Ajay Devgan

Ajay Devgan (born 2 April 1969) is an Indian actor and movie producer.
Early life.
Vishal Veeru Devgan was born in Amritsar, India on April 2, 1969. He started his career in 1992 film "Phool Aur Kaante". He is a Punjabi and completed his graduation in Mumbai, India. He is married to Kajol and has two children. He is also professionally known as Ajay Devgn.
Other films he starred in.
After debuting in "Phool Aur Kante", he went on to star in a martial arts film called "Jigar" (1992) and also played a blind man in "Vijaypath" (1994). His subsequent hits include "Suhaag" (1994), "Dilwale" (1994), "Naajayaz" (1995), "Diljale" (1996), "Jaan" (1996), "Ishq" (1997), "Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha" (1998), and "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" (1999). He garnered Filmfare Best Actor nominations for "Naajayaz" and "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam". His performance in "Zakhm" (1998) secured Devgn his first National Film Award for Best Actor. In 2000, Devgn started Ajay Devgn FFilms and produced and headlined the commercially unsuccessful "Raju Chacha". He got a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor nomination for enacting a dacoit in the ensemble film "Lajja" (2001).
2002 proved to be a banner year for Devgn as he received universal acclaim for his performances in "Company", "The Legend of Bhagat Singh" and "Deewangee". He won his second National Award for portraying revolutionary Bhagat Singh in "The Legend of Bhagat Singh" and received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for it and "Company". As the antagonist of "Deewangee", he earned a Filmfare Best Villain Award. His 2003 projects included "Bhoot", a sleeper hit, and "Gangaajal", in which he received another Filmfare Best Actor nomination for enacting a police officer. He next featured in "Yuva" (2004), "Kaal" (2005), and "Omkara" (2006). Rohit Shetty's "Golmaal" series established him in comic roles including ' (2006), "Golmaal Returns" (2008) and "Golmaal 3" (2010). Devgn was highly panned for "Aag" (2007), based on the 1975 cult classic "Sholay". "Aag" is considered one of the worst films. In 2008, he directed and produced "U Me Aur Hum". After featuring in "Sunday" (2008) and ' (2009), 2010 proved to be another milestone year for him as he delivered his first 100 Crore Club film with "Golmaal 3" and received positive feedback for his roles in the top-grossing films "Raajneeti" and "Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai". The latter fetched him a Filmfare Best Actor nomination, as like his next "Singham" (2011), the first part of Shetty's Cop Universe.
From the 2010s, Devgn shined to stardom with the successful comedies "Bol Bachchan" (2012), "Son of Sardaar" (2012), "Golmaal Again" (2017), "Total Dhamaal" (2019) and "De De Pyaar De" (2019) and the dramas "Drishyam" (2015) and "Raid" (2018). He reprised his role of Singham in Shetty's blockbuster films "Singham Returns" (2014), "Simmba" (2018) and "Sooryavanshi" (2021) and also directed, produced and starred in commercial failures like "Shivaay" (2016) and "Runway 34" (2022). He produced and starred as the eponymous warrior in "Tanhaji" (2020), winning his third National Best Actor Award. In 2022, he secured further critical and commercial success with the films "RRR", "Gangubai Kathiawadi" and "Drishyam 2". "Tanhaji", "RRR", "Drishyam 2" and "Golmaal Again" rank among the 200 Crore Club domestic net grossers.