Ajay Devgan Born Vishal DevganApril 2, 1969 (1969-04-02) (age 39)New Delhi, India Occupation Film actor, Director, Producer Years active 1991 - present Spouse(s) Kajol Devgan (1999-present) [show]Awards won Filmfare Awards Best DebutPhool Aur KaanteBest Villain2003 DeewangeeBest Actor (Critics)2003 Company and The Legend of Bhagat Singh National Film Awards Best Actor1999 Zakhm2003 The Legend of Bhagat Singh Vishal Veeru Devgan (Hindi:विशाल देवगन, born April 2, 1969 in New Delhi, India), popularly known as Ajay Devgan, is a National Film Award-winning actor who appears in Bollywood films. Beginning his career as an action hero in the early 1990s, Devgan has since established himself as one of the actors open to serious roles in Bollywood. In 2008 he ventured into directing as well with U, Me Aur Hum, which saw him starring in the lead role alongside his wife, popular actress Kajol. Contents[hide Biography Devgan is from Punjab. His father is Veeru Devgan, a stunt choreographer; his mother Veena Devgan produced one film; and his brother, Anil Devgan, is a Bollywood film director. He is a graduate of Bapu School in Juhu and Mithibai College. He married popular actress Kajol on February 24, 1999. Their daughter, Nysa Devgan, was born on April 20, 2003. [edit] Career Devgan made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante (1991), in which he played the son of antagonist Amrish Puri. His performance won him a Filmfare Best Debut Award. Many of his early movies were of the action genre. He worked with director Deepak Bahry on the action film Ek Hi Raasta opposite Raveena Tandon. He soon began starring in comedy films, such as Ishq in 1997. In 1998, Devgan was the leading actor in Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, one of the biggest hits of that year. He next starred in Mahesh Bhatt's Zakhm. The film was highly acclaimed, as was his performance. He won several awards for his performance, including the coveted National Film Award for Best Actor and Star Screen Award Best Actor. Devgan saw further success in 1999 when Sanjay Leela Bhansali cast him opposite Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai for the film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which was a critical and commercial success.[citation needed] Devgan's performance in the film earned him a nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare. Devgan went on to be recognised for his association with filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, resulting in several successful projects. In 2002, the drama Company earned him his second Star Screen Award Best Actor. In the same year, his performance in Rajkumar Santoshi's The Legend of Bhagat Singh won him his second National Film Award for Best Actor. In 2004, Devgan starred in several critically appreciated films, including Mani Ratnam's Yuva and Rituparno Ghosh's Raincoat. Neither of these projects did well at the box office. In 2006, he played the title role in the critically acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, titled Omkara. In 2007, Devgan starred in Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, a remake of the classic film Sholay. The film was a major failure critically as well as commercially.[citation needed] Devgan's first 2008 release, Halla Bol, was not a box office success,[citation needed], but Devgan's performance won appreciation from critics.[citation needed] Next came Sunday, which performed below average at the box office.[citation needed] Devgan's directorial debut, U, Me Aur Hum, in which he starred opposite his wife, was released on April 11, 2008. The film performed well at the box office and received positive reports. Devgan's latest project is Golmaal Returns, a sequel to Golmaal. Golmaal Returns surpassed the first day totals of Om Shanti Om and Singh Is Kinng.[1] [Awards and nominations Main article: List of Ajay Devgan's awards and nominations Filmography Actor Year Film Role Other notes 1991 Phool Aur Kaante Ajay Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award 1992 Jigar Raj "Raju" Verma 1993 Dil Hai Betaab Ajay Divya Shakti Prashant Varma Platform Rajoo Sangram Raja S. Singh Kanwar Shaktiman Amar Ek Hi Raasta Karan Singh Bedardi Vijay Saxena Dhanwaan Kashinath 1994 Dilwale Arun Saxena Kanoon Vishal Vijaypath Karan Suhaag Ajay R. Sharma/Malhotra 1995 Naajayaz Jay Bakshi Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award Hulchul Deva Gundaraj Ajay Chauvan Haqeeqat Shiva/Ajay 1996 Jung Ajay Bahadur Saxena Jaan Karan Diljale Shyam 1997 Itihaas Karan Ishq Ajay Rai 1998 Major Saab Virendra Pratap Singh Pyar To Hona Hi Tha Shekhar Sar Utha Ke Jiyo Special Appearance Zakhm Ajay R. Desai Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award,Winner, National Film Award for Best Actor 1999 Dil Kya Kare Anand Kishore Kachche Dhaage Aftab Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet Raju Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Vanraj Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award Hindustan Ki Kasam Ajay/Tauheed Gair Vijay Kumar/Dev Thakshak Ishaan Singh 2000 Deewane Vishal/Arun Raju Chacha Shekhar/Raju Chacha 2001 Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke Vicky/Rohit Verma Lajja Bulwa Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Tera Mera Saath Rahen Raj Dixit 2002 Company Malik Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin Raja The Legend of Bhagat Singh Bhagat K. Singh Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance,Winner, National Film Award for Best Actor Deewangee Tarang Bharadwaj Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award 2003 Bhoot Vishal Qayamat: City Under Threat Rachit Chori Chori Ranbir Malhotra Gangaajal Amit Kumar Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award Parwana Parwana Zameen Col. Ranvir Singh Ranawat LOC Kargil Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey 2004 Khakee Yashwant Angre Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award Masti Inspector Sikander Yuva Michael Mukherjee Taarzan: The Wonder Car Deven Chaudhary Raincoat Manoj 2005 Insan Ajit Rathod Blackmail Shekhar Mohan Zameer Suraj Chauhan Tango Charlie Havildar Mohammed Ali Kaal Kali Pratap Singh Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award Main Aisa Hi Hoon Neel Apaharan Ajay Shastri Shikhar Gaurav Gupta 2006 Golmaal Gopal Omkara Omkara "Omi" Shukla 2007 Cash Karan/Doc Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag Hirendra Chavan (Heero) 2008 Halla Bol Ashfaq Khan/Sameer Khan Sunday ACP Rajveer Randhawa U, Me aur Hum Ajay Mehbooba Karan Naam Shekar Golmaal Returns Gopal 2009 London Dreams Raja/Fake Rahul Filming Rajniti Producer Raju Chacha (2000) The Awakening (2006) U, Me Aur Hum (2008) Director U, Me Aur Hum (2008) References ^ http://boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=523&nCat=news [External links Ajay Devgan at the Internet Movie Database [show] v • d • eNational Film Award for Best Actor 1968-1980 Uttam Kumar (1968) · Ashok Kumar (1969) · Utpal Dutt (1970) · Sanjeev Kumar (1971) · M. G. Ramachandran (1972) · Sanjeev Kumar (1973) · P. J. Antony (1974) · Sadhu Mehr (1975) · M. V. Vasudeva Rao (1976) · Mithun Chakraborty (1977) · Gopi (1978) · Arun Mukherjee (1979) · Naseeruddin Shah (1980) 1981-2000 Balan K. Nair (1981) · Om Puri (1982) · Kamal Haasan (1983) · Om Puri (1984) · Naseeruddin Shah (1985) · Shashi Kapoor (1986) · Chaaru Haasan (1987) · Kamal Haasan (1988) · Premji (1989) · Mammooty (1990) · Amitabh Bachchan (1991) · Mohanlal (1992) · Mithun Chakraborty (1993) · Mammooty (1994) · Nana Patekar (1995) · Rajit Kapur (1996) · Kamal Haasan (1997) · Suresh Gopi and Balachandra Menon (1998) · Mammooty and Ajay Devgan (1999) · Mohanlal (2000) 2001-present Anil Kapoor (2001) · Murali (2002) · Ajay Devgan (2003) · Vikram (2004) · Saif Ali Khan (2005) · Amitabh Bachchan (2006) · Soumitra Chatterjee (2007) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajay_Devgan" Categories: Indian actors Indian film actors 1969 births Living people National Film Award winners People from Delhi Indian film producers Indian film |
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