Ajay Devgn
a.k.a. : Ajay Devgan, Ajay Devgun

Ajay Devgn was born as Vishal Veeru Devgan in New Delhi. He is a Punjabi and the son of Veeru Devgan, a stunt director and Veena Devgan who is known to have produced a film. His uncle is film director Anil Devgan.He was a student of Silver Beach High School and Mithibai College.A couple of years after plunging into Bollywood, he married actress Kajol in 1999 and they had a daughter Nysa in 2003.He 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 opposite Raveena Tandon. He soon began starring in comedy films, such as Ishq in 1997.In 1998, 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 cov...

Ajay Devgn was born as Vishal Veeru Devgan in New Delhi. He is a Punjabi and the son of Veeru Devgan, a stunt director and Veena Devgan who is known to have produced a film. His uncle is film director Anil Devgan.He was a student of Silver Beach High School and Mithibai College.A couple of years after plunging into Bollywood, he married actress Kajol in 1999 and they had a daughter Nysa in 2003.He 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 opposite Raveena Tandon. He soon began starring in comedy films, such as Ishq in 1997.In 1998, 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.Devgn 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.Devgan's performance in the film earned him a nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare.Devgn went on to be recognised for his association with filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, resulting in several successful projects. In 2002, the drama 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, Devgn starred in several critically appreciated films, including Mani Ratnam's Yuva and Rituparno Ghosh's 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.In 2007, Devgn 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.Devgn's first 2008 release, Halla Bol, was not a box office success,but Devgan's performance won appreciation from critics. Next came Sunday, which performed below average at the box office. 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.Devgn's latest project includes Golmaal Returns, a sequel to Golmaal, All the Best - Fun Begins and London Dreams.Next on his hit list is Rajneeti (2010), a political thriller and Once Upon a Time in Mumbai (2010), in which he plays Haji Mastan. He will be seen with Konkona Sen Sharma for the first time in Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge. The third installment of Golmaal is also expected to hit theaters in 2010.

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