Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan is an award winning actor turned director and producer who is completely different and stands out in the hustle-bustle of tinsel town. Today he is considered the only real successor to Amitabh Bachchan’s angry young man’ for all the passion he pours into reclusive characters.
Original name: Vishal Veeru Devgan
Father’s name: Veeru Devgan (Stunt Director)
Mother’s name: Veena Devgan
School: Silver Beach High School
College: Mithibai College
Married actress Kajol in 1999
Daughter: Nysa(2003)
Filmfare Awards
Best Debutant for "Phool Aur Kaante"
Best Actor (critics) for "Company" and "The Legend Of Bhagat Singh"
Best Villain for "Deewangee"
National Film Awards
Best Actor for "Zakhm" and "The Legend Of Bhagat Singh"
Filmi Career
Ajay made his debut in Phool Aur Kante opposite Madhoo in 1991 and won his first Filmfare Best Debut Award.
Mahesh Bhatt’s Naajayaaz with Juhi Chawla won him the first nomination for the Filmfare Best actor Award.
In 1997, he moved from action to romantic movies like Ishq opposite Kajol.
In 1998, he appeared in the bollywood remake of French Kiss ‘ Pyaar to Hona Hi Tha’ with Kajol. This same year saw the release of Mahesh Bhatt’s Zakhm, which gave him the National Award for Best Performance.
In 1999, came the most talked about film ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ where he played Vanraj, a man tries to help her wife get back to her lover.
In 2002, he walked away with the Critic’s award for Ram Gopal Verma’s Company and the National Award for ‘ the Legend of Bhaghat Singh.
In 2003, he gave the audiencs Ram Gopal Verma’s bhoot, Prakash Jha’s Gangajaal and J. P. Dutta’s LOC Kargil. This was followed by Mani Ratnam’s Yuva and Rituparna Ghosh’s Raincoat in which he gave a remarkable performance.
2006 saw 2 major hits Golmaal and Vishal Bharadwaj’s Omkara.2008, he had his first directorial debut in U, Me aur hum.
He had two releases in 2009 – All the Best, a comedy and London Dreams with Salman Khan and Asin. Both did a fair job.
His latest release is Athithi tTum KabJaoge’ which is a laugh riot opposite Konkona.
Upcoming
Next on his hit list is Rajneeti, a political thriller and ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbai’ where he plays Haji Mastan. Golmaal 3 is also set to release in 2010.
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