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Ajay Devgan
Vishal Devgan (born April 2, 1967, Bombay, India), popularly known as
Ajay Devgan is a popular actor working in the Hindi film industry (Bollywood).
Biography
He is originally from Punjab. His father is Veeru Devgan, a director and stuntman. His brother is Anil Devgan, a film director in Bollywood.
He is a graduate of Silver Beach High School in Juhu & Mithibai College.
His debut film Phool Aur Kaante, where he played opposite Amrish Puri, won a Filmfare Best Debut award. Though his earlier movies were of action genre, he broke this trend after starring in the comedy Ishq in which he starred opposite his future wife Kajol.
This was followed by critically acclaimed hits like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Zakhm which earned him a National Award. His association with Ram Gopal Verma resulted in box office successes, notably Company and
Bhoot.
Personal life
After dating Karisma Kapoor, he dated Kajol from 1994 till 1999, and married her on February 24, 1999. They have a daughter called Nysa who was born in April 2003.
Reportedly purchased a Maserati Quattroporte sometime around Jan, 2006.
Awards
Ajay Devgan has won three Filmfare awards to date:
1991, Filmfare Best Debut Award, Phool Aur Kaante
2003, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, The Legend of Bhagat Singh
2003, Filmfare Best Villain Award, Deewangee
1999, National Film Awards for Best Actor, Zakhm
2003, National Film Awards for Best Actor, The Legend of Bhagat Singh
His other achievements include: two National Film Awards for Best Actor, three Screen awards and one Zee Cine Award,
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