# Sunny Deol says he was happy even with Rs 56 crore debt

2026-08-17T19:01:34+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports)

Bollywood actor Sunny Deol has revealed he remained content despite being over Rs 59 crore in debt. In a podcast interview with Shubhankar Mishra, he said the financial burden came from his own production and directorial ventures, not from borrowing from others. The Times of India reports Deol said: 'The money I owed was all mine. I didn't borrow it from anyone. I just had to sell my own assets and pay back.' He added: 'I can't do so many things for money. Even when I was in debt, I was very happy.' The debt stemmed from films such as Ghayal Returns (2016), Dillagi (1999), and Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas (2019), which did not succeed commercially. In 2023, a bank issued an e-auction notice for his Juhu property over dues of Rs 55.99 crore, which was withdrawn after he settled. Deol's career revived with Gadar 2 (2023).

## Coverage

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sunny-deol-recalls-gadar-and-indian-doing-better-than-aamir-khans-lagaan-talks-about-being-in-over-59-crore-debt-the-money-i-owed-was-all-mine/articleshow/133296339.cms>
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sunny-deol-says-even-with-rs-55-99-crore-debt-when-bank-issued-auction-notice-for-his-juhu-home-he-was-happy-i-didnt-owe-anyone-anything-i-just-had-to-sell-my-own-assets/articleshow/133308994.cms>

This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-18T01:42:44+00:00.

Tags: Aamir Khan, Gadar 2, Sunny Deol
Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sunny-deol-says-he-was-in-over-rs-59-crore-debt/
License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources.
Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sunny-deol-says-he-was-in-over-rs-59-crore-debt/#story-in-brief

How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/