Ajay Devgn began his acting career by starring in the blockbuster action movie Phool Aur Kaante (1991)directed by Kuku Kohli which went on to fetch him a Filmfare award for best male debut for his work. After which Ajay Devgn came up with yet another action avatar in Jigar (1992) which incidentally .. Read More
Ajay Devgn began his acting career by starring in the blockbuster action movie Phool Aur Kaante (1991)directed by Kuku Kohli which went on to fetch him a Filmfare award for best male debut for his work. After which Ajay Devgn came up with yet another action avatar in Jigar (1992) which incidentally too was well received at that time making it the seventh highest-grossing movie of the year 1992.After back-to-back macho roles, Ajay Devgn made a genre detour and tried his hand in the romantic movie Dil Hai Betaab (1993) a typical love triangle movie with some shades of revenge which had nothing new to offer to the audience thus becoming his first official flop but Devgn’s performance turned out to be only saving grace for the movie.Devgn made a mark for himself rising above the mediocre script with his mature depiction of Ajay which incidentally was his character's name too in the movie. Then Devgn moved on to Divya Shakti (1993) which too had an excellent box office run and he did Sangram in the same year but could not repeat the same response.Ek Hi Raasta, Shaktiman, Dhanwaan and Bedardi all were his releases of 1993 which failed to create an impact at all. After the repeated bombings of his action movies, Devgn switched back to the romantic genre with Dilwale (1994) along with Suniel Shetty and Raveena Tandon which got him a break in Bollywood, his character of a man with intellectual disability was highly appreciated for showcasing his acting skills in a challenging role for the first time till then.Dilwale was a career-changing movie for Devgn who went on to do Kanoon which Devgn himself remembers as one of his biggest flops of the 90s But then Devgn went on to act alongside Akshay Kumar in Suhaag which completed his initial releases for 1994, Suhaag was a box office hit and became a commercial success.Ajay Devgn during this phase was being cast mainly as the typical “man with a revenge role and the all-virtuous macho man hero “ which was a recurring theme’ in Hindi cinema at that time.Devgn then committed to Vijaypath for which he had to decline the offer to play one of the leads in Rakesh Roshan’s epic movie Karan Arjun which enjoys a cult audience even today luckily for Devgn Vijaypath became a hit. Ajay Devgn’s career witnessed an unexpected turn of events in 1995 when he was cast by the acclaimed filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt in his Naajayaz opposite Juhi Chawla, this emotional drama opened up a new path for Devgn who got nominated for best actor at Filmfare awards that year for the very first time in his career.Hulchul came up next which also had a moderate run.Gundaraj even though a commercial and critical failure was a milestone movie by all means in Devgn’s personal life as it is in the course of that movie that he got into a relationship with his spouse, Kajol who afterwards became a star couple in Bollywood.Haqeeqat was also declared a hit next. Devgn went on to do other adventure movies like Diljale, Jung and Jaan which were elevating his stardom to a whole new level as an action hero.Devgn paired with Aamir Khan for Indra Kumar`s Ishq which was a paisa Vasool entertainer movie that got wide acclaim from all corners. By then Ajay Devgn had been recognized as a serious actor who could pull off meaty roles too by the critics and audience alike.Zakhm, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Major Saab were priceless additions to his filmography.He received wide critical acclaim for the very first time in Zakhm which dealt with the socially responsible theme of communal tension in the time of the Mumbai riots, for which Ajay Devgn got the National Film Award for Best Actor and other Best Actor awards that year for his highly intense depiction of the protagonist who was fed up with his religious conflict. The year 1999 Devgn Starred in the romantic movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam which was truly an unexpected turning point in Devgn’s career as of then. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial which also featured Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan in the cast had proven the ability of Ajay Devgn to pull off Intense emotional scenes with ease, a skill up his armour which he got to use rarely in his earlier movies. Then came movies like Hindustan Ki Kasam and Kachche Dhaage both becoming commercial hits back to back.after doing a successful film Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet and began 2the 000s with a row of average hits like Yeh Raasta Hain Pyar Ke, Deewane, Raju Chacha and many more. He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor award in Lajja(2001) opposite Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor.The year 2002 saw him associating for the very first time with an ace director Ram Gopal Varma for his dark, gritty gangster experiment Company, which fetched him many accolades for his subtle presentation of the role. Ajay Devgn was nominated for Filmfare Best Actor and Film Critics Awards for Best Actor that year.After the comedy Hum Kisise Kum Nahin, he went on to play the great Bhagat Singh in the film, The Legend of Bhagat Singh for which Ajay Devgn was praised for having lived up to the character in the best possible way bringing him many awards including National Film Award for Best Actor though the movie failed to catch the public opinion. He further did a killer antagonist role in Deewangee which gave him much recognition. Then came Ram Gopal Varma’s critical and commercial hit Bhoot.Gangaajal was Devgn’s comeback after a few hollow attempts, directed by Prakash Jha the movie was well received. After completing Zameen he did L O C Kargil a war-based film which was noted for its songs and also was the longest Indian feature film to date in terms of duration with a running time of 255 minutes.In 2004, he had a surprise blockbuster in Khakee directed by Rajkumar Santhoshi with an ensemble cast.Devgns next big break came in 2004 when he joined hands with maestro Mani Ratnam for Yuva a highly successful film on campus politics is the Hindi version of Aayutha Ezhuthu a highly successful Tamil movie starring Surya and Madhavan in the lead.Ajay Devgn took a huge career leap in 2004 by starring in RainCoat by Rituparna Ghosh which was an off-beat movie that was a highly influential film that won Best Film in Hindi National Award that year.Devgn was praised for his eloquent portrayal of the lead. After many unsuccessful films then came Omkara a Hindi adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello yet another critical hit and one of the best performances in the actor’s career coupled with Raincoat.After which the comic movie franchise directed by Rohit Shetty Golmaal was an exploration of the comic timing of the actor.At this phase, Ajay Devgn committed to a line of commercial mindless entertainers which were commercial hits. Ajay Devgn ventured into feature filmmaking with U Me Aur Hum along with his wife Kajol which was just a sleeper hit. After movies like London Dreams, Golmaal Returns and more Devgn started the 2010s with gems like Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, Raajneeti all of which saw the return of the brilliant actor in Devgn while also doing commercial entertainers simultaneously like Golmaal 3, Son of Sardaar maintaining his stardom too.Aakrosh by Priyadarshan too had positive reviews but failed commercially.Devgn after some cameos and silent hits was cast in the Singham cinema series which gained a huge blockbuster status consistently.Devgn’s major movie of 2015 was the Hindi remake of the Malayalam blockbuster Drishyam which retained the original title and was a strong comeback for Ajay Devgn which had a lasting impact. 2016 release is his directorial dream project with Shivaay in which he played the lead role as well which had a good run at the box office.
