Ajay Devgn is a Bollywood actor, director and producer. He was born on 2 April 1969 in Delhi. His zodiac sign is Aries. He completed his schooling from Silver Beach High School, Mumbai. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Mithibai College, Mumbai. 

His father, Veeru Devgn was a stunt director. His mother, Veena Devgn is a homemaker. 

Ajay is married to Kajol. They are parents to a daughter, Nysa and a son, Yug. 

Ajay’s favourites

His hobbies include painting, and trekking. 

He likes to eat chicken curry, and fish curry. 

His favourite actors are Al Pacino, Amitabh Bachchan, and Madhubala. 

His favourite films are, Guide, The Others, and The Sixth Sense. 

He is a great admirer of American singer-songwriter, Kenny Rogers. 

His favourite colour is black. 

Ajay loves to play cricket. 

His favourite perfume is from the brand ‘Polo’.

His favourite travelling destinations are London, San Francisco and Mumbai. 

He has a tattoo of Lord Shiva on his chest. 

Ajay owns Mercedes Z class, Range Rover, Ferrari, Maserati, BMW Z 4, and Toyota Celica car. 

He earns around Rs 25 crore for one film. 

Interesting facts about Ajay Devgn

Ajay’s father was a stunt director, and he allowed Ajay to learn driving at the age of 9. 

Ajay Devgn made his debut with the Bollywood film ‘Phool aur Kaante’. He played the lead role along with the actress, Madhoo. The 1991 film was a blockbuster hit. 

He received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his debut role. 

Ajay’s marriage

Ajay met Kajol in the year 1995 in Maharashtra during the shooting of the film ‘Gundaraj’. Their first meeting was not pleasant, however, gradually they became friends and started dating each other. 

The couple married each other in the year 1999. 

In the year 2000, he started his own production house ‘Ajay Devgn Films Productions’.

National Film Awards

Ajay has been honoured with National Film Award twice, one for his role in the 1998 film ‘Zakhm’, and another for the 2002 film ‘The Legend of Bhagat Singh’.

Ajay made his directorial debut with ‘U Me Aur Hum’. 

Ajay Devgn was the first Bollywood actor who bought a private jet. 

In 2014, he lost 14 kilograms of weight for his role in the film ‘Action Jackson’.

He is a supporter of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).

Ajay’s filmography

Some of Ajay Devgn’s popular films are, Jung (1996, Son of Sardar (2012), Vijaypath (1994), Gangaajal (2003), Golmaal Again (2017), Ishq (1997), Raid (2018), De De Pyaar De (2019), Sooryavanshi (2021), Tanhaji (2020), Runway 34 (2022), Drishyam (2015) and Drishyam 2 (2022).

Ajay’s latest releases

On 30 March 2023, Ajay Devgn’s ‘Bholaa’ was released in the theatres. 

Ajay starred in the film ‘Maidaan’. It was released on 23 June 2023. His co-actors were Priyamani, and Gajraj Rao.