Ajay Devgn FFilms

Ajay Devgn Ffilms is an Indian film production and distribution company established by actor Ajay Devgn in 2000. Based in Mumbai, it mainly produces and distributes Hindi films. In 2000, ADF released its first film, Raju Chacha. The film starred Devgn himself as the lead actor and his wife Kajol as the lead actress. Raju Chacha received mixed reviews but grossed Rs 82.5 million at the box office.

Ajay Devgn Ffilms
Private Limited company
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2000
FoundersVeeru Devgan
Ajay Devgn
Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
India
Key people
Ajay Devgn
ProductsFilms
ServicesFilm production
Film distribution
OwnerAjay Devgn
SubsidiariesNY VFXWAALA
Websiteajaydevgnffilms.com

In 2015, Ajay Devgn has also started a Vfx company called NY VFXWAALA named after his kids, Nysa and Yug.[1]

History

In 2000, ADF released its first film, Raju Chacha. The film starred Devgn himself as the lead actor and his wife Kajol as the lead actress. Raju Chacha received mixed reviews but grossed Rs 82.5 million at the box office.

In 2008, Devgn co-produced the drama U Me Aur Hum, which marked his directorial debut. Devgn also played the lead role in the film, sharing the screen again with Kajol. The film was written by Devgn himself and three other writers. Critical reception was generally positive, with Taran Adarsh giving the film 4 out of 5 stars and describing it as "A well-made, absorbing love story that's high on emotional quotient".

In 2009, Devgn released and acted in his home production All the Best: Fun Begins, which was directed by Rohit Shetty and also starring, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu and Mugdha Godse.[2] The film was released on 16 October 2009 and received positive response from critics. It was rated a hit in India, and is the ninth highest grossing Bollywood film of 2009.

In 2012, Devgn starred in Rohit Shetty's romantic action comedy film Bol Bachchan, which was a joint production by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd and also featured Abhishek Bachchan, Asin and Prachi Desai in lead roles. The film, made on a budget of 700 million (US$9.8 million),[3] is an official remake of the popular 1979 film Gol Maal. The film was released on 6 July 2012 in around 2,575 screens worldwide with 2,700 prints. It received mixed reviews from critics but enjoyed a good opening at the box office.[4] The film supposedly created a record for its advance bookings.[5] Bol Bachchan has become one of the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in India.[6] Box Office India declared the film as a "hit"[7] and it grossed 1,580 million (US$22 million) worldwide.[8]

That same year Devgn starred in Ashwni Dhir's romantic action comedy film, Son of Sardaar, which was a joint production by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, also featuring Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha and Juhi Chawla in lead roles. The film was released on 13 November 2012. Whilst having competition with the Yash Raj film Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Son of Sardaar managed to do very well at the box office worldwide.[9] Box Office India rated Son of Sardaar as a hit, and an average grosser in the overseas markets.[10][11] It went on to gross 1.5 billion (US$21 million) worldwide.[8]

In 2014, ADF produced Singham Returns starring Devgn and Kareena Kapoor. In 2016 Devgn produced and starred in Shivaay which is to be the most expensive film of his production.[12]

In June 2017, it's reported that ADF will make a Television serial based on the life of Baba Ramdev and his success with Patanjali Ayurved.[13]

In late December 2017, ADF collaborated with Fox Star Studios to produce Total Dhamaal starring Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor .[14][15]

In January 2018, ADF announced film Helicopter Eela that has his wife Kajol in the lead role.[16]

NY VFXWAALA

In October 2015, Devgn established visual effects company called NY VFXWAALA named after his kids, Nysa and Yug. Apart from home productions, his VFX team has been involved with many major films, such as Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Tamasha, Bajirao Mastani, Mersal, Dilwale, Force 2, and Simmba.[17] The company won the Best Special Effects award at the 64th National Film Awards for the film Shivaay (2016).[18]

Production

Films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmDirectorCastNotes
1999Hindustan Ki Kasam Veeru Devgan Ajay Devgan, Amitabh Bachchan, Manisha Koirala, Sushmita Sen Produced under Devgan Films
1999Dil Kya KarePrakash JhaAjay Devgan, Kajol Devgan, Mahima ChaudhryProduced under Devgan Films
2000Raju ChachaAnil DevganAjay Devgan, Kajol, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt
2005BlackmailAnil DevganAjay Devgan, Sunil Shetty, Priyanka Chopra
2008U Me Aur HumAjay DevganAjay Devgan, Kajol Devgan
2009All the Best: Fun BeginsRohit ShettyAjay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu
2012Bol BachchanRohit ShettyAjay Devgn, Asin, Abhishek Bachchan
Son of SardarAshwni DhirAjay Devgn, Juhi Chawla, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt
2014Singham ReturnsRohit ShettyAjay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan
Vitti DanduGaneshDilip, Mrunal, AshokMarathi film
2016ParchedLeena YadavRadhika Apte, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Surveen Chawla
ShivaayAjay DevgnAjay Devgn, Sayyeshaa Saigal, Erika Kaar, Abigail EamesNational Film Award for Best Special Effects
2018Aapla ManusSatish RajwadeNana Patekar, Sumeet RaghavanMarathi film
Helicopter EelaPradeep SarkarKajol Devgan, Neha Dhupia
2019Total DhamaalIndra KumarAjay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Boman Irani, Esha Gupta, Riteish Deshmukh Arshad Warsi, Jaaved JaaferiThird Installment To Dhamaal Series
SinghamNavaniat SinghParmish Verma, Sonam BajwaPunjabi film
2020TanhajiOm RautAjay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan
Chhalaang Hansal MehtaRajkummar Rao, Nushrat BharuchaFilming ;
Scheduled for 12 June 2020
Bhuj: The Pride of India Abhishek DudhaiyaAjay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt,Sonakshi Sinha,Parineeti Chopra,Rana DaggubatiScheduled for 14 August 2020
The Big Bull Kookie GulatiAbhishek Bachchan, Ileana D'CruzScheduled for 23 October 2020
TBA Tribhanga Renuka Shahane Kajol, Tanvi Azmi, Mithila Palkar Post-production

VFX

NY VFXWAALA

In October 2015, Devgn established a visual effects company, NY VFXWAALA, after his children. It has been involved with many major films, such as Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Tamasha, Bajirao Mastani, Mersal, Dilwale, Force 2, and Simmba. The company won the Best Special Effects award at the 64th National Film Awards for the film Shivaay (2016).

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleCastNotes
2014Singham ReturnsAjay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan
2015DrishyamAjay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta
Prem Ratan Dhan PayoSalman Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh
Katyar Kaljat GhusaliSachin Pilgaonkar, Shankar Mahadevan, Subodh BhaveMarathi Film
TamashaRanbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone
DilwaleShah Rukh Khan, Kajol Devgan, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon
Bajirao MastaniRanveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone
2016Ranveer ChingsRanveer Singh, TamannaahCommercial advertisement[19]
TheriVijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Amy JacksonTamil film
VentilatorAshutosh Gowariker, Jitendra JoshiMarathi film
Force 2John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha, Tahir Raj Bhasin
ShivaayAjay Devgn, Sayyeshaa SaigalNational Film Award for Best Special Effects
DangalAamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Sakshi Tanwar
2017Kaatru VeliyidaiKarthi, Aditi Rao HydariTamil film
Baahubali: The ConclusionPrabhas, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Rana DaggubatiTelugu/Tamil film
Jagga JasoosRanbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif
BaadshahoAjay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz, Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta, Vidyut Jammwal
MersalVijay, Nithya Menen, Samantha Akkineni, Kajal Aggarwal, S. J. SuryaTamil film
Golmaal AgainAjay Devgn, Tabu, Parineeti Chopra, Arshad Warsi, Kunal Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade
Secret SuperstarAamir Khan, Zaira Wasim
2018Thaanaa Serndha KoottamSuriya, Keerthi SureshTamil film
PadmaavatDeepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor
RaidAjay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz
Bharat Ane NenuMahesh Babu, Kiara Advani [20]Telugu film
SanjuRanbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Anushka Sharma, Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal
OdiyanMohanlal, Prakash RajMalayalam film
Ani... Dr. Kashinath GhanekarSubodh Bhave, Mohan JoshiMarathi Film
MauliRitesh Deshmukh, Saiyami Kher, Jitendra Joshi, Siddharth JadhavMarathi Film
SimmbaRanveer Singh, Sonu Sood, Sara Ali Khan, Ashutosh Rana
2019Total DhamaalAjay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Boman Irani, Esha Gupta, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Jaaved Jaaferi
Milan TalkiesAli Fazal, Shraddha Srinath, Reecha Sinha, Ashutosh Rana, Sanjay Mishra
KalankMadhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjay Dutt[21]
JungleeVidyut Jammwal, Pooja Sawant, Asha Bhat, Makarand Deshpande, Atul Kulkarni, Akshay Oberoi[22]
MalaalMeezaan Jaffery, Sharmin Segal[23]
BigilVijay, Nayanthara, Jackie ShroffTamil film.[24]
2020MalangAditya Roy Kapoor, Disha Patani, Anil Kapoor
TanhajiOm RautAjay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan
Indian 2S. ShankarKamal Haasan
The Big BullKookie GulatiAbhishek Bachchan
SooryavanshiRohit ShettyAkshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif
RadhePrabhu DevaSalman Khan

Television

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleNetworkNotes
2002–2004DeviSony Entertainment TelevisionProduced under Devgan Software and Entertainment
2018Swami Ramdev - Ek SangharshDiscovery Jeet
2020LalbazaarZee5

References

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  2. "Trailer Preview and synopsis of All The Best – Fun Begins Movie"
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  12. "Shivay to be Ajay Devgn Productions' most expensive film"
  13. ""Ajay Devgn to make a biopic on the life of Baba Ramdev"". Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  14. "Ajay Devgn to co-produce Total Dhamaal"
  15. "Total Dhamaal: Anil Kapoor-Madhuri Dixit-Ajay Devgn's film to release on this day"
  16. "Kajol's film 'Eela' gets a release date"
  17. "Visual effects: Here's how Ajay Devgn is the common link between 'Bajirao Mastani' and 'Dilwale'"
  18. Sharma, Priyanka (7 April 2017). "Ajay Devgn on Shivaay's National Award win: Not surprised, it is well deserved". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  19. "Ajay Devgn has a hand in the making of Ranveer Ching"
  20. Chowdhary, Y Sunita (20 April 2018). "This political drama is with us since a year now and it feels great to be the VfxParter of this movie". Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  21. "Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  22. #VFX partners!
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