Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Ajay Devgan





Vishal Devgan
, born (April 2, 1969 in Delhi, India), popularly known as Ajay Devgan is a two-time National Film Award-winning actor who appears in Bollywood films। Beginning as an action hero in the early 1990s, Devgan matured early in his career, and is widely regarded now as one of the finest and most serious actors of the Indian industry।



Biography

He is originally from Punjab. His father is Veeru Devgan, a stunt choreographer and his brother, Anil Devgan, is a Bollywood film director.

He is a graduate of bapu school in Juhu & Mithibai College.

His debut film Phool Aur Kaante, where he played opposite Amrish Puri, won him a Filmfare Best Debut Award. Though his earlier movies were of action genre, he broke this trend after starring in the comedy Ishq in 1997.

This was followed by critically and commercially successful films. In 1998, he was the leading actor in Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha which was one of the biggest hits of that year. He also starred in Mahesh Bhatt's Zakhm. The film was a highly acclaimed picture, as well as his performance in it, and he won many award, including the prestigious National Film Award for Best Actor and a Star Screen Award Best Actor. Sanjay Leela Bhansali signed him for the film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), which was also critically acclaimed and Devgan received a nomination for Filmfare Best Actor Award. His association with Ram Gopal Varma was notable, resulted in critically acclaimed projects like the Drama Company (2002) and the horror film Bhoot (2003). 2002 proved to be a very good one for Devgan, as the mentioned Company won him his second Star Screen Award Best Actor and he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Rajkumar Santoshi's The Legend of Bhagat Singh

Since then, he has worked in many critically appreciated films, like Yuva, Raincoat, which did not do as well at the box office.

Recently he has worked in successful films like Kaal, Golmaal and played the title role in the critically acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello titled Omkara.

Ajay had 2 releases back to back in August 2007. His first release Cash failed at the box office. His second release was RGV KI AAG. Which was the remake of the indian cinema landmark SHOLAY. The film got poor reviews and was a box office washout.

After enacting various roles in his acting career, he is now going to direct his first Hindi movie titled U, Me Aur Hum which is supposed to be produced by Kumar Mangat and star Kajol.

During the 2004 elections, Ajay Devgan had briefly joined BJP.

Personal life

Devgan married the successful actress Kajol on February 24, 1999. They have one daughter, Nysa Mukherjee-Devgan, who was born on April 20, 2003

Television

In 2005, he appeared on the TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati (the Indian version of Who wants to be a millionaire?) hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. He was paired with his wife Kajol. They won 1 crore (10 million) rupees and donated them to a cancer hospital in Chennai.


Awards and nominations

Main article: List of Ajay Devgan's awards and nominations

Filmography



Year Film Role Other notes
1991 Phool Aur Kaante Ajay Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award
1992 Jigar Raj Verma
1993 Dil Hai Betaab Ajay
Divya Shakti Prashant Varma
Platform Rajoo
Sangram Raja
Shaktiman Amar
Ek Hi Raasta Karan Singh
Bedardi Vijay Saxena
Dhanwaan Kashinath
1994 Dilwale Arun Saxena
Kanoon Vishal
Vijaypath Karan
Suhaag Ajay Sharma
1995 Naajayaz Jay Bakshi Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Hulchul Deva
Gunda Raj 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
Pyaar To Hona Hai Tha Shekhar
Sar Utha Ke Jiyo Special Appearance
Zakhm Ajay R. Desai Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
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
Thakshak Ishaan Singh
2000 Deewane Vishal/Arun
Raju Chacha Sekar
2001 Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke Vicky/Rohit
Lajja Bulwa Nomianted, 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 Singh Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance
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)
Halla Bol Ashfaque Releasing on December 14, 2007
Naam Shekar, Michael, Amar Kumar Post-production
Mr. Fraud
Under production
2008 U, Me Aur Hum
Filming
Golmaal Returns Gopal Starts shooting in November 2007