Ajay Devgan

                                                                     
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Born                 :-   2 April 1969 (age 43)  New Delh
Residence      :-    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation     :-   Film actor, Director and Producer
Years activ     :-    1991 – present
Spouse(s)       :-    Kajol 
Children          :-    2   - Nysa,  Yug 

 

Ajay Devgn is an Indian film actor, director, and producer. He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film. He then starred in films such as Jigar (1992), Dilwale (1994), Suhaag (1994), Naajayaz (1995), Diljale (1996) and Ishq (1997). In 1999, Devgn received his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Mahesh Bhatt's drama Zakhm.

 Some of his later films of the decade are Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Kachche Dhaage. In the early 2000s, he starred in Lajja (2001) and Company (2002). 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. Throughout his career he has given many critically and commercially successful films including Raincoat (2004), Yuva (2004), 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), and Singham (2011). Having done so, he has established himself as one of the leading actors of Bollywood. In 2008, he debuted as a film director with his starrer U Me Aur Hum which proved to be an moderate success at the box office. He then established the production house, Ajay Devgn Films.

Biography

Ajay was born in Punjab to Veena and Veeru Devgan. Originally from Mumbai, India,  members of the The Mukherjee-Samarth Devagn family are all related to the Hindi film industry in Mumbai. His father, Veeru Devgan, is a well-known stunt choreographer and his mother Veena Devgan, a film producer. Ajay's brother, Anil Devgan, is a Hindi film director. Ajay Devgan is an alumnus of the Silver Beach High School in Juhu and Mithibai College.

Kajol began dating fellow actor, Ajay Devgn, in 1994, while filming for Gundaraj.  Members of the media, however, labelled them as an "unlikely pair" due to their contrasting personalities.  Devgn explained their relationship by saying, "We never resorted to the usual 'I Love you' routine. A proposal never happened. We grew with each other. Marriage was never discussed, but it was always imminent".

On 24 February 1999, they were married in a traditional Maharashtrian style ceremony at the Devgn house. The couple has two children. Their daughter Nysa was born on 20 April 2003  and their son Yug was born on 13 September 2010.  Ajay Devgn and Kajol chose to store their newborn son's umbilical cord blood and tissues, which act as a stemcell source and help protect the child from several serious ailments.  In August 2009, Devgn's surname was changed to its current spelling from its more well-known "Devgan", at the request of his family.  He became the first Bollywood personality to acquire a private jet for transport to shooting locations, promotions and personal trips.  He is the first Indian to own a Maserati Quattroporte.