Ajay Devgn2

Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Ajay Devgn

Among other awards and nominations, Devgn has won two National Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards.

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[edit]Actor

Year	Film	Role	Awards
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	Sardar Bhagat Singh	Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor, 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	S.P. Amit Kumar	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
	Parwana	Parwana
	Zameen	Col. Ranveer Ranawat
	LOC Kargil	Capt. Manoj Pandey
2004	Khakee	Yashwant Angre	Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award
	Masti	Inspector Sikander
	Yuva	Michael Mukherjee
	Taarzan: The Wonder Car	Deven Chaudhary (Special Appearance)
	Raincoat	Manoj
2005	Insan	Ajit Rathod
	Blackmail	Shekhar Mohan
	Zameer	Suraj Chauhan
	Tango Charlie	Havaldar Mohammed Ali
	Kaal	Kali Pratap Singh	Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award
	Main Aisa Hi Hoon	Neel
	Apaharan	Ajay Shastri	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
	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
	Golmaal Returns	Gopal
2009	All The Best: Fun Begins	Prem Chopra
	London Dreams	Arjun
2010	Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge	Puneet
	Teen Patti	Sunny	Special Appearance
	Raajneeti	Suraj
	Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai	Sultan Mirza	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
	Aakrosh	Pratap Kumar
	Golmaal 3	Gopal
	Toonpur Ka Super Hero	Aditya
2011	Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji	Naren
	Ready	Raju	Cameo Appearance
	Singham	Bajirao Singham	Releasing 22 July 2011
	Tezz	Ajay	Filming
	Rascals		Filming
	Power		Filming [edit]Producer Year Film Other notes 2000 Raju Chacha 2008 U, Me aur Hum 2009 All The Best: Fun Begins [edit]Director Year Film Other notes 2008 U, Me aur Hum [edit]

Ajay Devgn1

Ajay Devgn (Hindi: अजय देवगन), born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969,^[1] is an Indianfilm actor, director, and producer.^[1]

He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film. He then starred in films such as Jigar(1992), Dilwale (1994), Suhaag (1994), Naajayaz (1995), Diljale (1996) and Ishq (1997).

In 1999, Devgan received his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance inMahesh Bhatt's drama Zakhm. Some of his later films of the decade are Pyar To Hona Hi Tha, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Kachche Dhaage.

In the early 2000s, he starred in Lajja (2001) and Company (2002). In 2003, he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Bhagat Singh in Rajkumar Santoshi's biopic The Legend of Bhagat Singh. Throughout his career he has given many critically and commercially successful films including Raincoat (2004), Yuva (2004), Omkara(2006), Golmaal (2006), Golmaal Returns (2008), All The Best: Fun Begins (2009), Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), Golmaal 3 (2010), and Raajneeti (2010). Having done so, he has established himself as one of the leading actors of Bollywood.

Biography

Devgan's father, Veeru Devgan, is a stunt choreographer, and his mother Veena Devgan, has produced one film. Anil Devgan, his brother, is a Hindi film director. He is a graduate of Bappu School in Juhu and Mithibai College. On February 23, 1999, he married Hindi film actress Kajol. The venue for the wedding was changed from a Gurdwara at Andheri in northwest Bombay to the Devgan residence, after a newspaper revealed the location.^{[3][relevant? – discuss]} The couple has two children. Daughter Nysa was born in April 2003 and son Yug was born in September 2010.^[4] In August 2009, Devgan changed his last name to Devgn on the request of his family.^[5][6] He became the first Bollywoodpersonality to acquire an aircraft for transport to shooting locations, promotions and personal trips.^[7]

[edit]Career

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Ajay Devgn made his debut with the film Phool Aur Kaante (1991), which grossed Rs.9,50,00,000^[8] and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award^[9] In 1992, he starred in Jigar alongside Karishma Kapoor, which grossed Rs.7,00,00,000.^[10] In 1993, he worked with directorDeepak Bahry on the action film Ek Hi Raasta,^[11] and with Deepak Pawar in Platform.

In 1994, Devgn worked in Harry Baweja's Dilwale, Suhaag and Vijaypath".^[12]

In 1995, he appeared in Mahesh Bhatt's "Naajayaz", for which he was nominated for "filmfare best actor award".^[13] In 1996, he continued with "Diljale".^[14]

Devgn began starring in comedy films, such as Ishq in 1997.^[15]

In 1998, he starred in "Major Saab" and Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha. He next starred in Mahesh Bhatt's Zakhm. He won several awards for his performance, including the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Star Screen Award for Best Actor^{[citation needed][16]}

Devgn's 1999 work included Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam as well as "Hindustan ki kasam" and "Kachche dhage".^[17]

In 2000, he worked in Harry Baweja's "Deewane". In this film, he essayed the role of two persons, where one is thief and another is police officer. The film was a flop at the box office.^[18] In the same year, he starred in his first home production "Raju Chacha" opposite wife Kajol. The film also bombed at the box office.^[18]

In 2001, he starred in "Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke" co-starring Madhuri Dixit and Priety Zinta. This film was an average grosser at the box office.^[19] His next release "Lajja", alongside Manisha Koirala, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor, earned him a nomination for the "Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award". The film did not perform as expected at the box office.^[19] He then worked in Mahesh Manjrekar's "Tera Mera Saath Rahen".

In 2002, he featured in Ram Gopal Verma's fictional expose of Mumbai Underworld "Company"(film). He was nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award and won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. The film fared well at the box office.^{[clarification needed][20]} His next release was "Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin" alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Aishwarya Rai.^[20]

In the same year, he starred in Rajkumar Santoshi's biopic "The Legend of Bhagat Singh".^[21] The film didn't fare well at the box office,^{[clarification needed]}.^[20] However, he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance. He then starred in Anees Bazmee's "Deewangee". The film was partially inspired by William Diehl's English Language novel "Primal Fear". He won several awards for his negative role including, "Filmfare Best Villain Award", "Star Screen Award Best Villain" and "Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Negative Role". This film was a mild success at the box office.^[20]

In 2003, he starred in Ram Gopal Verma's "Bhoot" opposite Urmila Matondkar. The film was appreciated critically & performed very well at the box office.^[22] He then starred in action thriller "Qayamat: City Under Threat" opposite debutant Neha Dhupia which was huge commercial success.^[22] He then worked in Milan Luthria's romantic film "Chori Chori" opposite Rani Mukherji and Sonali Bendre. This film did not succeed at the box office.^[22]

In that same year he featured in Prakash Jha's "Gangaajal", for which he was nominated "Filmfare Best Actor Award". He then worked inRohit Shetty's directional debut "Zameen",^[23] which grossed Rs.16,00,00,000.^[22] followed by J. P. Dutta's war film "LOC Kargil".

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