When actor Sunny Deol was in the prime of his Bollywood career, he would single-handedly take Pakistan to the task.
The 62-year-old actor is now the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Gurdaspur, Punjab, where he is campaigning in the searing heat of May.
In a brief interaction with NDTV, when Sunny was asked about Pakistan on the silver screen, the "Gadar" actor said, "Movies are different, but this is not a movie this is real life. I have always done positive roles in my life my sentiments are also the same."
Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sunny said he has done a great job and he wants him to continue with his great job. "After all to keep the nation together and take it forward are signs of a good leader," he said.
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But unlike other leaders, Sunny concedes that his political innings has just begun. "I do not know much about issues like Balakot strikes or India's relations with Pakistan. I am here to serve people; if I win maybe I will have an opinion, right now I don't," he admits.
Sunny's reason for joining the BJP was also straightforward. "My father and I, we all live together. He had joined Vajpayee Ji and now I want to join PM Modi," he said.
In 2017, the Congress had wrested the Gurdaspur constituency from the BJP after its candidate Sunil Jakhar won by a huge margin of 1.9 lakh votes. The seat had fallen vacant after the death of yesteryear Bollywood superstar Vinod Khanna who successfully fought 4 elections from the constituency.
