Abhay Deol is quite a part of the Deol family with Dharmendra being his uncle and while Abhay grew up around a big family and cousins Sunny and Bobby Deol, he was also always a little aloof. Even today, it’s not often that Abhay is spotted with Sunny and Bobby. In a recent interview, the ‘Dev D’ actor has spoken about his equation while growing up around this big family and cousins.
He said on ‘The Suvir Saran Show’ that he grew up around a joint family with two sisters and four cousins. But they were always kept away from the glam world.
He also recalled that while his cousins Sunny and Bobby spoilt him, they also kept their distance. “I was the youngest. So they babied me but they didn’t want me around because I was annoying. They were much closer to each other than I am because I grew up not really around them much, but they were around each other a lot. My sisters are still very close to Sunny and Bobby.”
Deol revealed how their parents kept them away from the limelight. He said, “They tried to keep us away from the glamour and the limelight. They tried to give us a normal upbringing that they could possibly give. I grew up in a joint family with Sunny and Bobby Deol. Our parents tried to keep us away from the industry because they thought that ‘one day you might join the industry or not, but right now you are kids so we want you to have a normal childhood.”
Talking about the experience of school due to a famous surname, Abhay recalled, “School was a mix bag. Some were glamour struck and gave you extra attention or there were some who would judge you for being famous and resented you for it as well.”
