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{{Infobox actor
| name = Ajay Devgan
| image = Ajay-Devgan-LondonDreams01.jpg
| image_size = 260px
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1969|4|2}}
| location = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| yearsactive = 1991 - present
| occupation = [[Film actor]], [[movie director|Director]], [[Film producer|Producer]]
| spouse = [[Kajol Devgan]] (1999-present)
| birthname = '''Vishal Veeru Devgan'''
| othername = '''Ajay Devgn'''
}}

'''Vishal Veeru "Ajay" Devgan''' ({{lang-hi|विशाल देवगन}}, born 2 April 1969 in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]), is a [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]]-winning actor who appears in Hindi 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]].

==Biography==
==Biography==
Devgan and his family naturally originate from Punjab. His father, Veeru Devgan, is a stunt choreographer and his mother, Veena Devgan, has produced one film. Anil Devgan, his brother, is a Bollywood film director. He is a graduate of Bappu School in Juhu and Mithibai College. On February 23 1999, he married actress [[Kajol]] and has one daughter. In August 2009, Devgan changed his last name to Devgn on the request of his mother, Veena.<ref>http://www.cinecurry.com/news/celebrity-news/hindi/ajay-devgan-now-ajay-devgn</ref>
Ajay devgan is the son of famous action director "Veeru devgan".Devgan belongs to a very tallented bollywood family,Devgan and his family naturally originate from Punjab. His father, Veeru Devgan, is a famous bollywood stunt choreographer and a director also.his mother, Veena Devgan is a indian film producer, has produced one film. Anil Devgan, his brother, is a Bollywood film director. He studied at Bappu school in juhu and became graduate from Mithibai College(mumbai). On February 23 1999, he married with his long-time girlfriend and famous bollywood actress [[Kajol]], withwhom he has worked in several successfull projects.At present they have one daughter named as "Nyasa". In August 2009,Ajay Devgan changed his last name to Devgn on the request of his mother, Veena.<ref>http://www.cinecurry.com/news/celebrity-news/hindi/ajay-devgan-now-ajay-devgn</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Kajol z mężem Ajay'em Devganem.jpg|right|thumb|Ajay Devgan with his wife, [[Kajol]].]]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 (1993 film)|Ek Hi Raasta]]'' opposite [[Raveena Tandon]]. He soon began starring in comedy films, such as ''[[Ishq (film)|Ishq]]'' in 1997.

In 1999, 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.<ref>http://hindi-movie-masala.blogspot.com/2009/08/hum-dil-de-chuke-sanam-drama-about.html</ref> Devgan's performance in the film earned him a nomination for [[Filmfare Best Actor Award|Best Actor]] at the [[Filmfare Awards|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 (movie)|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 (film)|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 (2006 film)|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|date=April 2008}}

Devgan's first 2008 release, ''[[Halla Bol]]'', was not a box office success,{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}} but Devgan's performance won appreciation from critics.{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}} Next came ''Sunday'', which performed average at the box office.{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}}. Devgan's directorial debut, ''[[U, Me Aur Hum]]'', in which he starred opposite his wife, was released on 11 April 2008. The film received positive reviews and was moderately successful.

Devgan's latest project includes ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'', a sequel to ''[[Golmaal (2006 film)|Golmaal]]'', ''[[All The Best: Fun Begins|All the Best - Fun Begins]]'' and ''[[London Dreams]]''.

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of Ajay Devgan's awards and nominations}}

==Filmography==
===Actor===
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Other notes
|-
|1991 ||''[[Phool Aur Kaante]]''|| Ajay ||'''Winner''', [[Filmfare Best Debut Award]]
|-
|1992 || ''[[Jigar]]'' || Raj "Raju" Verma ||
|-
|rowspan="8" | 1993 || ''[[Dil Hai Betaab]]'' || Ajay ||
|-
| ''[[Divya Shakti]]'' || Prashant Varma ||
|-
| ''Platform'' || Rajoo ||
|-
| ''[[Sangram (1993 film)|Sangram]]'' || Raja S. Singh Kanwar ||
|-
| ''[[Shaktiman (1993 film)|Shaktiman]]'' || Amar ||
|-
| ''[[Ek Hi Raasta (1993 film)|Ek Hi Raasta]]'' || Karan Singh ||
|-
| ''[[Bedardi]]'' || Vijay Saxena ||
|-
| ''[[Dhanwaan]]'' || Kashinath ||
|-
|rowspan="4" | 1994 || ''[[Dilwale]] || Arun Saxena ||
|-
| ''[[Kanoon]]'' || Vishal ||
|-
| ''[[Vijaypath]]'' || Karan ||
|-
| ''[[Suhaag (1994 film)|Suhaag]]'' || Ajay R. Sharma/Malhotra ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1995 || ''[[Naajayaz]]'' || Jay Bakshi || Nominated, [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]]
|-
| ''[[Hulchul]]'' || Deva ||
|-
| ''[[Gundaraj]]'' || Ajay Chauvan ||
|-
| ''[[Haqeeqat]]'' || Shiva/Ajay ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1996 || ''[[Jung]]'' || Ajay Bahadur Saxena ||
|-
| ''[[Jaan]]'' || Karan ||
|-
| ''[[Diljale]]'' || Shyam ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1997 || ''[[Itihaas]]'' || Karan ||
|-
| ''[[Ishq (film)|Ishq]]'' || Ajay Rai ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 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]],<br />'''Winner''', [[National Film Award for Best Actor]]
|-
|rowspan="7"| 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 (1999 film)|Hindustan Ki Kasam]]'' || Ajay/Tauheed ||
|-
| ''[[Gair]]'' || Vijay Kumar/Dev ||
|-
| ''[[Thakshak]]'' || Ishaan Singh ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2000 || ''[[Deewane]]'' || Vishal/Arun ||
|-
| ''[[Raju Chacha]]'' || Shekhar/Raju Chacha ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2001 || ''[[Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke]]'' || Vicky/Rohit Verma ||
|-
| ''[[Lajja (film)|Lajja]]'' || Bulwa || Nominated, [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]]
|-
| ''[[Tera Mera Saath Rahen]]'' || Raj Dixit ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2002 || ''[[Company (film)|Company]]'' || Malik || Nominated, [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]]
|-
| ''[[Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin]]'' || Raja ||
|-
| ''[[The Legend of Bhagat Singh]]'' || Sardar Bhagat Singh || '''Winner''', [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance]],<br />'''Winner''', [[National Film Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| ''[[Deewangee]]'' || Tarang Bharadwaj || '''Winner''', [[Filmfare Best Villain Award]]
|-
|rowspan="7"| 2003 || ''[[Bhoot]]'' || Vishal ||
|-
| ''[[Qayamat: City Under Threat]]'' || Rachit ||
|-
| ''[[Chori Chori (2003 film)|Chori Chori]]'' || Ranbir Malhotra ||
|-
| ''[[Gangaajal]]'' || S.P. Amit Kumar || Nominated, [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]]
|-
| ''[[Parwana (2003 film)|Parwana]]'' || Parwana ||
|-
| ''[[Zameen (2003 film)|Zameen]]'' || Col. Pawan Singh Dixit ||
|-
| ''[[LOC Kargil]]'' || Lt. Pawan Kumar Singh ||
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2004 || ''[[Khakee]]'' || Yashwant Angre || Nominated, [[Filmfare Best Villain Award]]
|-
| ''[[Masti (2004 film)|Masti]]'' || Inspector Sikander ||
|-
| ''[[Yuva]]'' || Michael Mukherjee ||
|-
| ''[[Taarzan: The Wonder Car]]''||Deven Chaudhary ||
|-
| ''[[Raincoat (film)|Raincoat]]'' || Manoj ||
|-
|rowspan="8"| 2005 || ''[[Insan]]'' || Ajit Rathod ||
|-
| ''[[Blackmail (2005 film)|Blackmail]]'' || Shekhar Mohan ||
|-
| ''[[Zameer (2005 film)|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 (film)|Shikhar]]'' || Gaurav Gupta ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2006 || ''[[Golmaal (2006 film)|Golmaal]]'' || Gopal ||
|-
| ''[[Omkara (film)|Omkara]]'' || Omkara "Omi" Shukla ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007 || ''[[Cash (2007 film)|Cash]]'' || Karan/Doc ||
|-
| ''[[Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag]]''|| Hirendra Chavan (Heero) ||
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2008
| ''[[Halla Bol (film)|Halla Bol]]''
| Ashfaq Khan/Sameer Khan
|
|-
| ''[[Sunday (Indian film)|Sunday]]''
| ACP Rajveer Randhawa
|
|-
| ''[[U, Me aur Hum]]''
| Ajay
|
|-
|''[[Mehbooba (2008 film)|Mehbooba]]''
| Karan
|
|-
| ''[[Golmaal Returns]]''
| Gopal
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2009
| ''[[All The Best: Fun Begins]]'' || Prem Chopra ||
|-
| ''[[London Dreams]]''
| Arjun
|
|-
| ''[[Toonpur Ka Superhero]]
|
|-
|rowspan="8"| 2010
|
|
|-
|''[[Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge]]'' || Puneet ||
|-
| ''[[Rajneeti]]'' || || Releasing on 4 June 2010
|-
| ''[[Toonpur Ka Superhero]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Naam (2009 film)|Naam ]]'' || Shekhar || Post-production
|-
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mumbai]]'' || [[Haji Mastan]] || Releasing on 30 July , 2010
|-
| ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' ||Gopal|| Releasing on 5 November 2010
|-
| ''[[Aakrosh]]'' || ||Releasing on 13 August, 2010<ref>{{cite web |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Return-of-Reemma/articleshow/5535007.cms |title= Return of Reemma |author= Sreedhar Pillai |date= 5 February 2010 |work= Times of India |accessdate=17 February 2010}}</ref>
|}

===Producer===
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year !! Film !! Other notes
|-
|2000 ||''[[Raju Chacha]]'' ||
|-
|2006 || ''[[The Awakening (2006 film)|The Awakening]]''|| Documentary short
|-
|2008 || ''[[U, Me aur Hum]]''||
|-
|2009 || ''[[All The Best: Fun Begins]]'' ||
|}

===Director===
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! Year !! Film !! Other notes
|-
|2008 ||''[[U, Me aur Hum]]'' ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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Revision as of 20:27, 14 April 2010

Biography

Ajay devgan is the son of famous action director "Veeru devgan".Devgan belongs to a very tallented bollywood family,Devgan and his family naturally originate from Punjab. His father, Veeru Devgan, is a famous bollywood stunt choreographer and a director also.his mother, Veena Devgan is a indian film producer, has produced one film. Anil Devgan, his brother, is a Bollywood film director. He studied at Bappu school in juhu and became graduate from Mithibai College(mumbai). On February 23 1999, he married with his long-time girlfriend and famous bollywood actress Kajol, withwhom he has worked in several successfull projects.At present they have one daughter named as "Nyasa". In August 2009,Ajay Devgan changed his last name to Devgn on the request of his mother, Veena.[1]

  1. ^ http://www.cinecurry.com/news/celebrity-news/hindi/ajay-devgan-now-ajay-devgn
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