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). His subsequent hits include 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.[4] His performance in Zakhm (1998) secured Devgn his first National Film Award for Best Actor.[5][6] In 2000, Devgn started Ajay Devgn FFilms and produced and headlined the commercially unsuccessful Raju Chacha.[7] He got a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor nomination for enacting a dacoit in the ensemble film Lajja (2001).[8]
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 received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for it and Company.[12] As the antagonist of Deewangee, he earned a Filmfare Best Villain Award.[13] His 2003 projects included Bhoot, a sleeper hit, and Gangaajal, in which he received another Filmfare Best Actor nomination for enacting a police officer.[14][4] He next featured in Yuva (2004), Kaal (2005), and Omkara (2006).[15][16] Rohit Shetty's Golmaal series established him in comic roles including Golmaal (2006), Golmaal Returns (2008) and Golmaal 3 (2010). 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 directed and produced U Me Aur Hum.[23] After featuring in Sunday (2008) and All the Best (2009), 2010 proved to be another milestone year for him as he delivered his first 100 Crore Club film with Golmaal 3 and received positive feedback for his roles in 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.[25][26][4]
From the 2010s, Devgn shined to stardom with the successful comedies Bol Bachchan (2012), Son of Sardaar (2012), Golmaal Again (2017), Total Dhamaal (2019) and De De Pyaar De (2019) and the dramas Drishyam (2015) and Raid (2018).[27][28] He reprised his role of Singham in Shetty's blockbuster films Singham Returns (2014), Simmba (2018) and Sooryavanshi (2021) and also directed, produced and starred in commercial failures like Shivaay (2016) and Runway 34 (2022).[29] He produced and starred as the eponymous warrior in Tanhaji (2020), winning his third National Best Actor Award. In 2022, he secured further critical and commercial success with the films RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Drishyam 2.[30][31] Tanhaji, RRR, Drishyam 2 and Golmaal Again rank among the 200 Crore Club domestic net grossers.
Filmography
Films
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Actor | Producer | Director | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | Phool Aur Kaante | Yes | No | No | Ajay Salgaonkar | [32] | |
1992 | Jigar | Yes | No | No | Raj "Raju" Verma | [33] | |
1993 | Divya Shakti | Yes | No | No | Prashant Varma | [33] | |
Platform | Yes | No | No | Raju | [33] | ||
Sangraam | Yes | No | No | Raja S. Singh Kanwar | [33] | ||
Shaktiman | Yes | No | No | Amar Chauhan | [33] | ||
Dil Hai Betaab | Yes | No | No | Ajay | [33] | ||
Ek Hi Raasta | Yes | No | No | Karan Singh | [33] | ||
Bedardi | Yes | No | No | Vijay Saxena | [33] | ||
Dhanwaan | Yes | No | No | Kashinath | [33] | ||
1994 | Dilwale | Yes | No | No | Arun Saxena | [34] | |
Kanoon | Yes | No | No | Vishal Singh | [33] | ||
Vijaypath | Yes | No | No | Karan | [35] | ||
Suhaag | Yes | No | No | Ajay Sharma / Ajay Malhotra[a] | [33] | ||
Madam X | No | No | No | — | Assistant director | [36] | |
1995 | Naajayaz | Yes | No | No | Jay Bakshi | [33] | |
Hulchul | Yes | No | No | Deva | [37] | ||
Gundaraj | Yes | No | No | Ajay Chauhan | [33] | ||
Haqeeqat | Yes | No | No | Shiva/Ajay[a] | [33] | ||
1996 | Jung | Yes | No | No | Ajay Bahadur Saxena | [33] | |
Diljale | Yes | No | No | Shyam | [33] | ||
Jaan | Yes | No | No | Karan Sharma | [33] | ||
1997 | Ishq | Yes | No | No | Ajay Rai | [33] | |
Itihaas | Yes | No | No | Karan Bakshi | [33] | ||
1998 | Major Saab | Yes | No | No | Virendra Pratap Singh | [38] | |
Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha | Yes | No | No | Shekhar Suryavanshi | [39] | ||
Sar Utha Ke Jiyo | Yes | No | No | Himself | Guest appearance | [33] | |
Zakhm | Yes | No | No | Ajay R. Desai | [33] | ||
1999 | Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet | Yes | No | No | Raju | [33] | |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Yes | No | No | Vanraj | [40] | ||
Hindustan Ki Kasam | Yes | Yes | No | Ajay/Tauheed[b] | [41] | ||
Gair | Yes | No | No | Vijay Kumar/Dev[a] | [33] | ||
Thakshak | Yes | No | No | Ishaan Singh | [33] | ||
Kachche Dhaage | Yes | No | No | Aftab | [42] | ||
Dil Kya Kare | Yes | Yes | No | Anand Kishore | [43] | ||
2000 | Deewane | Yes | No | No | Vishal/Arun[b] | [33] | |
Raju Chacha | Yes | Yes | No | Shekhar/Raju Chacha [a] | [33] | ||
2001 | Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke | Yes | No | No | Rohit Verma / Vikram "Vicky" Malhotra[b] | [33] | |
Lajja | Yes | No | No | Bhulwa | [44] | ||
Tera Mera Saath Rahen | Yes | No | No | Raj Dixit | [45] | ||
2002 | Company | Yes | No | No | Malik | [46] | |
Hum Kisise Kum Nahin | Yes | No | No | Raja Sharma | [47] | ||
The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Yes | No | No | Bhagat Singh | [48] | ||
Deewangee | Yes | No | No | Tarang Bharadwaj / Ranjeet | [49] | ||
2003 | Bhoot | Yes | No | No | Vishal Bhatia | [50] | |
Qayamat: City Under Threat | Yes | No | No | Rachit | [51] | ||
Chori Chori | Yes | No | No | Ranbir Malhotra | [52] | ||
Gangaajal | Yes | No | No | SP Amit Kumar | [53] | ||
Parwana | Yes | No | No | Parwana | [54] | ||
Zameen | Yes | No | No | Lieutenant Colonel Ranvir Singh Ranawat | [55] | ||
LOC Kargil | Yes | No | No | Manoj Kumar Pandey | [56] | ||
2004 | Khakee | Yes | No | No | Yashwant Aangre | [57] | |
Masti | Yes | No | No | Inspector Sikander Tyagi | [58] | ||
Yuva | Yes | No | No | Michael "Mike" Mukherjee | [59] | ||
Raincoat | Yes | No | No | Manoj "Mannu" Tripathi | [60] | ||
Taarzan: The Wonder Car | Yes | No | No | Deven Chaudhary | Cameo | [61] | |
2005 | Insan | Yes | No | No | Ajit Rathore | [62] | |
Blackmail | Yes | No | No | Shekhar R Mohan | [63] | ||
Zameer: The Fire Within | Yes | No | No | Suraj Chauhan | [64] | ||
Tango Charlie | Yes | No | No | BSF Soldier Hawaldar Mohammad Ali "Mike Alpha" | [65] | ||
Kaal | Yes | No | No | Kaali Pratap Singh | [66] | ||
Main Aisa Hi Hoon | Yes | No | No | Indraneel Thakur | [67] | ||
Apaharan | Yes | No | No | Ajay Shastri | [68] | ||
Shikhar | Yes | No | No | Gaurav Gupta | [69] | ||
2006 | Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke | Yes | No | No | Kunal Singh | Special appearance | [70] |
Golmaal: Fun Unlimited | Yes | No | No | Gopal Kumar Santoshi | [71] | ||
The Awakening | Yes | Yes | No | Himself | Also editor; Short film | [33][72] | |
Omkara | Yes | No | No | Omkara Shukla | [73] | ||
2007 | Cash | Yes | No | No | Karan / Doc[a] | [33] | |
Aag | Yes | No | No | Heerendra "Heero" Dhaan | [74] | ||
2008 | Halla Bol | Yes | No | No | Ashfaque Khan/Sameer Khan[a] | [75] | |
Sunday | Yes | No | No | ACP Rajveer Randhava | [76] | ||
U Me Aur Hum | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ajay Mehra | [77][78] | ||
Haal-e-Dil | Yes | No | No | Himself | Guest appearance | [79] | |
Mehbooba | Yes | No | No | Karan Dhariwal | [80] | ||
Golmaal Returns | Yes | No | No | Gopal Kumar Santoshi | [81] | ||
2009 | All the Best: Fun Begins | Yes | Yes | No | Prem Chopra | [82] | |
London Dreams | Yes | No | No | Arjun Joshi | [83] | ||
2010 | Teen Patti | Yes | No | No | Sunny | Cameo | [84] |
Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? | Yes | No | No | Puneet "Pappu" Bajpai | [85] | ||
Raajneeti | Yes | No | No | Sooraj Kumar | [86] | ||
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai | Yes | No | No | Sultan Mirza | [87] | ||
Aakrosh | Yes | No | No | Pratap Kumar | [88] | ||
Golmaal 3 | Yes | No | No | Gopal Kumar Santoshi | [89] | ||
Toonpur Ka Super Hero | Yes | No | No | Aditya | [90] | ||
2011 | Yamla Pagla Deewana | Yes | No | No | Narrator | [91] | |
Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji | Yes | No | No | Naren Ahuja | [92] | ||
Ready | Yes | No | No | Raju | Cameo | [93] | |
Singham | Yes | No | No | Inspector Bajirao Singham | [94] | ||
Rascals | Yes | No | No | Bhagat "Bhagu" Bhosle | [95] | ||
2012 | Tezz | Yes | No | No | Aakash Rana | [96] | |
Bol Bachchan | Yes | Yes | No | Prithviraj Raghuvanshi | [97] | ||
Son of Sardaar | Yes | Yes | No | Jaswinder Singh Randhawa (Jassi) | [98] | ||
2013 | Himmatwala | Yes | No | No | Ravi Verma | [99] | |
Satyagraha | Yes | No | No | Manav Raghvendra | [100] | ||
Mahabharat | Yes | No | No | Arjun | Voiceover | [101] | |
2014 | Singham Returns | Yes | Yes | No | DCP Bajirao Singham | [102] | |
Action Jackson | Yes | No | No | Vishy/Jai (AJ)[b] | [103] | ||
Vitti Dandu | No | Yes | No | — | [104] | ||
2015 | Hey Bro | Yes | No | No | Himself | Guest appearance | [105] |
Drishyam | Yes | No | No | Vijay Salgaonkar | [106] | ||
2016 | Fitoor | Yes | No | No | Moazam | Cameo | [107][108] |
Shivaay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Shivaay | [109] | ||
2017 | Guest iin London | Yes | No | No | Ajay Gandotra | Cameo | [110] |
Baadshaho | Yes | No | No | Bhavani Singh | [111] | ||
Poster Boys | Yes | No | No | Himself | Guest appearance | [112] | |
Golmaal Again | Yes | No | No | Gopal Kumar Santoshi | [113] | ||
2018 | Aapla Manus | Yes | Yes | No | Himself | Guest appearance | [114] |
Raid | Yes | No | No | Amay Patnaik | [115] | ||
Helicopter Eela | No | Yes | No | — | [116] | ||
Simmba | Yes | No | No | DCP Bajirao Singham | Cameo | [117][118] | |
2019 | Total Dhamaal | Yes | Yes | No | Guddu Rastogi | [119][120][121] | |
De De Pyaar De | Yes | No | No | Ashish Mehra | [122] | ||
2020 | Tanhaji | Yes | Yes | No | Tanaji Malusare | 100th film[c][123] | [124][125] |
Chhalaang | No | Yes | No | — | [126] | ||
2021 | Tribhanga | No | Yes | No | — | [127] | |
The Big Bull | No | Yes | No | — | [128] | ||
Bhuj: The Pride of India | Yes | Yes | No | Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik | [129] | ||
Sooryavanshi | Yes | No | No | DCP Bajirao Singham | Cameo | [130][131] | |
Velle | Yes | Yes | No | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
2022 | Gangubai Kathiawadi | Yes | No | No | Rahim Lala | Cameo | [132] |
RRR | Yes | No | No | Alluri Venkatarama Raju | Cameo; Telugu film | [133][134] | |
Runway 34 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lieutenant Flight Captain Vikrant Khanna | [135][136] | ||
Thank God | Yes | No | No | Chitragupt "CG" | [137][138] | ||
Drishyam 2 | Yes | No | No | Vijay Salgaonkar | [139] | ||
2023 | Bholaa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bholaa | [140] | |
2024 | Shaitaan | Yes | Yes | No | Kabir Rishi | [141] | |
Maidaan | Yes | No | No | Syed Abdul Rahim | [142] | ||
Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha † | Yes | Yes | No | TBA | Post-production | [143] | |
Singham Again † | Yes | Yes | No | DCP Bajirao Singham | Filming | [144] | |
Raid 2 † | Yes | No | No | Amay Patnaik | Filming | [145] |
Dubbing roles
Film 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 | [146] |
Dhruva | Ram Charan | ASP K. Dhruva IPS | Hindi | Telugu | 2016 | 2017 | [147] |
Ponniyin Selvan: I | N/A | Narrator | Hindi | Tamil | 2022 | 2022 | [148] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2002–2004 | Devi | Producer | [149] |
2008 | Rock-N-Roll Family | Judge | [150] |
2012 | Ramleela – Ajay Devgn Ke Saath | Narrator | [151] |
2018 | Swami Ramdev - Ek Sangharsh | Producer | [152] |
2020 | LalBazaar | Presenter | [153] |
2021 | Into The Wild With Bear Grylls | Celebrity Guest | [154] |
2022 | The Great Indian Murder | Producer | [155] |
Rudra: The Edge of Darkness | DCP Rudraveer "Rudra" Singh | [156] | |
2023 | The Trial | Producer | [157] |
Music videos
Year | Title | Performer | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | "Betiyaan" (Save the Girl Child) | Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam | [158] |
See also
Footnotes
References
Further reading
- 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
- Ajay Devgn at IMDb