Ajay Devgn Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ajay Devgn

• Does Ajay Devgn smoke?: Yes
  

  Ajay Devgn smoking

• Does Ajay Devgn drink alcohol?: Yes

• Ajay was born in Delhi to a Punjabi family with roots in Amritsar.

• In 1985, he did his debut as a child actor in Bapu’s “Pyari Behna” where he played the role of the child version of Mithun Chakraborty character.

• At the age of 9, he started driving, as his father was stunt choreographer and allowed him to drive on sets.
  

  Ajay Devgn childhood photo

• His real name is Vishal Veeru Devgan, but for the industry, he changed his name from Vishal to Ajay. Later, he changed his surname from Devgan to Devgn on family and numerological advice.

• He charmed the audience with his lead role in Phool Aur Kaante in 1991, which was a blockbuster.

• He got great laurels from the audience for his stunts performed in the film. Moreover, his two motorcycles balancing stunt got so famous after Phool Aur Kaante that it was often used in his other films later.
  

  Ajay Devgn Devgan split balancing between 2 motorcycles

• Ajay was the first choice for the film Karan Arjun, which later went to Salman Khan. He was also asked to star in Darr, but due to some reasons he rejected and Shah Rukh Khan got the role.

• He couldn’t receive his first National Award for ‘Zakhm’ (1998) because on that day he was shooting in Ooty, and the only flight to Delhi got cancelled.

• He has also given a plethora of cameo appearances in movies like Sar Utha Ke Jiyo, Taarzan: The Wonder Car, Teen Patti, Ready, Fitoor, Guest in London, Poster Boys, etc.

• His performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was critically acclaimed by the audience. It was revealed that Ajay and Aishwarya hardly interacted with each other on the sets, but the two were impressive on-screen.

• In 1997, his super sarcastic role in an Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film- Ishq was a hit and made him more popular amongst his fans.

• After his award-winning performance in Zakhm, he was expected to be seen in the movie “Singer,” but due to the producer’s involvement in 1993 bomb blasts, the film got shelved.

• Again in 1999, his starring in Feroz Khan’s “Qurbaan Tujh Par Meri Jung” was shelved.

• Ajay met Kajol for the first time on the sets of Hulchul, but Kajol didn’t like him at first. Later, during the shoot of Gundaraj, the tables got turned, and the duo blossomed into love.
  

  Ajay Devgn And Kajol In Gundaraj

• After dating each other for a few years, on 24 February 1999, the couple tied the knot.
  

  Ajay Devgn Wedding Pictures

• He came up with his own production company named Ajay Devgn Films Productions in 2000, and Raju Chacha was his first film under this.

• Apart from doing films with Rohit Shetty, they both are friends since childhood and used to attend the same birthday parties as they were sons of famous action directors.
  

  Ajay Devgn with Rohit Shetty

• His forte is mostly emotional and intense scenes, but he has also outstood in action and comedy.

• He was the first person apart from the Bachchans, who was aware of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan‘s marriage.

• According to some online sources, Ajay has not watched his wife’s Kajol evergreen hit- Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge yet.

• U Me Aur Hum was his directional debut, which starred Kajol, but was not a box-office hit.
  

  Ajay Devgn’s Direction in U Me Aur Hum

• Ajay’s costumes in the movie “Rascals” were designed by about 60 international designers.

• Despite seeing his bold and confident personality in films, it’s hard to judge that he is a reserved and media-shy person. However, the media addresses him by saying “Man of Few Words”.

• He was approached by the producers of “Drishyam” post delay of his home production, and he got agreed to do the movie only on one condition, which was to complete it within three months. The producers assured him this and the film was a big hit.
  

  Ajay Devgn In Drishyam

• Ajay has rocked the audience with his ultimate comedy in Rohit Shetty’s Indian action comedy films- Golmaal: Fun Unlimited, Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3, and Golmaal Again, which makes it the fifth-highest-grossing film series in Bollywood.
  

  Ajay Devgn In Golmaal Series

• He had a superstition that all of Karan Johar‘s films will work until he worked in ‘Kaal’ (2005), which didn’t do well at the box-office.

• He has also performed his best in the action film series- Singham, Singham Returns, and Singham 3.

• Ajay was chosen by Bhansali for the lead in his movie- Bajirao Mastani, but due to some money and date issues, Ranveer Singh replaced him.

• For his film Action Jackson, he lost around 17 kgs of weight to perform action sequences, especially the sword-fighting ones.
  

  Ajay Devgn in Action Jackson

• Though he looks a bit serious and introvert in interviews and amongst media, but in reality, he is a prankster.

• Ajay has excellent culinary skills and makes delicious Mughlai, Chinese, Continental and Mexican Cuisines.

• He was the first Bollywood actor to own a private jet to use it as transport to his shooting locations and promotions.
  

  Ajay Devgn’s private jet

• In 2018, he stunned the audience with his ground-breaking performance in an Indian period crime thriller film “Raid”.
  

  Ajay Devgn In Raid

• He loves collecting shoes and sunglasses, has 300+ shoes and 200+ sunglasses/glares.

• He is quite overprotective about his daughter. He waits patiently till she gets back home.

• Ajay is a supporter of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and is also their star campaigner.
  

  Ajay Devgn Campaigning For BJP

• He has never gone to an award show despite getting Filmfare awards a few times and various nominations, as he believes that all these award ceremonies are pre-decided and venal.

• Ajay has acted in over 100 Bollywood movies.

• He doesn’t like his photos being clicked.

• He is very keen on doing organic farming, and whenever he goes to his Karjat farmhouse, he loves growing eggplants, lady’s fingers, radishes, and fresh tomatoes over there. Whenever he is not in Karjat, he has a proper staff to take care of his 28-acre farm. Moreover, the Devgan farm mangoes have also won the Best Mango Prize at the Raigad Zilla Mango Competition.

• In June 2021, he took a loan of Rs. 18.75 crore to purchase a bungalow in Juhu, Mumbai worth Rs. 47.5 crore. Reportedly, the bungalow is spread across 474.4 square meters.

• In October 2024, during a show, Ajay revealed that he had hurt his eye due to which he underwent surgery. The incident occurred while he was shooting an action scene for the film Singham Again. He also claimed that he lost vision for more than three months.