Bollywood Star Ajay Devgan Biography, Hits, Flops and Personal Life
Born as Vishal Veeru Devgan on April 2nd, 1969, Ajay Devgn is a famous Bollywood actor. Ajay Devgn was born in Punjabi Hindu Saraswath-Vishwakarma Family in Amritsar, Punjab.
The Bollywood industry Celebrities has always bagged the attention of common people around. There have been many actors who have been doing acting from more than 3 decades and are still a hit in the industry with their heart warming performances.
One such name is Ajay Devgan, who is ruling the industry with his versatility and unique style. Here we have mentioned about the life of Ajay Devgan, his movies including Hits and Flops.
Film Star Ajay Devgan Biography
Born as Vishal Veeru Devgan on April 2nd, 1969, Ajay Devgn is a famous Bollywood actor. He was born to father Veeru Devgan, a well-famous stunt choreographer and mother Veena Devgan, a film producer.
Ajay is an Indian Actor, Producer, Editor and Film director, who primarily works in the Indian Hindi Cinema. He has worked as an actor in over 100 movies, and played a variety of roles.
He has won various big Film and National awards. The major ones are:
- National Films Award
- 4 Filmfare Awards
- Padma Shri (Country’s 4th highest Civilian Honour Award)
Why did Ajay Devgan change his name?
Ajay Devgn’s first name changed as when he entered the industry in 1991, there were several other actors with first name ‘Vishal’, like the son of patriotic actor, Manoj Kumar. His last name was changed in 2009 on the suggestion of his family.
Ajay changed his birth name ‘Vishal’ to ‘Ajay’, which was the name of the character he performed in the initial movie.
Ajay Devgan Personal Life
Ajay Devgn was born in Punjabi Hindu Saraswath-Vishwakarma Family in Amritsar, Punjab.
His parents were a part of the Bollywood industry as a stunt choreographer and as a producer. Anil Devgan, Cousin of Ajay Devgn, is a screenwriter and a filmmaker.
Ajay Devgn did his graduation from Silver Beach High School in Juhu and further studied in Mithibai College.
As Devgn started his movie career in 1991. While being in the industry, he had been in a love relationship with Karishma Kapoor (During the shooting of Jigar) and they ended the relationship in 1995.
This same year, he worked in the movie Gundaraj & fell into a relationship with his co-actress, Kajol Mukherjee, who was his really good friend. They became famous as “ Unlikely Pair” as they had contrary personalities.
The couple married on February 24th, 1999, in a traditional Maharashtrian Hindu Ceremony at Devgan house.
They had two children after marriage, Nysa(Daughter, born in 2003) & Yug(Son, born in 2010).
Devgn became the first Bollywood superstar to have a private plane for use when getting to shooting locations, attending events, and taking personal travels.
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Ajay Devgan Bollywood Movies
All movies by Ajay Devgn are given below and are separately categorized as Hits, Average and Flops by this most inspirational bollywood Personality.
Ajay Devgan Hit Movies List
- Phool Aur Kaante (1991) - Super-Hit
- Jigar (1992) - Hit
- Dilwale (1994) - Hit
- Jaan (1996) - Hit
- Diljale (1996) - Semi-Hit
- Ishq (1997) - Super-Hit
- Major Saab (1998) - Semi-Hit
- Pyar To Hona Hi Tha (1998) - Super-Hit
- Kachche Dhaage (1999) - Hit
- Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet (1999) - Semi-Hit
- Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) - Hit
- Bhoot (2003) - Hit
- Masti (2004) - Hit
- Apaharan (2005) - Semi-Hit
- Golmaal-Fun Unlimited (2006) - Hit
- Golmaal Returns (2008) - Hit
- Rajneeti (2010) - Super-Hit
- Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai (2010) - Hit
- Golmaal 3 (2010) - Blockbuster
- Singham (2011) - Super-Hit
- Bol Bachchan (2012) - Hit
- Son Of Sardaar (2012) - Hit
- Singham Returns (2014) - Super-Hit
- Golmaal Again (2017) - Blockbuster
- Raid (2018) - Hit
- Total Dhamaal (2019) - Hit
- De De Pyar De (2019) - Hit
- Tanhaji The Unsung Warrior (2020) - Blockbuster
- RRR (2022) - Blockbuster
- Drishyam 2 (2022) - All Time Blockbuster
Ajay Devgan Average Movies List
- Shaktiman (1993) - Average
- Vijay Path (1994) - Above Average
- Suhaag (1994) - Above Average
- Naajayaz (1995) - Average
- Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999) - Average
- Company (2002) - Average
- Qayamat (2003) - Average
- Gangaajal (2003) - Average
- Khakee (2004) - Average
- Kaal (2005) - Average
- All The Best Fun Begins (2009) - Average
- Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge (2010) - Average
- Drishyam (2015) - Average
- Ek Hi Rishta (1993) - Below Average
- Haqeeqat (1995) - Below Average
- Jung (1996) - Below Average
- Deewangee (2002) - Below Average
- Zameen (2003) - Below Average
- Yuva (2004) - Below Average
- Shivaay (2016) - Below Average
Ajay Devgan Flop Movies List
- Platform (1993) - Disaster
- Bedardi (1993) - Flop
- Dil Hai Betaab (1993) - Disaster
- Dhanwan (1993) - Flop
- Divya Shakti (1993) - Flop
- Sangram (1993) - Flop
- Kanoon (1994) - Flop
- Hulchul (1995) - Flop
- Gundaraj (1995) - Flop
- Itihaas (1997) - Flop
- Zakhm (1998) - Flop
- Dil Kya Kare (1999) - Flop
- Gair (1999) - Flop
- Thakshak (1999) - Disaster
- Deewane (2000) - Flop
- Raju Chacha (2000) - Disaster
- Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke (2001) - Flop
- Lajja (2001) - Flop
- Tera Mera Saath Rahen (2001) - Disaster
- Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (2002) - Flop
- The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) - Flop
- Chori Chori (2003) - Disaster
- Parwana (2003) - Flop
- L.O.C Kargil (2003) - Flop
- Raincoat (2004) - Disaster
- Insan (2005) - Disaster
- Blackmail (2005) - Disaster
- Zameera (2005) -The Fire Within (2005) - Disaster
- Tango Charlie (2005) - Disaster
- Shikhar (2005) - Disaster
- Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005) - Disaster
- Omkara (2006) - Flop
- Cash (2007) - Flop
- Ram Gopal varma ki Aag (2007) - Disaster
- Halla Bol (2008) - Flop
- Sunday (2008) - Flop
- U Me Aur Hum (2008) - Flop
- Mehbooba (2008) - Disaster
- London Dreams (2010) - Flop
- Aakrosh (2010) - Disaster
- Toonpur Ka Superhero (2010) - Disaster
- Dil Toh Baccha hai Ji (2011) - Flop
- Rascals (2011) - Flop
- Tezz (2012) - Disaster
- Himmatwala (2013) - Flop
- Satyagraha (2013) - Flop
- Action Jackson (2014) - Flop
- Baadshaho (2017) - Flop
- Bhuj : The Pride Of India (2021) - Flop
- Runway 34 (2022) - Flop
- Thank God (2022) - Flop
His latest movie, Bholaa, released at the end of March in 2023 & before this, his performance was highly appreciated in Gangubai Kathiawadi Movie in 2022.
Conclusion
Ajay Devgn is a charming hero with piercing eyes. He can be called a silent killer, as most of the time he keeps silent and observes people around him. He has a great sense of humor in reality and can be called a serious comic actor. The Bollywood Star Ajay Devgn’s Biography, Hits, Flops and details of his Personal Life are given above here.