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Ajay Devgn
Actor, Producer, Director- Ajay Devgn Ffilms (ADFL)
- NY VFXWAALA
Ajay Devgn’s Journey so far ...
- Ajay Devgn first appeared on the silver screen playing a teen Mithun Chakraborty in the 1985 film Kalicharan
- He made his debut as a lead actor in Hindi films in the 1991 movie Phool Aur Kaante. He won the Filmfare award for best debut (male)
- Over the next few years, he starred in several movies, among which were box-office hits such as Jigar in 1992, Dilwale in 1993 and Suhaag, alongside Akshay Kumar, the same year
- Devgn got a Filmfare nomination in the best actor category for the first time for his performance in the 1995 movie Naajayaz
- He first played the role of a villain in the 1996 film Diljale
- By that time, Devgn had established himself in the romance and action genres. His first major success in the comedy genre came with the 1997 movie Ishq, in which he played the male lead with Aamir Khan. This was also his first hit movie in which he was paired opposite his future wife -- Kajol
- In 1998, he appeared in the movie Zakhm, which got him his first National Award
- Thereafter, Devgn acted in some successful movies such as Kachche Dhaage, along with Saif Ali Khan, and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, alongside Salman Khan, in 1999
- In 2000, he started his own production house -- Ajay Devgn Ffilms (ADFL). The company’s first film, Raju Chacha, was a box-office success
- He gave some power-packed performances in movies like Company, The Legend of Bhagat Singh and Deewangee. He bagged his second National Award for his performance in The Legend of Bhagat Singh. The following year at the Filmfare Awards, he was nominated in the best actor category for Company, won the best actor critic’s choice award for The Legend of Bhagat Singh and also won the best villain award for his role in Deewangee
- In 2003, Devgn was cast in a horror movie called Bhoot, which was a commercial success
- Subsequently, he made some critically acclaimed movies such as Gangaajal in 2003, Raincoat and Yuva in 2004, Apaharan in 2005, Omkara in 2006 and Raajneeti and Once Upon a Time in Mumbai in 2010
- In 2006, he played one of the leads in the comedy-drama Golmaal: Fun Unlimited which was directed by his childhood friend and filmmaker Rohit Shetty. The film was a success with the audience and began a movie franchise which includes the box-office hits Golmaal Returns (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010) and Golmaal Again!!! (2017)
- He made his directorial debut with the 2008 movie U Me Aur Hum
- Though a versatile actor, Devgn is best known for his intense acting. In the 2010s, he acted in some popular movies such as Singham in 2011, Singham Returns in 2014, Drishyam in 2015 and Raid in 2018
- His performance in the period drama Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, released in 2020, was much appreciated by the audience
- Devgn was honoured with the fourth-highest civilian award in India -- the Padma Shri -- in 2016
Before you go ...
- His father -- Veeru Devgan -- was a well-known stunt choreographer in the Hindi film industry and his mother -- Veena Devgan -- is a film producer
- Devgn is married to Kajol, who is a popular Hindi cinema actress
- Before Ranveer Singh immortalised the role of Bajirao I, Devgn was Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first choice for the male lead of his movie Bajirao Mastani
- He owns a VFX studio called NY VFXWAALA which was incepted in 2015