The 53-year-old actor-filmmaker currently awaits the release of his upcoming film ‘Runway 34’, a film reportedly inspired by the true events of the Jet Airways Doha to Kochi flight that had a narrow escape on August 2015, after facing difficulties to land at Cochin International Airport due to bad weather and unclear visibility.
The powerful performer says he does not get affected by portraying intense roles on screen as he is not a method actor but a spontaneous one. In August 2009, Devgn changed his surname from 'Devgan' on the request of his family.Bollywood star Ajay Devgn in his over a three-decade-long journey in Hindi cinema has given seen the highs of highs with the work he has done. He married Indian film actress, Kajol in 1999 and the couple have two children. In 2008, he debuted as a film director with U Me Aur Hum. In addition, Devgn owns a production company, Ajay Devgn Films, which was established in 2000. Having done so, he has established himself as one of the leading actors of Bollywood. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films. Throughout his career he has performed in many critically and commercially successful films including Raincoat (2004)," Gangajal Yuva (2004), Apaharan(2005), Omkara (2006), Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), Golmaal Returns (2008), All the Best: Fun Begins (2009), Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), Golmaal 3 (2010), Raajneeti (2010), Singham (2011), Bol Bachchan (2012), Son of Sardaar (2012), Singham Returns (2014) and Drishyam (2015). In 2003, he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Bhagat Singh in Rajkumar Santoshi's biopic The Legend of Bhagat Singh. The same year he gave another critically acclaimed performance in Deewangee for which he received the Filmfare Best Villain Award. He played the character of a gangster, for which he won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. In the early 2000s he gave critically acclaimed performances in Ram Gopal Varma's fictional expose of Mumbai underworld Company. In 1999, his most-talked-about film was Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in which he played Vanraj, a man who tries to unite his wife with her lover.
In 1998, he appeared in a critically acclaimed performance in Mahesh Bhatt's drama Zakhm and he received his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie.
He then starred in successful films such as Jigar (1992), Dilwale (1994), Suhaag (1994), Naajayaz (1995), Diljale (1996) and Ishq (1997).
He is the son of director and action director Veeru Devgan.ĭevgan began his professional career with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance. He has won numerous awards, including two National Film Awards. He is widely considered as one of the most popular actors of Hindi cinema. Vishal Veeru Devgan, known as Ajay Devgan and sometimes spelt Ajay Devgn, is an Indian Bollywood actor, film director and producer.