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A pivotal moment in Sunny Deol’s career was his collaboration with director Rajkumar Santoshi. Ghayal (1990) was a game-changer. It wasn't just an action film; it was a tragedy of errors where an innocent man is crushed by the machinery of the powerful. Deol’s portrayal of Ajay Mehra was lauded for its intensity; he did not just fight the villains, he seemed to bleed for the audience. The film won him his first National Film Award and solidified his status as the premier action star of the decade.