay Deol movies are characterized by down-to-earth acting. Abhay Deol said in an interview with Rediff that he didn't get into acting because of his famous uncle and his cousins but that he was involved in theatre in school. "At 18, I decided to take the plunge. It took me 10 years because I didn't want to leave my education to get into films. He wants to work with his brothers and his uncle.

Abhay Deol is also the pivotal person behind 2009 Bollywood film Dev.D, a modern day version of Devdas which he himself devised, and in which he enacts the title role. About being compared to biggies like Shah Rukh Khan and veteran Dilip Kumar, who have played 'Devdas' in the past, Abhay told Radio Sargam "I'm not too scared of the comparisons. I am aware of the fact but I don't get into that too much. After all, I was compared to my brothers and uncle when I came to the industry. So I am used to it and only worry about my work. So after them, it would very well be Shah Rukh Khan".

Basics on Abhay
Born on 15th March 1976 in Mumbai, India as Abhay Singh Deol, he can boast of Ajit Singh Deol, a director and producer, for his father; actor Dharmendra as his uncle and actors Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol and Esha Deol as cousins.

He was active in theater while in school, which motivated him to pursue acting in movies. Painting, philosophy and journalism were his other interests. He completed his graduation from Mumbai University and traveled all the way to Los Angeles to fine tune his acting skills in a two year acting course. 

Dev D can be considered to be a path breaking movie in Indian Cinema because of its crisp cinematography, good performances and diverse music.

Abhay was recently on the cover of Man's World and Time Out Mumbai, with titles such as the new face of Indian cinema.

He is scheduled to shoot 3 movies this summer/fall and has also gone into producing, with his company Forbidden Films.