Ajay Devgn (born 2 April 1969) is an Indian actor, director and producer who works in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 100 films. He made a dramatic entry in Phool Aur Kaante (1991), balancing on two moving motorcycles, and became one of Bollywood’s most enduring stars. His range covers intense dramas such as Zakhm and Company, the Golmaal comedies, the Singham cop films and the Drishyam thrillers. He has won three National Film Awards for Best Actor and received the Padma Shri in 2016.
Quick Facts
| Birth name | Vishal Virender Devgan |
| Born | 2 April 1969, New Delhi, India |
| Age | 57 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Father | Veeru Devgan (action director) |
| Spouse | Kajol (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 (Nysa, Yug) |
| Companies | Ajay Devgn FFilms, NY VFXwaala |
| Known for | Phool Aur Kaante, Zakhm, Company, Golmaal, Singham, Drishyam, Tanhaji |
Early Life
Devgn was born Vishal Virender Devgan in New Delhi into a Punjabi family with roots in Amritsar. His father, Veeru Devgan, was one of Hindi cinema’s best-known action directors, and Ajay grew up around film sets in Mumbai. He studied at Mithibai College.
Career
Devgn made his debut in Phool Aur Kaante (1991), entering with a stunt standing astride two moving motorcycles. The film was a hit and won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Action hits such as Jigar (1992) and Dilwale (1994) followed.
Devgn won his first National Film Award for Best Actor for Mahesh Bhatt’s Zakhm (1998). He played the patient husband in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), opposite Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan. He played a gangster in Ram Gopal Varma’s Company (2002) and won a second National Award for playing the revolutionary in The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002). He also played Othello in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Omkara (2006).
Rohit Shetty’s Golmaal comedies, starting in 2006, showed his comic side. The cop drama Singham (2011) began one of Bollywood’s biggest franchises. He also starred in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010) and the thriller Drishyam (2015), a remake of the Malayalam film, as well as Raid (2018) and Total Dhamaal (2019).
He played the Maratha warrior Tanaji Malusare in Tanhaji (2020), which he produced. It was the highest-grossing Hindi film of that year and won him his third National Award for Best Actor. He followed it with Drishyam 2 (2022), the horror film Shaitaan (2024), the football biopic Maidaan (2024) and Singham Again (2024). In 2025 he starred in Raid 2, Son of Sardaar 2 and De De Pyaar De 2.
Devgn has directed U Me Aur Hum (2008), Shivaay (2016), Runway 34 (2022) and Bholaa (2023). He runs the production house Ajay Devgn FFilms and the visual effects studio NY VFXwaala.
Personal Life
Devgn married the actress Kajol on 24 February 1999. They have a daughter, Nysa, and a son, Yug.
Awards and Honours
Selected Filmography
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where was Ajay Devgn born?
Ajay Devgn was born on 2 April 1969 in New Delhi, India and is 57 years old.
What is Ajay Devgn known for?
Known for: Phool Aur Kaante, Zakhm, Company, Golmaal, Singham, Drishyam, Tanhaji.
Featured image: Ajay Devgn. Photo by Bollywood Hungama, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
