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Ajay Devgn Films
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Founder(s)sVeeru Devgan
Ajay Devgn
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Key people
Ajay Devgn
ProductsFilms
ServicesFilm production
Film distribution
OwnerAjay Devgn
SubsidiariesNY VFXWAALA
Websiteajaydevgnffilms.com

Ajay Devgn Films is an Indian film production and distribution company established by actor Ajay Devgn & his father Veeru Devgan in 2000. Based in Mumbai, it mainly produces and distributes Hindi films.

In 2000, ADFF released its first film, Raju Chacha. The film starred Devgn and Kajol. Raju Chacha received mixed reviews but grossed ₹82.5 million at the box office.

In 2015, Devgn started a visual effects company, NY VFXWAALA.[1]

History[edit]

In 2000, ADF released its first film, Raju Chacha. The film starred Devgn and Kajol.

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.

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.[citation needed] It was rated a hit in India, and is the ninth highest grossing Bollywood film of 2009.[citation needed]

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

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

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

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

In December 2021, ADFF announced the film Velle that has Sunny Deol's son Karan Deol in the lead role as Rahul, Anya Singh as Riya, also supporting actors Abhay Deol as Rishi Singh, Mouni Roy as Rohini, Zakhir Hussain as R. S. (Riya's father), Vishesh Tiwari as Raju and Savant Singh Premi as Rambo.

Production[edit]

Films[edit]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Director Language Notes
1999 Hindustan Ki Kasam Veeru Devgan Hindi Produced under Devgan Films
1999 Dil Kya Kare Prakash Jha Hindi Produced under Devgan Films
2000 Raju Chacha Anil Devgan Hindi
2005 Blackmail Anil Devgan Hindi
2008 U Me Aur Hum Ajay Devgn Hindi
2009 All the Best: Fun Begins Rohit Shetty Hindi
2012 Bol Bachchan Rohit Shetty Hindi
Son of Sardar Ashwni Dhir Hindi
2014 Singham Returns Rohit Shetty Hindi
Vitti Dandu Ganesh Marathi
2016 Parched Leena Yadav Hindi
Shivaay Ajay Devgn Hindi
2018 Aapla Manus Satish Rajwade Marathi
Helicopter Eela Pradeep Sarkar Hindi
2019 Total Dhamaal Indra Kumar Hindi
Singham Navaniat Singh Punjabi
2020 Tanhaji Om Raut Hindi National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
Chhalaang Hansal Mehta Hindi
2021 Tribhanga Renuka Shahane Hindi
The Big Bull Kookie Gulati Hindi
Bhuj: The Pride of India Abhishek Dudhaiya Hindi
Velle Deven Munjal Hindi
2022 Runway 34 Ajay Devgn Hindi
2023 Bholaa Ajay Devgn Hindi

VFX[edit]

NY VFXWALA[edit]

In October 2015, Devgn established a visual effects company called, NY VFXWAALA, which was named after his kids, Nysa and Yug. Apart from home productions, his VFX team have 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]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Language Notes
2014 Singham Returns Hindi
2015 Drishyam Hindi
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Hindi
Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Marathi
Tamasha Hindi
Dilwale Hindi
Bajirao Mastani Hindi
2016 Ranveer Ching Returns Hindi Advertisement
Theri Tamil
Ventilator Marathi
Force 2 Hindi
Shivaay Hindi National Film Award for Best Special Effects
Dangal Hindi
2017
Baahubali: The Conclusion Telugu
Tamil
Jagga Jasoos Hindi
Baadshaho Hindi
Mersal Tamil
Golmaal Again Hindi
Secret Superstar Hindi
2018 Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Tamil
Padmaavat Hindi
Raid Hindi
Bharat Ane Nenu Telugu
Sanju Hindi
Odiyan Malayalam
Ani... Dr Kashinath Ghanekar Marathi
Mauli Marathi
Simmba Hindi
Zero Hindi
2019 Total Dhamaal Hindi
Milan Talkies Hindi
Maharshi Telugu
Saaho Telugu
Hindi
Kalank Hindi [19]
Junglee Hindi [20]
Malaal Hindi [21]
Bigil Tamil [22]
Jallikattu Malayalam
2020 Tanhaji Hindi Filmfare Award for Best Special Effects
Malang Hindi
Ludo Hindi
Durgamati Hindi
2021 Tribhanga Hindi
The Big Bull Hindi
Radhe Hindi
The Last Hour Hindi Web-Series
Bhuj: The Pride of India Hindi
Sooryavanshi Hindi [23]
Sardar Udham Hindi Filmfare Award for Best Special Effects
Vakeel Saab Telugu
2022 Gangubai Kathiawadi Hindi [24]
Radhe Shyam Telugu
Hindi
RRR Telugu
Runway 34 Hindi
Sarkaru Vaari Paata Telugu
Ponniyin Selvan: I Tamil
Godfather Telugu
Thank God Hindi
2023 Varisu Tamil
Bholaa Hindi
Agent Telugu
Ponniyin Selvan: II Tamil
Jawan Hindi
Indian 2 Tamil

Television[edit]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Network Notes
2002–2004 Devi Sony Entertainment Television Produced under Devgan Software and Entertainment
2018 Swami Ramdev - Ek Sangharsh Discovery Jeet
2020 Lalbazaar Zee5 Presenter
2022 The Great Indian Murder Hotstar
2023 The Trial Disney+ Hotstar

References[edit]

  1. "Ajay Devgn kick starts NY VFXWAALA, a division of Ajay Devgn Films". Bollywood Hungama. 6 October 2015.
  2. "All The Best-Fun Begins - preview, trailer, cast and crew, release date on moviewood.net". www.moviewood.net.
  3. "'Bol Bachchan' crosses Rs 50 crore mark". ibnlive.in. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  4. "Bol Bachchan Has Good First Day".
  5. "Bol Bachchan gets record advance bookings". The Times of India. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  6. "Fastest to the Century: Barfi! In 17 Days". Box Office India. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  7. "Box Office Earnings 06/06/12 – 12/07/12 (Nett Collections in Ind Rs)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Top Ten Worldwide Grossers 2012". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  9. "Ajay Devgn takes on Shah Rukh Khan!". Daily News and Aanlysis. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  10. "Jab Tak Hai Jaan SUPER HIT Son of Sardaar HIT". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  11. "Jab Tak Hai Jaan BLOCKBUSTER Son of Sardaar AVERAGE". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  12. "Shivay "to be Ajay Devgn Productions' most expensive film". The Times of India.
  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. Iyer, Meena (31 December 2017). "Ajay Devgn to co-produce Total Dhamaal". DNA India.
  15. "| PINKVILLA". www.pinkvilla.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  16. "dna". DNA India. 17 May 2018.
  17. Sarkar, Prarthna (12 May 2016). "Visual effects: Here's how Ajay Devgn is the common link between 'Bajirao Mastani' and 'Dilwale' [VIDEOS]". International Business Times, India Edition.
  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. nyvfxwaala [@nyvfxwaala] (12 March 2019). "Presenting you the immense teaser of #Kalank ~ t.co/65fytw5vVu #thevfxpeople are proud to be associated with this movie as their #VFXPartners!! @vfxwaala @pauly_vfxwaala @duttsanjay #AdityaRoyKapur @Varun_dvn @sonakshisinha @MadhuriDixit @abhivarman @karanjohar" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  20. nyvfxwaala [@nyvfxwaala] (4 March 2019). "After #TotalDhamaal, NY DI-WAALA's colourists Jaydev and Santosh has done a great job in our next project #MilanTalkies directed by @dirtigmanshu & Cinematography by @dophari, WATCH THE TRAILER NOW ~ t.co/hJIjDjX00C #thevfxpeople #thedipeople @vfxwaala @pauly_vfxwaala" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  21. nyvfxwaala [@nyvfxwaala] (18 May 2019). ".@MeezaanJ & @sharminsegal, the two new faces of the romantic journey! Check out #MalaalTrailer: t.co/9twr1amr7I, our next project with @bhansali_produc after #Padmaavat 🙌 @vfxwaala @pauly_vfxwaala #MangeshHadawale #VFXPartners #thevfxpeople" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  22. nyvfxwaala [@nyvfxwaala] (21 June 2019). "A breathtaking first look of #BIGIL is out. 😈 It's our honour to be associated with this movie as their VFX partners 🤝 @actorvijay @Atlee_dir @pauly_vfxwaala @vfxwaala #thevfxpeople t.co/XWFZ09UkVG" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  23. Paul, Naveen [@pauly_vfxwaala] (6 May 2019). "So happy to be part of this cop universe ! #Sooryavanshi #RohitShetty @ajaydevgn @nyvfxwaala @vfxwaala t.co/lKj2CppSb4" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  24. nyvfxwaala [@nyvfxwaala] (24 February 2021). "#GangubaiKathiawadi is ready to rule! We are proud to be associated with this movie as their Visual Effects partners 😎 Teaser Out Now ~ t.co/tFMv7MWjkS @aliaa08 @bhansali_produc @vfxwaala @pauly_vfxwaala #thevfxpeople" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Twitter.

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