Ajay Devgn is an Indian actor, director and producer who works in Hindi films. He debuted as an actor in Phool Aur Kaante (1991), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.[1] Devgn then played a kickboxer in the martial arts film Jigar (1992) and a blind in Vijaypath (1994) and starred in Suhaag (1994), Dilwale (1994), Diljale (1996), Jaan (1996), Ishq (1997), Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998), and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999).[2][3] He garnered Filmfare Best Actor nominations for Naajayaz and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and also won his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Zakhm (1998).[4][5][6] In 2000, Devgn started Ajay Devgn FFilms, producing and headlining the commercially unsuccessful Raju Chacha.[7] He received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor nomination for enacting a dacoit in the ensemble film Lajja (2001).[8]
![Photograph of Ajay Devgn](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Ajay_Devgan.jpg/220px-Ajay_Devgan.jpg)
2002 proved to be a banner year for Devgn as he received universal acclaim for his performances in Company, The Legend of Bhagat Singh and Deewangee.[9][10] He won his second National Award for portraying revolutionary Bhagat Singh in The Legend of Bhagat Singh[11] and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for it and Company, along with a Filmfare Best Villain Award for Deewangee.[12][13] In 2003, he acted in the Bhoot, a sleeper hit, and played a police officer in Gangaajal, which earned him another Filmfare Best Actor nomination.[14][4] He was next featured in Yuva (2004), Kaal (2005), and Omkara (2006).[15][16] Rohit Shetty's Golmaal series established Devgn in comic roles, producing Golmaal (2006), Golmaal Returns (2008) and Golmaal 3 (2010). However Devgn was highly panned for Aag (2007), based on the 1975 cult classic Sholay.[17][18] Aag is considered one of the worst films.[19][20][21][22] In 2008, he made his directorial debut with his own production U Me Aur Hum.[23] Post Sunday (2008) and All the Best (2009), 2010 proved to be a milestone year for him as he delivered his first 100 Crore Club film with Golmaal 3 and received positive feedback for the top-grossing films Raajneeti and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai.[24] The latter fetched him a Filmfare Best Actor nomination, as like his next Singham (2011), the first part of Shetty's Cop Universe, which was later reprised in Singham Returns (2014) and briefly in other standalone films of the universe.[25][26][4]
Devgn has since remained in the league with the successful comedies Bol Bachchan (2012), Son of Sardaar (2012), Golmaal Again (2017), Total Dhamaal (2019) and De De Pyaar De (2019), the dramas Drishyam (2015), Raid (2018) and Drishyam 2 (2022), and the period epic Tanhaji (2020), which earned him his third National Film Award for Best Actor.[27][28] However, he failed as a director after delivering a hat-trick of flops with Shivaay (2016), Runway 34 (2022) and Bholaa (2023).[29][30][31] He also played brief roles in the period dramas RRR and Gangubai Kathiawadi (both 2022), and starred in Shaitaan (2024), the highest-grossing horror film in India.
Films
edit† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Actor | Producer | Director | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | Phool Aur Kaante | Yes | No | No | Ajay | ||
1992 | Jigar | Yes | No | No | Raj "Raju" Verma | [32] | |
1993 | Divya Shakti | Yes | No | No | Prashant Varma | [32] | |
Platform | Yes | No | No | Raju | [32] | ||
Sangraam | Yes | No | No | Raja S. Singh Kanwar | [32] | ||
Shaktiman | Yes | No | No | Amar Chauhan | [32] | ||
Dil Hai Betaab | Yes | No | No | Ajay | [32] | ||
Ek Hi Raasta | Yes | No | No | Karan Singh | [32] | ||
Bedardi | Yes | No | No | Vijay Saxena | [32] | ||
Dhanwaan | Yes | No | No | Kashinath | [32] | ||
1994 | Dilwale | Yes | No | No | Arun Saxena | [33] | |
Kanoon | Yes | No | No | Vishal Singh | [32] | ||
Vijaypath | Yes | No | No | Karan | [34] | ||
Suhaag | Yes | No | No | Ajay Sharma / Ajay Malhotra[a] | [32] | ||
1995 | Naajayaz | Yes | No | No | Jay Bakshi | [32] | |
Hulchul | Yes | No | No | Deva | [35] | ||
Gundaraj | Yes | No | No | Ajay Chauhan | [32] | ||
Haqeeqat | Yes | No | No | Shiva/Ajay[a] | [32] | ||
1996 | Jung | Yes | No | No | Ajay Bahadur Saxena | [32] | |
Diljale | Yes | No | No | Shyam | [32] | ||
Jaan | Yes | No | No | Karan Sharma | [32] | ||
1997 | Ishq | Yes | No | No | Ajay Rai | [32] | |
Itihaas | Yes | No | No | Karan Bakshi | [32] | ||
1998 | Major Saab | Yes | No | No | Virendra Pratap Singh | [36] | |
Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha | Yes | No | No | Shekhar Suryavanshi | [37] | ||
Sar Utha Ke Jiyo | Yes | No | No | Himself | Guest appearance | [32] | |
Zakhm | Yes | No | No | Ajay R. Desai | [32] | ||
1999 | Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet | Yes | No | No | Raju | [32] | |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Yes | No | No | Vanraj | [38] | ||
Hindustan Ki Kasam | Yes | Yes | No | Ajay/Tauheed[b] | [39] | ||
Gair | Yes | No | No | Vijay Kumar/Dev[a] | [32] | ||
Thakshak | Yes | No | No | Ishaan Singh | [32] | ||
Kachche Dhaage | Yes | No | No | Aftab | [40] | ||
Dil Kya Kare | Yes | Yes | No | Anand Kishore | [41] | ||
2000 | Deewane | Yes | No | No | Vishal/Arun[b] | [32] | |
Raju Chacha | Yes | Yes | No | Shekhar/Raju Chacha [a] | [32] | ||
2001 | Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke | Yes | No | No | Rohit Verma / Vikram "Vicky" Malhotra[b] | [32] | |
Lajja | Yes | No | No | Bhulwa | [42] | ||
Tera Mera Saath Rahen | Yes | No | No | Raj Dixit | [43] | ||
2002 | Company | Yes | No | No | Malik | [44] | |
Hum Kisise Kum Nahin | Yes | No | No | Raja Sharma | [45] | ||
The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Yes | No | No | Bhagat Singh | [46] | ||
Deewangee | Yes | No | No | Tarang Bharadwaj / Ranjeet | [47] | ||
2003 | Bhoot | Yes | No | No | Vishal Bhatia | [48] | |
Qayamat: City Under Threat | Yes | No | No | Rachit | [49] | ||
Chori Chori | Yes | No | No | Ranbir Malhotra | [50] | ||
Gangaajal | Yes | No | No | SP Amit Kumar | [51] | ||
Parwana | Yes | No | No | Parwana | [52] | ||
Zameen | Yes | No | No | Lieutenant Colonel Ranvir Singh Ranawat | [53] | ||
LOC Kargil | Yes | No | No | Manoj Kumar Pandey | [54] | ||
2004 | Khakee | Yes | No | No | Yashwant Aangre | [55] | |
Masti | Yes | No | No | Inspector Sikander Tyagi | [56] | ||
Yuva | Yes | No | No | Michael "Mike" Mukherjee | [57] | ||
Raincoat | Yes | No | No | Manoj "Mannu" Tripathi | [58] | ||
Taarzan: The Wonder Car | Yes | No | No | Deven Chaudhary | Cameo | [59] | |
2005 | Insan | Yes | No | No | Ajit Rathore | [60] | |
Blackmail | Yes | No | No | Shekhar R Mohan | [61] | ||
Zameer: The Fire Within | Yes | No | No | Suraj Chauhan | [62] | ||
Tango Charlie | Yes | No | No | BSF Soldier Hawaldar Mohammad Ali "Mike Alpha" | [63] | ||
Kaal | Yes | No | No | Kaali Pratap Singh | [64] | ||
Main Aisa Hi Hoon | Yes | No | No | Indraneel Thakur | [65] | ||
Apaharan | Yes | No | No | Ajay Shastri | [66] | ||
Shikhar | Yes | No | No | Gaurav Gupta | [67] | ||
2006 | Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke | Yes | No | No | Kunal Singh | Special appearance | [68] |
Golmaal: Fun Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Gopal Kumar Santoshi | [69] | ||
The Awakening | Yes | Yes | No | Himself | Also editor; Short film | [32][70] | |
Omkara | Yes | No | No | Omkara Shukla | [71] | ||
2007 | Cash | Yes | No | No | Karan / Doc[a] | [32] | |
Aag | Yes | No | No | Heerendra "Heero" Dhaan | [72] | ||
2008 | Halla Bol | Yes | No | No | Ashfaque Khan/Sameer Khan[a] | [73] | |
Sunday | Yes | No | No | ACP Rajveer Randhava | [74] | ||
U Me Aur Hum | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ajay Mehra | [75][76] | ||
Haal-e-Dil | Yes | No | No | Himself | Guest appearance | [77] | |
Mehbooba | Yes | No | No | Karan Dhariwal | [78] | ||
Golmaal Returns | Yes | No | No | Gopal Kumar Santoshi | [79] | ||
2009 | All the Best: Fun Begins | Yes | Yes | No | Prem Chopra | [80] | |
London Dreams | Yes | No | No | Arjun Joshi | [81] | ||
2010 | Teen Patti | Yes | No | No | Sunny | Cameo | [82] |
Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? | Yes | No | No | Puneet "Pappu" Bajpai | [83] | ||
Raajneeti | Yes | No | No | Sooraj Kumar | [84] | ||
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai | Yes | No | No | Sultan Mirza | [85] | ||
Aakrosh | Yes | No | No | Pratap Kumar | [86] | ||
Golmaal 3 | Yes | No | No | Gopal Kumar Santoshi | [87] | ||
Toonpur Ka Super Hero | Yes | No | No | Aditya | [88] | ||
2011 | Yamla Pagla Deewana | Yes | No | No | Narrator | [89] | |
Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji | Yes | No | No | Naren Ahuja | [90] | ||
Ready | Yes | No | No | Raju | Cameo | [91] | |
Singham | Yes | No | No | Inspector Bajirao Singham | [92] | ||
Rascals | Yes | No | No | Bhagat "Bhagu" Bhosle | [93] | ||
2012 | Tezz | Yes | No | No | Aakash Rana | [94] | |
Bol Bachchan | Yes | Yes | No | Prithviraj Raghuvanshi | [95] | ||
Son of Sardaar | Yes | Yes | No | Jaswinder Singh Randhawa (Jassi) | [96] | ||
2013 | Himmatwala | Yes | No | No | Ravi Verma | [97] | |
Satyagraha | Yes | No | No | Manav Raghvendra | [98] | ||
Mahabharat | Yes | No | No | Arjun | Voiceover | [99] | |
2014 | Singham Returns | Yes | Yes | No | DCP Bajirao Singham | [100] | |
Action Jackson | Yes | No | No | Vishy/Jai (AJ)[b] | [101] | ||
Vitti Dandu | No | Yes | No | — | [102] | ||
2015 | Hey Bro | Yes | No | No | Himself | Guest appearance | [103] |
Drishyam | Yes | No | No | Vijay Salgaonkar | [104] | ||
2016 | Fitoor | Yes | No | No | Moazam | Cameo | [105][106] |
Shivaay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Shivaay | [107] | ||
2017 | Guest in London | Yes | No | No | Ajay Gandotra | Cameo | [108] |
Baadshaho | Yes | No | No | Bhavani Singh | [109] | ||
Poster Boys | Yes | No | No | Himself | Guest appearance | [110] | |
Golmaal Again | Yes | No | No | Gopal Kumar Santoshi | [111] | ||
2018 | Aapla Manus | Yes | Yes | No | Himself | Guest appearance | [112] |
Raid | Yes | No | No | Amay Patnaik | [113] | ||
Helicopter Eela | No | Yes | No | — | [114] | ||
Simmba | Yes | No | No | DCP Bajirao Singham | Cameo | [115][116] | |
2019 | Total Dhamaal | Yes | Yes | No | Guddu Rastogi | [117][118][119] | |
De De Pyaar De | Yes | No | No | Ashish Mehra | [120] | ||
2020 | Tanhaji | Yes | Yes | No | Tanaji Malusare | 100th film[c][121] | [122][123] |
Chhalaang | No | Yes | No | — | [124] | ||
2021 | Tribhanga | No | Yes | No | — | [125] | |
The Big Bull | No | Yes | No | — | [126] | ||
Bhuj: The Pride of India | Yes | Yes | No | Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik | [127] | ||
Sooryavanshi | Yes | No | No | DCP Bajirao Singham | Cameo | [128][129] | |
Velle | Yes | Yes | No | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
2022 | Gangubai Kathiawadi | Yes | No | No | Rahim Lala | Cameo | [130] |
RRR | Yes | No | No | Alluri Venkatarama Raju | Cameo; Telugu film | [131][132] | |
Runway 34 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lieutenant Flight Captain Vikrant Khanna | [133][134] | ||
Thank God | Yes | No | No | Chitragupt "CG" | [135][136] | ||
Drishyam 2 | Yes | No | No | Vijay Salgaonkar | [137] | ||
2023 | Bholaa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bholaa | [138] | |
2024 | Shaitaan | Yes | Yes | No | Kabir Rishi | [139] | |
Maidaan | Yes | No | No | Syed Abdul Rahim | [140] | ||
Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha | Yes | Yes | No | Krishna | [141] | ||
Singham Again † | Yes | Yes | No | DCP Bajirao Singham | Completed | [142] | |
2025 | Raid 2 † | Yes | No | No | Amay Patnaik | Completed | |
De De Pyaar De 2 † | Yes | No | No | Ashish Mehra | Filming | [143] | |
Son of Sardaar 2 † | Yes | Yes | No | Jaswinder Singh Randhawa (Jassi) | Filming | [144] |
Dubbing roles
editFilm title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eega | N/A | Father (voice in intro credits) | Hindi | Telugu | 2012 | 2012 | [145] |
Dhruva | Ram Charan | ASP K. Dhruva IPS | Hindi | Telugu | 2016 | 2017 | [146] |
Ponniyin Selvan: I | N/A | Narrator | Hindi | Tamil | 2022 | 2022 | [147] |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2002–2004 | Devi | Producer | [148] |
2008 | Rock-N-Roll Family | Judge | [149] |
2012 | Ramleela – Ajay Devgn Ke Saath | Narrator | [150] |
2018 | Swami Ramdev - Ek Sangharsh | Producer | [151] |
2020 | LalBazaar | Presenter | [152] |
2021 | Into The Wild With Bear Grylls | Celebrity Guest | [153] |
2022 | The Great Indian Murder | Producer | [154] |
Rudra: The Edge of Darkness | DCP Rudraveer "Rudra" Singh | [155] | |
2023 | The Trial | Producer | [156] |
Music videos
editYear | Title | Performer | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | "Betiyaan" (Save the Girl Child) | Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam | [157] |
See also
editFootnotes
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Further reading
edit- Dawar, Ramesh (2006). Bollywood: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Star Publications. ISBN 978-1-905863-01-3. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016.
- Bajaj, J.K. (2014). On & Behind the Indian Cinema. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-5083-621-7. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014.
External links
edit- Ajay Devgn at IMDb
- Ajay Devgn at NF360