Sunny Deol breaks down at first public appearance after dad Dharmendra’s demise at Border 2 teaser launch

At the teaser launch of his upcoming film Border 2 in Mumbai, Sunny Deol had tears in his eyes as he spoke a dialogue from the war drama.

Sunny Deol makes first public appearance after father Dharmendra's death, at Border 2's teaser launch.

A few weeks after father Dharmendra’s death, Sunny Deol made his first public appearance at his upcoming film Border 2’s teaser launch in Mumbai, on Tuesday. At the event, the actor, who recently suffered the major personal loss, got emotional while delivering a dialogue from their highly-anticipated war drama. There was no media interaction during the teaser launch.

During his appearance at the event, Sunny was seen arriving in a jeep at the teaser launch, instantly setting the tone of their upcoming film. The Gadar actor was visibly emotional and teary-eyed as he was saying one of the dialogues from the film, in his own style and loud voice. He said, “Awaaz kahan tak jaani chahiye? Lahore tak (your voice should go till Lahore).”

Talking about the patriotism shown in Border 2 and how the GenZs will perceive it, Sunny said, “Desh humaari maa hai (the country is our mother), the younger generation will have the same feeling. They will protect it, like their fathers and grandfathers did. That energy will remain the same, this country is our home. If anything happens to it, it boils our blood.”

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Sunny Deol’s father and celebrated actor Dharmendra passed away on November 24, at the age of 89, in Mumbai, after brief illness at the hospital. The paparazzi coverage surrounding the legendary star’s demise, especially during hospital visits and funeral, was heavily slammed by several celebrities. Many media publications were questioned about their ethics, after several false reports of Dharmendra’s death surfaced online, without any official statement by the family. Sunny had even blasted paps for invasion of privacy during the sensitive moment.

Border 2 is a sequel to J. P. Dutta’s 1997 magnum opus, Border. Besides Sunny Deol, the epic war drama also stars Varun Dhawan, Ahan Shetty, Diljit Dosanjh, and Sonam Bajwa. The film is directed by Anurag Singh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, J.P. Dutta, and Nidhi Dutta, presented by T-Series and J.P. Films. It is scheduled to hit the big screen on January 23, 2026.

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