The inheritor of the Punjab territories rule – Sunny Deol is not faring all that well in Bollywood right now. Who would have thought that the career of the person who re-wrote BO records with his Gadar would be in such a sorry state of affairs. He was the first person to play a Sradarji andget away with a hit – and not just any hit – a blockbuster that challenged Sholay and other BO towering films.

Then he went pale, doing really crappy films that simply were a reason to punch up a dozen bad men at a time. The stories weren’t good, the production expensive yet pointless, and generally indulged in Paki bashing. They did well in Punjab and a few of the northern territories but they tanked in the rest of India and not much business overseas which has become the cash cow for today’s movies.

That’s why Sunny has a chance for redemption with Heroes film releasing soon. Though it is an eclectic bunch of actors the movie seems fresh and may actually work. It also has the ‘masses’ star the so-called Superstar Salman Khan. And Preity Zinta opposite him! That along with the strong focus on patriotism should help it do well and perhaps give Sunny a much desired break.