- Ajay Devgan
Infobox actor
name = Ajay Devgan
imagesize = 200px
caption =
birthdate = birth date and age|1969|4|2
location =New Delhi ,India
yearsactive = 1991 - present
occupation =Film actor
spouse =Kajol Devgan (1999-present)
birthname = Vishal Devgan
children = Nysa Devgan
website = [www.ajaydevgan.net]
filmfareawards = Best Debut "Phool Aur Kaante " Best Villain2003 "Deewangee " Best Actor (Critics)2003 "Company " and "The Legend of Bhagat Singh "
nationalfilmawards=Best Actor "Zakhm "Best Actor2003 [The Legend of Bhagat Singh] " (2003)
nationalfilmawards=Best Actor1999 "Zakhm "
2003 "The Legend of Bhagat Singh "Vishal Veeru Devgan,
Hindi :विशाल देवगन, born (April 2, 1969 inNew Delhi ,India ), popularly known as Ajay Devgan is a National Film Award-winning actor who appears inBollywood films. Beginning his career as an action hero in the early 1990s, Devgan has since established himself as one of the serious actors 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 actressKajol .Biography
Devgan is from Punjab, of Sikh
Ramgarhia origin. His father isVeeru Devgan , a stunt choreographer, his mother Veena Devgan produced one film and his cousin,Anil Devgan , is aBollywood film director. He is a graduate ofbapu school inJuhu &Mithibai College . He married popular actressKajol on February 24, 1999. Their daughter Nysa Devgan was born on April 20, 2003.Career
Devgan made his film debut with "
Phool Aur Kaante " (1991), in which he played the son of antagonistAmrish Puri . His performance won him aFilmfare Best Debut Award . Many of his earlier movies were of the action genre and he worked with directorDeepak Bahry on the action film "Ek Hi Raasta" oppositeRaveena Tandon . However he soon began starring in comedy films such as "Ishq" in 1997.In 1998, he was the leading actor in "
Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha ", one of the biggest hits of that year. He next starred inMahesh Bhatt 's "Zakhm ". The film was highly acclaimed, as was his performance. He won several awards for his performance, including the covetedNational Film Award for Best Actor andStar Screen Award Best Actor .Devgan saw further success in 1999 when
Sanjay Leela Bhansali cast him oppositeSalman Khan andAishwarya Rai for the film "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam ", which was a critical and commercial success.Fact|date=April 2008 Devgan's performance in the film earned him a nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare.Devgan went on to be notably recognised for his association with filmmaker
Ram Gopal Varma , resulted in several successful projects, which was particularly noticed in 2002, with the drama "Company", which earned him his secondStar Screen Award Best Actor . 2002 proved to be a good year for him, as his performance inRajkumar Santoshi 's "The Legend of Bhagat Singh " won him his secondNational Film Award for Best Actor .In 2004, he starred in several critically appreciated films, including
Mani Ratnam 's "Yuva ",Rituparno Ghosh 's "Raincoat"; thse projects did not do well at the box office. In 2006, he played the title role in the critically acclaimed adaptation ofShakespeare 's "Othello ", titled "Omkara".In 2007, Devgan starred in "
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag ", which was the remake of the Indian cinema's landmark "Sholay ". The film was a major failure critically as well as commercially.Fact|date=April 2008Devgan's first 2008 release, "
Halla Bol ", was not a box-office success,Fact|date=April 2008, but Devgan's performance won appreciation from critics.Fact|date=April 2008 Next came "Sunday", which performed below average at the box office.Fact|date=April 2008Devgan's directorial debut, "
U, Me Aur Hum ", in which he starred opposite his wife, was released on April 11, 2008. The film performed well at the box office and received positive reports, approving his work as a debuting director.Awards and nominations
Filmography
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