# Ajay Devgn filmography
**Ajay Devgn filmography** covers the screen work of [Ajay Devgn](https://www.edgepedia.org/ajay-devgn) (born Vishal Veeru Devgan, 1969, New Delhi), an Indian actor, director and producer who has worked in [Hindi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindi-cinema) since his debut in the action film *[Phool Aur Kaante](https://www.edgepedia.org/phool-aur-kaante)* in 1991[1](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/24051/filmography). His credited work runs to more than 150 acting roles, along with 35 productions as producer and 5 films as director listed on IMDb[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222426/fullcredits), and spans action, comedy, romance, and drama[3](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/stories/interviews/2018/mar/11/as-an-actor-you-never-think-about-a-genre-ajay-devgn-4962.html).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name and birth | Vishal Veeru Devgan, born 1969, New Delhi, India[1](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/24051/filmography) |
| Debut | *Phool Aur Kaante* (1991), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/ajay-devgn) |
| Credit totals (IMDb) | Actor 154, Producer 35, Director 5, plus writer and voice credits[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222426/fullcredits) |
| Signature entry | Balancing between two motorcycles in *Phool Aur Kaante*, a stunt revisited and reinvented across his career[5](https://www.dsce.du.ac.in/uploads/event/HUMMER%2019%20Nov%202025.pdf) |
| Best-known work | *Dilwale*, *Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam*, *Company*, *Omkara*, *Yuva*, and the *Golmaal* and *Singham* franchises[3](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/stories/interviews/2018/mar/11/as-an-actor-you-never-think-about-a-genre-ajay-devgn-4962.html) |
| Directing | *U Me Aur Hum* (2008), *Shivaay* (2016), *Runway 34* (2022), *Bholaa* (2023)[1](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/24051/filmography) |
| Upcoming | *Drishyam: The Conclusion* and *Dhamaal 4* (2026); *Golmaal 5*, *Chauhaan*, *Ranger* and *Suryasparsh* (2027)[6](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/ajay-devgn/filmography/) |
## Debut and the 1990s
Devgn began his career starring in the action film *Phool Aur Kaante* (1991), directed by [Kuku Kohli](https://www.edgepedia.org/kuku-kohli). The film was a blockbuster and won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/ajay-devgn). His entry in the film, standing with one foot on each of two motorcycles as they ride together, became a signature of sorts and has been revisited and reinvented multiple times in his career[5](https://www.dsce.du.ac.in/uploads/event/HUMMER%2019%20Nov%202025.pdf).
He followed the debut with another action role in *Jigar* (1992), the seventh highest-grossing movie of 1992[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/ajay-devgn). Through the early 1990s he was cast mainly as the typical "man with a revenge role and the all-virtuous macho man hero," a recurring theme in Hindi cinema of the period. Several 1993 releases, including *Dil Hai Betaab*, *Ek Hi Raasta*, *Shaktiman*, *Dhanwaan* and *Bedardi*, did not make an impact, and *Dil Hai Betaab* became his first official flop[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/ajay-devgn).
The mid-decade brought a turn. *Dilwale* (1994), in which he played a man with an intellectual disability, was appreciated as his first genuinely challenging acting role and became career-changing[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/ajay-devgn). In 1995 [Mahesh Bhatt](https://www.edgepedia.org/mahesh-bhatt) cast him in *[Naajayaz](https://www.edgepedia.org/naajayaz)* opposite [Juhi Chawla](https://www.edgepedia.org/juhi-chawla), earning Devgn his first Filmfare Best Actor nomination[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/ajay-devgn). During the filming of *Gundaraj* (1995) he met Kajol, whom he later married[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/ajay-devgn).
## Critical work of the 2000s
His filmography through the 2000s alternated mainstream films with acclaimed drama roles. *The Legend of Bhagat Singh* (2002) earned him the Bengal Film Journalists' Award for Best Actor (Hindi) in 2003[7](https://indianexpress.com/about/ajay-devgn/awards/), and IMDb records him as a winner of three National Awards in the best actor category[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222426/fullcredits). The period also produced *[Company](https://www.edgepedia.org/company-2002-film)* (2002), *Gangaajal* (2003), *Khakee* (2004), *Yuva* (2004), *Raincoat* (2004) and *Omkara* (2006), works for which he has been repeatedly lauded in retrospective accounts of his career[1](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/24051/filmography) • [3](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/stories/interviews/2018/mar/11/as-an-actor-you-never-think-about-a-genre-ajay-devgn-4962.html).
One entry holds a duration record: *LOC Kargil* (2003), a war-based film noted for its songs, ran 255 minutes, the longest Indian feature film to date at that time[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/ajay-devgn). In 2004 he had what Indian Film History describes as a surprise blockbuster in *Khakee* and joined [Mani Ratnam](https://www.edgepedia.org/mani-ratnam) for *Yuva*, the Hindi version of the Tamil film *Aayutha Ezhuthu*[4](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/ajay-devgn).
## Franchises and the comedy turn
From the late 2000s, comedy became a large part of his output. He starred in *Golmaal: Fun Unlimited* (2006) and its sequels *Golmaal Returns* (2008), *Golmaal 3* (2010) and *Golmaal Again* (2017), and in the *Dhamaal* series[1](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/24051/filmography). In parallel he built two action-franchise pillars as the police officer Bajirao Singham in *Singham* (2011) and *Singham Returns* (2014), later reprising the role in *Sooryavanshi* (2021) and *Singham Again* (2024)[1](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/24051/filmography) • [8](https://www.fandango.com/people/ajay-devgan-170182/film-credits).
Devgn has said that he never chooses work by genre. Asked about moving between action, comedy and drama, he said, "As an actor, you never think about a genre," adding that making people laugh is as tough as making people feel for you[3](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/stories/interviews/2018/mar/11/as-an-actor-you-never-think-about-a-genre-ajay-devgn-4962.html). A 2017 Filmfare profile made the same observation, noting that he had never stuck to one genre[9](https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/ajay-devgn-likes-rotating-his-genres-27074.html).
## Directing and producing
Devgn moved behind the camera from the 2000s. He produced *Raju Chacha* in 2000[10](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/ajay-devgn/filmography/producer/), and directed, produced and co-wrote the romance *[U Me Aur Hum](https://www.edgepedia.org/u-me-aur-hum)* (2008)[1](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/24051/filmography). His second directorial film, *Shivaay* (2016), which he also wrote and starred in, brought him a Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance, Male, in 2017[1](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/24051/filmography) • [7](https://indianexpress.com/about/ajay-devgn/awards/).
Through his banner, Ajay Devgn Films, he has produced *Total Dhamaal* (2019), *Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior* (2020), *[The Big Bull](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-big-bull)* (2021), *Runway 34* (2022), *Bholaa* (2023), *Shaitaan* (2024), *Singham Again* (2024), *Maa* (2025), *Son of Sardaar 2* (2025) and *Dhamaal 4* (2026)[11](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/company/ajay-devgn-films/filmography/). He directed and produced *Runway 34* (2022) and *Bholaa* (2023), acting in both[1](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/24051/filmography).
## Recent years and current slate
Devgn's output since 2022 has been dense with releases and franchise returns. In 2022 he appeared in *Runway 34*, *RRR*, *Gangubai Kathiawadi*, *Thank God* and *[Drishyam 2](https://www.edgepedia.org/drishyam-2-2022-film)*, reprising his role as Vijay Salgaonkar in the thriller[12](https://lk.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/1073/filmography). He followed with *Bholaa* (2023), *Shaitaan*, *Maidaan*, *[Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha](https://www.edgepedia.org/auron-mein-kahan-dum-tha)* and *Singham Again* in 2024, and *Azaad*, *[Raid](https://www.edgepedia.org/raid-2018-film) 2* (as IRS officer Amay Patnaik), *Son of Sardaar 2* and *De De Pyaar De 2* in 2025[8](https://www.fandango.com/people/ajay-devgan-170182/film-credits) • [1](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/24051/filmography).
The slate for 2026 and 2027 mixes franchise sequels with new collaborations. *Dhamaal 4*, released 10 July 2026, crossed Rs. 2 billion (Rs. 200 crores) worldwide, becoming the fourth film of 2026 to reach that milestone[11](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/company/ajay-devgn-films/filmography/). *[Drishyam](https://www.edgepedia.org/drishyam-2015-film): The Conclusion* released on 2 October 2026[6](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/ajay-devgn/filmography/). Ahead lie *Golmaal 5* (8 January 2027), *Ranger* and *Suryasparsh* (2027), and *Chauhaan*, an action thriller set for 1 October 2027[6](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/ajay-devgn/filmography/).
Reflecting on the industry he has worked in for more than three decades, Devgn said at FICCI Frames in 2026 that making a Hindi film is the most difficult, because the audience has become fragmented across theaters, streaming platforms, cities, towns and social media, and filmmakers cannot always pinpoint who a Hindi film is for[13](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/celebrities/story/you-dont-know-the-audience-ajay-devgn-on-why-hindi-filmmaking-is-most-difficult-3007089-2026-10-01).
## References
1. [Ajay Devgn – Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos, BookMyShow filmography](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/24051/filmography)
2. [Ajay Devgn – Full credits, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222426/fullcredits)
3. [As an actor, you never think about a genre: Ajay Devgn, Cinema Express (11 March 2018)](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/stories/interviews/2018/mar/11/as-an-actor-you-never-think-about-a-genre-ajay-devgn-4962.html)
4. [Ajay Devgn – Filmography & Biography, Indian Film History](https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/actor/ajay-devgn)
5. [HUMMER event magazine, Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (19 November 2025)](https://www.dsce.du.ac.in/uploads/event/HUMMER%2019%20Nov%202025.pdf)
6. [Ajay Devgn Movies List – Filmography, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/ajay-devgn/filmography/)
7. [Ajay Devgn Awards: Achievements & Honors, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/about/ajay-devgn/awards/)
8. [Ajay Devgan Filmography and Movies, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/ajay-devgan-170182/film-credits)
9. [Ajay Devgn likes rotating his genres, Filmfare](https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/ajay-devgn-likes-rotating-his-genres-27074.html)
10. [Ajay Devgn Filmography (Producer), Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/ajay-devgn/filmography/producer/)
11. [Ajay Devgn Films – Filmography, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/company/ajay-devgn-films/filmography/)
12. [Ajay Devgn Filmography 2017–2026, BookMyShow (Sri Lanka)](https://lk.bookmyshow.com/person/ajay-devgn/1073/filmography)
13. [You don't know the audience: Ajay Devgn on why Hindi filmmaking is 'most difficult', India Today (1 October 2026)](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/celebrities/story/you-dont-know-the-audience-ajay-devgn-on-why-hindi-filmmaking-is-most-difficult-3007089-2026-10-01)
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