Ajay Devgan

Born to famous Bollywood stuntman, fight master and director Veeru and Veena Devgan on April 2,1967, Vishal alias Ajay Devgan began his film career by stepping into Bollywood in the early 1990s as a action hero. He came into the limelight in 1991 with the release of "Phool aur Kantee" which won him the Filmfare Best Debut Award. He used to follow his father to the film sets and shootings

Originally a resident of Punjab, Ajay completed his graduation from Silver Beach High School in Juhu and Mithibai College and then stepped into the Hindi film industry. Apart from his father, Ajay's cousin brother - Anil is also into Bollywood film direction. He married renowned Bollywood actress Kajol in February 24, 1999 and their only daughter, Nysa was born in 2003.

Ajay learnt to perform stunts right from his childhood after his stunt man father. Hence the initial films portray Ajay more as an action hero. Soon he shifted from action movies to romantic comedies like "Ishq" in 1997. Films like "Hum Dil de Chuke Sanam" in 1999 saw Ajay deliver one of his best performances. Ajay gave some critically acclaimed performances in movies like 'Zakhm' (1998), 'Dil Kya Kare' (1999), 'Company' and 'The Legend of Bhagat Singh' (2002), 'Bhoot' (2003), 'Kaal' (2005) and 'Omkara' (2006). Other well-known Devgan films include:

2005 Apaharan Main Aisa Hi Hoon	2004 Raincoat Yuva LOC Kargil Khakee	2003 Gangaajal Chori Chori
2002 Deewangee	2001 Lajja Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke	2000 Raju Chacha ( Devgan's own in-house production and direction)
1999 Kachche Dhaage	1998 Major Saab Pyar To Hona Hi Tha	1996 Diljale
1995 Hulchul Naajayaz Dilwale	1994 Vijaypath Suhaag	1993 Sangram Ek Hi Raasta Divya Shakti Platform Dil Hai Betaab Dhanwaan

Awards:
Throughout his career as a successful actor, Ajay earned popular acclaim and awards were showered on him:

National Film Awards
Best Actor for "Zakhm" in 1999 Best Actor for "The Legend of Bhagat Singh" in 2003

Film fare Awards
Best Actor in Supporting Role for "Lajja" in 2001 Best Performance in Negative Role for "Deewangee' in 2002 Best Actor Critics for "Company" and "The Legend of Bhagat Singh" in 2002

Star Screen Awards
Best Actor for "Zakhm" in 1998 Best Actor for "Company" in 2002 Best Villain for "Deewange" in 2002
Satyajit Ray Shabana Azmi Abhishek Bachchan Deepa Mehta Mahesh Bhatt Yash Chopra Raj Kapoor Aishwarya Rai Mira Nair Amitabh Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan Mammootty Javed Akhtar A.R. Rahman Gulzar Asha Bhonsle Remo Fernandes M.S. Subbulakshmi Dr. Bhupen Hazarika