Title	Star Trek
Image caption	The universal Star Trek franchise logo, as of 2008.
Creator	Gene Roddenberry
Origin	(1966)
Films	(1979) (1982) (1984) (1986) (1989) (1991)Star Trek Generations (1994) (1996) (1999)Star Trek Nemesis (2002)Star Trek (2009)
|tv	(1966–1969) (1973–1974) (1987–1994) (1993–1999) (1995–2001) (2001–2005)

Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: , , , , Voyager, and . The franchise also includes eleven feature films, dozens of games, hundreds of novels, as well as in Las Vegas (opened in 1998 and closed in September 2008), and at least two traveling museum exhibits of props. Beginning with the original television series and continuing with the subsequent films and series, the franchise has become a cult phenomenon and has spawned many pop culture references.

The original Star Trek followed the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of an exploration vessel of a 23rd century galactic "United Federation of Planets" - the Starship Enterprise. This series debuted in 1966 and ran for three seasons, after an initial pilot film “” with a mostly different cast was rejected by Paramount, though this pilot is now routinely packaged with the original series. Following the release of other series in the franchise, the Kirk-led series was retroactively referred to as "". These adventures were continued by the short-lived Star Trek: The Animated Series and six feature films. Four more television series were eventually produced, based in the same universe but following other characters: Star Trek: The Next Generation, following the crew of a new Starship Enterprise set a century after the original series; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, set contemporaneously with The Next Generation; and Star Trek: Enterprise, set before the original series, in the early days of human interstellar travel. Four additional feature films were produced, following the crew of The Next Generation, and most recently a 2009 movie reboot of the franchise featuring a young crew of the original Enterprise set in an alternate timeline.

The original Star Trek series began production under Desilu Productions. With the merger of Desilu into Paramount Pictures, that studio assumed outright ownership of the Star Trek franchise. CBS took ownership of the franchise in 2006, though certain aspects (feature film and DVD distribution rights) are still owned by Paramount.

Conception and setting

As early as 1961, Gene Roddenberry drafted a proposal for the science fiction series that would become Star Trek. Although he publicly marketed it as a Western in outer space—a so-called "Wagon Train to the Stars" (like the popular Western TV series)—he privately told friends that he was actually modeling it on Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, intending each episode to act on two levels: as a suspenseful adventure story and as a morality tale.

Star Trek stories usually depict the adventures of humans and aliens who serve in Starfleet, the spaceborne humanitarian and peacekeeping armada of the United Federation of Planets. The protagonists are essentially altruists whose ideals are sometimes only imperfectly applied to the dilemmas presented in the series. The conflicts and political dimensions of Star Trek sometimes represent allegories for contemporary cultural realities: Star Trek: The Original Series addressed issues of the 1960s, just as later spin-offs have reflected issues of their respective decades. Issues depicted in the various series include war and peace, the value of personal loyalty, authoritarianism, imperialism, class warfare, economics, racism, religion, human rights, sexism and feminism, and the role of technology. Roddenberry stated: "[By creating] a new world with new rules, I could make statements about sex, religion, Vietnam, politics, and intercontinental missiles. Indeed, we did make them on Star Trek: we were sending messages and fortunately they all got by the network."

Roddenberry intended the show to have a highly progressive political agenda reflective of the emerging counter-culture of the youth movement, though he was not fully forthcoming to the networks about this. He wanted Star Trek to show mankind what it might develop into, if only it would learn from the lessons of the past, most specifically by ending violence. An extreme example are the Vulcans, who had a very violent past but learned to control their emotions. Roddenberry also wanted to imply an anti-war message, as well as depicting the United Federation of Planets as if it was like an ideal, optimistic version of the United Nations. His efforts were somewhat thwarted by the network's concerns over marketability, e.g., they were opposed to Roddenberry's insistence on a racially diverse crew of the Enterprise.

Production history

Beginnings

In 1964, Roddenberry made a proposal for the original Star Trek TV series, to Desilu Studios as a "Wagon Train to the stars." The show's first pilot, "," starring Jeffrey Hunter as Enterprise Captain Christopher Pike, was rejected by the network; however, Desilu executives were still impressed with the concept and made the unusual decision to commission a second pilot: "Where No Man Has Gone Before". The first regular episode of Star Trek aired on Thursday, September 8, 1966. While the show initially enjoyed high ratings, the average rating of the show at the end its first season was 52nd (out of 94 programs).

The threat of cancellation loomed during the show's second season. The show's fan base, led by Bjo Trimble, conducted an unprecedented letter-writing campaign, petitioning NBC to keep the show on the air. NBC renewed the show, but moved it from primetime to the "Friday night death slot", and substantially reduced its budget. Roddenberry reduced his direct involvement in Star Trek before the start of the season to protest the changed timeslot, and was replaced by Fred Freiberger. The series was canceled in its third season, despite the protests of a renewed letter-writing campaign.

Rebirth

When the show was canceled, owner Paramount Studios hoped to recoup its production losses by selling the syndication rights to the show. The series went into reruns in the fall of 1969, and by the late 1970s had been sold in over 150 domestic and 60 international markets. The reruns helped the show to develop a cult following greater than its popularity during its original run, and rumors of reviving the franchise began.

The first new Star Trek was . The series was produced by Filmation in association with Paramount Television and ran for two seasons on Saturday mornings from 1973 to 1974 on NBC, airing a total of twenty-two half-hour episodes. Although short lived, as is typical for animated productions in that timeslot during the period, the series garnered the franchise's only "Best Series" Emmy Award, as opposed to its later technical ones. The popularity of the syndicated Star Trek led Paramount Pictures and Roddenberry to begin developing a new series in May 1975. Work on the series came to an end when the proposed Paramount Television Service folded.

Following the success of the science fiction movies and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the planned pilot episode of Phase II was adapted into the feature film, . The film was released in North America on December 7, 1979, with mixed reviews from critics. The film earned $139 million worldwide, which fell short of studio expectations but was enough for Paramount to propose a sequel. The studio forced Roddenberry to relinquish creative control of future sequels.

The success of the critically acclaimed sequel to The Motion Picture, , would reverse the fortunes of the franchise. While the total gross of the sequel was lower than that of the first movie, The Wrath of Khan's lower production costs would make it more profitable. In total, six Star Trek feature films were produced between 1979 and 1991. In response to Star Trek's popularity in the movie theater, the franchise returned to television with (TNG) in 1987. The show was broadcast as first-run syndication rather than on a major network with Paramount and the local stations splitting advertising time.

After Roddenberry

Roddenberry died on October 24, 1991, leaving Executive Producer Rick Berman in control of what those within Paramount now called "the franchise", due to its great success and recurring role as a tentpole for the studio when other projects failed. TNG had the highest ratings of any of the Star Trek series and was the #1 syndicated show during the last few years of its original seven-season run. In response to TNG's success, Paramount began production of a spin-off series , which was released in 1993. While never as popular as TNG, its ratings were sufficiently steady for it to last seven seasons.

In January 1995, a few months after TNG ended, a fourth TV series, was released. Star Trek saturation reached a peak in the mid-1990s with DS9 and Voyager airing concurrently and three of the four TNG-based feature films being released in 1994, 1996 and 1998. By 1998 Star Trek was Paramount's single most-important property; "the franchise"'s enormous profits funded much of the rest of the studio's operations. Voyager was the flagship show of the new United Paramount Network (UPN) and thus, the first Star Trek series since the original that was shown on a major network. The show also ran for seven seasons until 2001, making it the longest running show in UPN's history.

A new prequel TV series, , set before the original series, was produced after Voyager ended. Enterprise did not enjoy the high ratings of its predecessors and by the series' third season, UPN threatened to cancel it. Fans launched a campaign reminiscent of the one that saved the third season of the Original Series. Paramount reacted by renewing Enterprise for a fourth season, but moving it to the "Friday night death slot". Like the Original Series, Enterprise ratings dropped during this time slot and UPN announced the cancellation of Enterprise at the end of its fourth season. Enterprise aired its final episode on May 13, 2005. Fan groups, such as "Save Enterprise", again attempted to save the series and even announced a drive to raise $30 million to privately finance a fifth season of Enterprise. Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, and Trek actors Jonathan Frakes and William Shatner. All of these and a proposal for an animated web series were rejected by Paramount.

In 2007, Paramount hired a new creative team to 'reboot' the franchise. Writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, and Lost producer, J. J. Abrams, were given the freedom to reinvent the feel of Trek and alter the canonical timeline. An eleventh film, titled simply Star Trek, was released in May 2009. The eleventh Star Trek film's marketing campaign targeted non-fans, even using the phrase "this is not your father's Star Trek" in the film's advertisements. The film has earned considerable critical and financial success, grossing in inflation-adjusted dollars the most box office sales of any Star Trek film. The plaudits include the franchise's first Academy Award (for makeup). The film's major cast members are contracted for two sequels. Paramount is planning to release a sequel to the reboot on June 29, 2012.

Television series

The bulk of the Star Trek mythos is based around its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise. In total 726 Star Trek episodes have been produced across the 30 seasons of the TV series.

The Original Series (1966–1969)

Star Trek, also known as "TOS" or The Original Series, debuted in the United States on NBC on September 8, 1966. The show tells the tale of the crew of the starship Enterprise and its five-year mission "to boldly go where no man has gone before." The original 1966–1969 television series featured William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, James Doohan as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Nichelle Nichols as Uhura, George Takei as Hikaru Sulu, and Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov. During its original run, it was nominated several times for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and won twice: for the two-parter "The Menagerie" and the Harlan Ellison-written episode "The City on the Edge of Forever". After three seasons the show was canceled and the last original episode aired on June 3, 1969. It was, however, highly popular with science-fiction fans and engineering students, in spite of generally low Nielsen ratings. The series subsequently became popular in reruns and found a cult following. Although it was originally sanctioned by Paramount, which became the owner of the Star Trek franchise following its acquisition of Desilu in 1967, Gene Roddenberry often spoke of TAS as not being canonical. Elements of the animated series have continually been used since Roddenberry's death by writers in later live-action series and movies, and as of June 2007 the Animated Series has been referenced on the library section of the official Startrek.com web site.

TAS won Star Trek's first Emmy Award on May 15, 1975. Star Trek TAS briefly returned to television in the mid-1980s on the children's cable network Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon's Evan McGuire greatly admired the show and used its various creative components as inspiration for his short series called Piggly Wiggly Hears A Sound which never aired. Nickelodeon parent Viacom would purchase Paramount in 1994. In the early 1990s, the Sci-Fi Channel also began rerunning TAS. The complete TAS was also released on Laserdisc format during the 1980s. The complete series was first released in the USA on eleven volumes of VHS tapes in 1989. All 22 episodes were released on DVD in 2006.

The Next Generation (1987–1994)

Star Trek: The Next Generation, also known as "TNG", is set approximately a century after The Original Series (2364–2370). It features a new starship, the Enterprise-D, and a new crew led by Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes). The series introduced alien races new to the Federation as crew members, including Deanna Troi, a half-Betazoid counselor played by Marina Sirtis, and Worf as the first Klingon officer in Starfleet, played by Michael Dorn. It also featured Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher, LeVar Burton as chief engineer Geordi La Forge, the android Data portrayed by Brent Spiner, and Dr. Crusher's son Wesley Crusher played by Wil Wheaton. The show premiered on September 28, 1987, and ran for seven seasons, ending on May 23, 1994. It had the highest ratings of any of the Star Trek series and was the #1 syndicated show during the last few years of its original run, allowing it to act as a springboard for ideas in other series. Many relationships and races introduced in TNG became the basis of episodes in Deep Space 9 and Voyager.

It was atypical in that era for a drama show (as opposed to a talk show or game show, etc.) to be syndicated in first run rather than airing on the same network throughout America. Next Generation became one of the most popular syndicated shows of its era, and inaugurated a market for syndicated science-fiction series.

Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as "DS9", is set during the last years and the immediate post-years of The Next Generation (2369–2375) and was in production for seven seasons, debuting the week of January 3, 1993. Like Star Trek: The Next Generation, it aired in syndication in the United States and Canada. It is the only Star Trek series to take place primarily on a space station rather than aboard a starship. It is set on the Cardassian-built space station originally known as Terok Nor, which was redesignated Deep Space Nine by the United Federation of Planets, located near the planet Bajor and a uniquely stable wormhole that provides immediate access to the distant Gamma Quadrant. The show chronicles the events of the station's crew, led by Commander (later Captain) Benjamin Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, and Major (later Colonel) Kira Nerys, played by Nana Visitor. Recurring plot elements include the repercussions of the lengthy and brutal Cardassian Occupation of Bajor, Sisko's spiritual role for the Bajorans as the Emissary of the Prophets and in later seasons a war with the Dominion. Deep Space Nine stands apart from earlier Trek series for its lengthy serialized storytelling, conflict within the crew, and religious themes—all of which were elements that were praised by critics and audiences but that Roddenberry had forbidden in the original series and The Next Generation. Nevertheless, he was made aware of plans to make DS9 before his death, so this was the last Star Trek series with which he was connected.

Voyager (1995–2001)

Star Trek: Voyager was produced for seven seasons, airing from January 16, 1995, to May 23, 2001, launching a new Paramount-owned television network UPN. It features Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway, the first female commanding officer in a leading role of a Star Trek series, and Commander Chakotay, played by Robert Beltran. Voyager takes place at about the same time as Deep Space Nine and the years following that show's end (2371–2378). The premiere episode has the USS Voyager and its crew pursue a Maquis ship (crewed by Federation rebels). Both ships become stranded in the Delta Quadrant about 70,000 light years from Earth. Faced with a 75-year voyage to Earth, the crew must learn to work together and overcome challenges on the long and perilous journey home while also seeking ingenious ways to shorten the return voyage. Like Deep Space Nine, early seasons of Voyager feature greater conflict between its crew members than is seen in later shows. Such conflict often arises from friction between "by-the-book" Starfleet crew and rebellious Maquis fugitives forced by circumstance to work together on the same ship. Eventually, though, they settle their differences, after which the overall tone becomes more reminiscent of The Original Series. Voyager is originally isolated from many of the familiar aspects and races of the Star Trek franchise, barring those few represented on the crew. This allowed for the creation of new races and original plot lines within the series. Later seasons, however, brought an influx of characters and races from prior shows, such as the Borg, Q, the Ferengi, Romulans, Klingons, Cardassians as well as cast members of The Next Generation.

Enterprise (2001–2005)

Star Trek: Enterprise, originally titled Enterprise, aired from September 26, 2001 to May 13, 2005, is a prequel to the original Star Trek series. Enterprise takes place in the 2150s, some 90 years after the events of Zefram Cochrane first warp flight and about a decade before the founding of the Federation. The show centers around the voyages of Earth's first warp-five capable starship, the Enterprise which is commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer played by Scott Bakula, and the Vulcan Sub-Commander T'Pol, played by Jolene Blalock.

The show's first two seasons, Enterprise had an episodic structure, like The Original Series, The Next Generation and Voyager. The third season consisted of one arc, "Xindi mission", which had the darker tone and serialized nature of Deep Space 9. Season 4 consisted of several two to three episode mini-arcs. The final season showed the origins of elements seen in earlier series, and it rectified and resolved some core continuity problems between the various Star Trek series. Ratings for Enterprise started strong but declined rapidly. The series finale was reviled by both fans and the cast, partly because the episode's focus on the guest appearance of members of The Next Generation cast. The cancellation of Enterprise ended an 18-year run of back-to-back new Star Trek shows beginning with The Next Generation in 1987.

Feature films

Paramount Pictures has produced eleven Star Trek feature films, the most recent released in May 2009 with a twelfth in development, to be released in 2012. The first six films continue the adventures of the cast of The Original Series; the seventh, Generations was designed as a transition from that cast to The Next Generation; the next three, 8–10, were exclusively Next Generation. Although North American and UK releases of the films were no longer numbered following the sixth film, European releases continued numbering the films up until Nemesis. The eleventh film, titled Star Trek, is a prequel/reboot of TOS set prior to James T. Kirk's graduation from Starfleet Academy and promotion to the rank of Captain. A twelfth film is currently in its early stages of production.

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Games

The Star Trek franchise also has numerous games in many different formats. Beginning in 1967 with a board game based on the original series and continuing through 2009 with online and DVD games, Star Trek games continue to be popular among fans. The most recent video games of the series are and . An MMORPG based on Star Trek called Star Trek Online is developed by Cryptic Studios and published by Atari. It is set in the TNG universe approximately 30 years after the events of , and not the re-imagined Universe portrayed in JJ Abrams' Star Trek, although it will take into account the events portrayed at the start of the film and in the prequel comics. Star Trek Online was released on February 2, 2010. On June 8, 2010, NECA owned Wiz Kids Games announced that they are developing a Star Trek collectible miniatures game using the HeroClix game system.

Cultural impact

space shuttle Enterprise named after the fictional starship with Star Trek television cast members and creator Gene Roddenberry.]] The Star Trek media franchise is a multi-billion dollar industry, currently owned by CBS. Gene Roddenberry sold Star Trek to NBC as a classic adventure drama; he pitched the show as "Wagon Train to the Stars" and as Horatio Hornblower in Space. The opening line, "to boldly go where no man has gone before," was taken almost verbatim from a US White House booklet on space produced after the Sputnik flight in 1957. The central trio of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy was modeled on classical mythological storytelling. The show’s cultural impact goes far beyond its longevity and profitability. Star Trek conventions have become popular among its fans, who call themselves "trekkies" or "trekkers". An entire subculture has grown up around the show which was documented in the film Trekkies. Star Trek was the top rank cult show by TV Guide.

The Star Trek franchise inspired many modern technologies, including the tablet personal computer, the personal digital assistant, mobile phones, and the MRI (similar to Dr. McCoy's diagnostic table). It has also brought to popular attention the concept of teleportation with its depiction of "matter-energy transport." Phrases such as "Beam me up, Scotty" have entered the public vernacular. In 1976, following a letter-writing campaign, NASA named its prototype space shuttle Enterprise, after the fictional starship. Later, the introductory sequence to Star Trek: Enterprise would include footage of the shuttle, along with images of a naval vessel also called the Enterprise, depicting the advancement of human transportation technology.

Beyond Star Trek's technological innovations, one of its greatest and most significant contributions to TV history is its creation of a cast of different races and cultures in the sets. This became common in television shows in the 1980s such as L.A. Law but was controversial and daring in the 1960s. On the bridge of the Enterprise was a Japanese helmsman, a Russian navigator, a black female communications officer, and a Vulcan-Earthling first officer - among other members. Also, controversial at its time (in the episode Plato's Stepchildren), was Captain Kirk's kiss with Lt. Uhura which became a defining moment in television history as it was American TV's first scripted interracial kiss; there had already been footage of 'real-life' interracial kisses, such as on news footage and in documentaries.

Parodies

Notable parodies of Star Trek include the 1990s sketch comedy show, In Living Color where Captain Kirk is played to ridiculous effect by fellow Canadian, Jim Carrey; Star Wreck movie series, the internet-based cartoon series Stone Trek, the Star Wreck novel series, the song "Star Trekkin'" by The Firm, the song "Starship Edelweiss" by Austrian band Edelweiss, the feature film Galaxy Quest, an episode of Futurama called "Where No Fan Has Gone Before," which featured several characters from the original series, and the episode of Family Guy titled "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" which featured the entire cast of Star Trek The Next Generation; a short skit in an episode of Stargate SG-1, a famous sketch on Saturday Night Live entitled "The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise", with John Belushi as Kirk, Chevy Chase as Spock and Dan Aykroyd as McCoy, as well as an episode of The Simpsons titled "," which featured some of the cast of the original Star Trek television series; an Animaniacs episode entitled Star Truck featuring the cast of Star Trek The Original Series. The news satire site The Onion created a Star Trek XI based clip just before the release of the film. The North Toronto Players presented a Star Trek adaptation of Gilbert & Sullivan titled H.M.S. Starship Pinafore: The Next Generation in 1991 and an adaptation by Jon Mullich of Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore that sets the operetta in the world of Star Trek has played in Los Angeles and was attended by series luminaries Nichelle Nichols, D.C. Fontana and David Gerrold.

Awards and honors

Of the various science-fiction awards given for drama, only the Hugo Award dates back as far as the original series. Although the Hugo is mainly given for print-media science-fiction, its "best drama" award is usually given to film or television presentations. The Hugo does not give out awards for best actor, director, or other aspects of film production. Prior to 2002, films and television shows competed for the same Hugo, before the split of the drama award into short drama and long drama. In 1968, all five nominees for a Hugo award were individual episodes of Star Trek, as were three of the five nominees in 1967 (the other two being the films Fahrenheit 451 and Fantastic Voyage). The only Star Trek series to not get even a Hugo nomination are the animated series and Voyager, though only the original series and Next Generation ever actually won the award. No Star Trek film has ever won a Hugo, though a few were nominated. In 2008, the fan made episode of entitled "World Enough and Time" was nominated for the Hugo for Best Short Drama, where it competed with professional episodes from shows such as Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica.

The prestigious science-fiction Saturn Awards did not exist during broadcasting of the original series. Unlike the Hugo, the Saturn Award gives out prizes for best actor, special effects and music, and also unlike the Hugo (until 2002) movies and television shows have never competed against each other for Saturns. The two Star Trek series to win multiple Saturn awards during their run were The Next Generation (twice winning for best television series) and Voyager (twice winning for best actress - Kate Mulgrew and Jeri Ryan). The original series retroactively won a Saturn Award for best DVD release. Several Star Trek films have won Saturns including categories such as best actor, actress, director, costume design, and special effects. However, Star Trek has never won a Saturn for best make-up.

As for non science-fiction specific awards, the Star Trek series has won 31 Emmy Awards. The eleventh Star Trek film won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Makeup, the franchise's first Academy Award.

Corporate ownership

At Star Treks creation, Norway Productions, Roddenberry's production company, shared ownership with Desilu and, after Gulf+Western acquired Desilu in 1967, with Paramount Pictures, the conglomerate's film studio. Paramount did not want to own the unsuccessful show; net profit was to be shared between Norway, Desilu/Paramount, Shatner, and NBC but Star Trek lost money, and at the time the studio did not expect to syndicate it. In 1970 Paramount offered to sell all rights to Star Trek to Roddenberry, but he could not afford the $150,000 ($}} today) price. In 1989 Gulf+Western renamed itself as Paramount Communications, and in 1994 merged with Viacom. In 2005 Viacom divided into CBS Corporation, whose CBS Television Studios subsidiary retained the Star Trek brand, and Viacom, whose Paramount Pictures subsidiary retained the Star Trek film library and rights to make additional films.

Notes

References

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External links

StarTrek.com—The Official Star Trek website

Memory Alpha—A Star Trek encyclopedia that uses information only from canon sources licensed by Paramount.

Memory Beta—A Star Trek encyclopedia that uses information from both canon and non-canon sources licensed by Paramount.

CBS Video—Free full-length Star Trek: The Original Series episodes provided by CBS (only available in the United States)

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Name	Sonu Nigam
Background	solo_singer
Born	July 30, 1973Faridabad, Haryana, India
Instrument	Vocals
Genre	Pop, playback singing
Occupation	Singer, Actor, Music Director, Television presenter, Radio Jockey
Years active	1985 – present
Url	sonuniigaam.in

Sonu Nigam (; born 30 July 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana, India) is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi and Tamil movies. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films. He had changed the spelling of his last name from 'Nigam' to 'Niigaam' in accordance with numerology, but could not get desired results, he returned to the old spelling 'Nigam'.

Career

Early years and playback singing

Sonu Nigam began his singing career at the age of three, when he joined his father on stage to sing Mohammad Rafi's "Kya Hua Tera Vaada, Wo Kasam Wo Irada." From then on Sonu accompanied his father on his singing appearances at weddings and parties. In his teenage years he participated in several music competitions successfully. He moved to Mumbai with his father to begin his Bollywood singing career at the age of 19.

His initial years in Mumbai proved to be a struggle, beginning by singing covers of Mohammad Rafi songs, mainly for a number of "Rafi Ki Yaadein" albums released by T-Series. T-Series promoter Gulshan Kumar played a key role in identifying Sonu's talent by giving him a chance to reach a larger audience. These albums contributed to T-Series for some years although Sonu's singing style was regarded by some to be like that of a "Rafi clone". Nigam's first movie song as a playback singer was in the film Janam (1990), which was never officially released. Sonu also got a break in several radio commercials until he appeared on the popular TV show Sa Re Ga Ma, after which there was no turning back. He was trained by Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, a very fine classical singer.

Sonu started hosting Sa Re Ga Ma in 1995 with the first episode airing on the 1st of May 1995. Sa Re Ga Ma, television singing talent competition, soon became one of the most popular shows on Indian television. The format of that show gave Sonu a chance to showcase his singing skills as well as his natural charm and audience appeal. Soon after, he sang "Accha Sila Diya" on the album Bewafa Sanam (1995), which was very successful. He has also released several devotional albums, both Hindu and Islamic ones, as well as albums of Mohammad Rafi's songs. These are from the "Rafi Ki Yaadein" collection in his early years, which have been re-released in September 2007 as a 6-disc collection of 100 songs , titled "Kal Aaj Aur Kal", in Mohammad Rafi's memory. In 2008, soon after releasing "Classically Mild", he released a single Punjabi track called "Punjabi Please", and "Rafi Resurrected", a 2-disc collection of Mohammad Rafi songs with music by the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. He has contributed to the lyrics of several of his album songs and directed the music for his album Chanda Ki Doli himself. His last album was Neene Bari Neene in Kannada.

He released a single titled "Punjabi Please" in 2008. After the untimely death of Michael Jackson, of whom Sonu Nigam is a huge fan and who has considerably influenced his singing as is evident in his rendition of "Dil Deewana" in Pardes, Sonu released a tribute song to Micheal in collaboration with his fans on facebook. The song made it to an 18-song global compilation of tribute songs CD titled "The Beat of Our Hearts". Sonu Nigam is currently working on a new CD with famed Producer Rene van Verseveld at Future Sound Studios in Hollywood.

Over the years. Sonu has given concert performances in many countries, including United States, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Russia, Afghanistan, UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, West Indies, Suriname, Mauritius, Nigeria and South Africa. In May/June 2007, he participated in a star-studded show in North America called "The Incredibles" in which famed Asha Bhonsle and recent singing sensations, Kunal Ganjawala and Kailash Kher, participated. In September and October, respectively, of the same year, he gave solo concerts titled, "Simply Sonu", in Canada and Germany, (becoming the first Indian singer to perform in the latter country). In April 2008, he did a marathon of concerts in various cities in India, promoting his Punjabi single "Punjabi Please".

In November 2007, at the inauguration of Harvard University's 28th president, Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, Sonu sang with the Harvard College Sangeet the late Mahatma Gandhi's favorite bhajan, " Vaishnav Jan To Tene Kahiye".

In July 2008, he participated in a three-city tour of the United Kingdom, singing numerous famous Mohammad Rafi songs with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. This followed the release of these songs by the CBSO and the Indian music company Sa Re Ga Ma in a historic album entitled "Rafi Resurrected".

Amongst several other concerts, he notably participated in a US tour with Sunidhi Chauhan in 2009 called "The Explosion 2009" tour and in a UK tour titled "All Izz Well" in November 2010.

Radio and acting

In 2006, Sonu Nigam hosted his own radio show called 'Life Ki Dhun With Sonu Niigaam' on Radiocity 91.1 FM, where he had the opportunity to interview several music industry greats, including the legendary Lata Mangeshkar on the last aired episode.

Sonu's acting career started as a child artist in a number of films including 1983's Betaab. As an adult, Sonu has acted in a few more films, namely alongside Sunny Deol, Manisha Koirala and Akshay Kumar as well as other actors; Kash Aap Hamare Hote, where he plays the male lead opposite Juhi Babbar, daughter of Raj Babbar; and most recently, Love in Nepal with Flora Saini and Sweta Keswani, where he again plays a leading role. However it is to be said that all three films have not done well at the box-office. although his acting was much better appreciated in his last venture. He has not taken up acting since his last venture Love in Nepal, but has recently been said to be involved in another film as a lead actor. The film, called Ankhon Ankhon Mein is supposedly about a blind singer.

Television

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa (Zee TV): Sonu Nigam was the host in Sa Re Ga Ma from 1st May 1995 to 1999. He was the first host on the show. He returned on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International as a Judge along with Suresh Wadkar in October 2007 after 8 years in a historical moment of sorts. Sonu Nigam also appeared as a Celebrity Judge on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge grand finale on 12th December 2009 which marked the 1000th episode of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa along with Suresh Wadkar and Pyarelal.

Kisme Kitna Hai Dum (Star Plus): Sonu Nigam hosted a TV show Kisme Kitna Hai Dum on Star Plus in 2002.

Indian Idol (Sony Entertainment Television): Sonu Nigam appeared as the Judge for the first time on Indian Idol (an adaptation of Pop Idol) in season 1 (October 2004 - March 2005) and season 2 (November 2005 - April 2006). He also appeared as a Celebrity Judge in Season 3 (17th August 2007) and Season 4 (16th January 2009 and 6th February 2009) of Indian Idol.

Amul Star Voice of India (Star Plus): Sonu Nigam appeared as a Celebrity Judge on Amul Star Voice of India in August 2007 (Season 1) and in December 2008 (Season 2).

Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar (Star Plus): Sonu Nigam appeared as a Guest Judge on the Grand Finale of Indian music reality show Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar on July 12th 2008.

Chhote Ustaad (Star Plus): Sonu Nigam was a Judge/Mentor on Chhote Ustaad - Do Deshon Ki Ek Awaaz (July 2010 - October 2010) along with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

X Factor (India) (Sony Entertainment Television): Sonu Nigam will be seen as a Judge in the first season of X Factor (India) (a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom) along with Shreya Ghoshal and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. This show is scheduled to be aired on Sony Entertainment Television on May 29th 2011.

Future projects

Sonu Nigam has a new album in the pipeline. His future projects also include an English album called Spirit Unfolding. He may be acting in a new film called Ankhon Hi Ankhon Mein, about a blind singer, although he has not officially signed it yet.

He is working on a unique project called Time Travel, wherein his voice will be aligned with erstwhile singers in yesteryear Hindi songs.

Popularity in Karnataka

Sonu Nigam is immensely popular in South India, particularly in Karnataka due to his Kannada songs. Though he had sung many Kannada hit song like cheluve yeke bande, monalisa, titanic heroine, nee sheethala nee komala, serithu mana serithu, once upon a time (Ekangi) and many more, it was in 2006,that his songs from the Kannada block buster movie Mungaru Male such as anisuthide and mungaru maleye became chart-busters and Sonunigam was reborn in the history of Indian Music and became an overnight Super star. He became the top most singer of Karnataka and his Kannada songs were liked even by the non kannadigas due its beautifull music, lyrics and singing. In the subsequent years he has won Filmfare Awards South for his songs in Milana and Mussanjemaatu.

His huge hit Kannada songs are : Mungaru Male, Anisuthide, Ninnindale, Male nintu, Aaramagi, Haage Summane, Maatinalli, Yello Maleyaagide, Kanaso Idu, Adhe Bhoomi, Ee Sanje, Putta Putta Kai, Eradu Jadeyannu, Maleyali Jotheyali, Nee Sanihake, Yenu Helabeku, Neenendare Nannolage, Aakasha Neene, Kan Kanna Salige, Dil Khush, Saviyo Saviyo, O Gunavantha, Neenedare Nanage Ishta Kano, Maathu Nannolu, Modada Olage, Manasa Gange, Gupchup,Minchaagi Neenu, Hrudayave Bayaside Ninnanu, Summane Yaake Bande, Ninna Nodalento, Enaagali, Gaaliye Nodu Baa, Once Upon A Time, Baa Maleye Baa, Chalisuva Cheluve, Sanju Mathu Geetha, Nijaana Naanena, Yenaaytho, Ille Ille Yello Nanna Manassu, Baa Nodu Gelathi, Neene Bari Neene, Udisuve, Titanic Heroine Nanna Cheluve, Monalisa, Cheluve Yeeke Bande, Nee Sheethala, Serithu Mana Serithu, I Love U (Moggina Manassu), Neenu Banda Mele Thaane, Munduduva dinavo idu (Naanu Nanna Kanassu).

In August 2009, he released his first Kannada album Neene Bari Neene composed by ace music director Mano Murthy with lyrics by Jayant Kaikini.

Personal life and voluntary work

Sonu Nigam comes from a singing family. Born to Agam Kumar Nigam and Shobha Nigam on 30 July 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana, India, he attended the J.D. Tytler School. He has two sisters, Meenal and Neekita. In the last few years his father has released several hit albums including "Bewafaai" and "Phir Bewafaai" and, more recently, "Bewafaai ka Aalam". Neekita is also an up coming singer and has several songs and awards to her name, both in Hindi and Kannada. Sonu married Madhurima on 15 February 2002. They have a son, Nevaan, born in 2007. Nevaan is also very interested in music and has recently recorded a song with Lata Mangeshkar.

Sonu Nigam practices fitness and yoga exercises, and has trained in Taekwondo.

Nigam has done work for various charities all over India as well as abroad for Dignity Foundation, various cancer organizations, leprosy organizations, blindness organizations, women's welfare organizations, kargil war affected families, earthquake affected families. He also sponsors a child from the organization “Crayon”.

National Film Awards

* 2004 - Won - National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - "Kal Ho Naa Ho" - Kal Ho Naa Ho

Filmfare Awards

* 1997 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Sandese Aate Hain" - Border (with Roop Kumar Rathod)

* 1999 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Ishq Bina" - Taal

* 2000 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Tu Fiza Hain" - Fiza

* 2000 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Panchhi Nadiyaan" - Refugee

* 2001 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Suraj Hua Maddham" - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

* 2002 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Saathiya" - Saathiya

* 2003 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Kal Ho Naa Ho" - Kal Ho Naa Ho

* 2004 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Do Pal" - Veer-Zaara

* 2004 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Main Hoon Na" - Main Hoon Na

* 2004 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Tumse Milke Dil Ka" - Main Hoon Na

* 2005 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Dheere Jalna" - Paheli

* 2005 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Piyu Bole" - Parineeta

* 2006 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

* 2007 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Main Agar Kahoon" - Om Shanti Om

* 2008 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Inn Lamhon Ke" - Jodhaa Akbar

* 2009 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Shukran Allah" - Kurbaan (with Salim Merchant)

Filmfare Awards South

* 2008 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer (Kannada) - "Ninnindale Ninnindale" - Milana

* 2009 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer (Kannada) - "Eenagali Mundhe Saagu" - Mussanjemaatu

* 2009 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer (Kannada) - "Mayavagide Manasu" - Haage Summane

Star Screen Award

* 1998 - Won - Best Male Pop Artist

* 2000 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Panchhi Nadiyaan" - Refugee

* 2001 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Tanhayee" - Dil Chahta Hai

* 2001 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Is Pyaar Ko Main Kya Naam Doon" - Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai

* 2003 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Kal Ho Naa Ho" - Kal Ho Naa Ho

* 2004 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Tumse Milke Dil Ka" - Main Hoon Na

* 2005 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Dheere Jalna" - Paheli

* 2006 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Baawri Piya Ki" - Baabul

International Indian Film Academy Awards

* 2000 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Panchhi Nadiyaan" - Refugee

* 2001 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Suraj Hua Maddham" - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

* 2001 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "You Are My Soniya" - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

* 2002 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Saathiya" - Saathiya

* 2003 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Kal Ho Naa Ho" - Kal Ho Naa Ho

* 2004 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Main Hoon Na" - Main Hoon Na

* 2005 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Piyu Bole" - Parineeta

* 2006 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

* 2009 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "All Izz Well" - 3 Idiots

Zee Cine Awards

* 1997 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Sandese Aate Hain" - Border ^†

* 2001 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer – Male - "Suraj Hua Maddham" - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

* 2001 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Tanhayee" - Dil Chahta Hai

* 2002 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Saathiya" - Saathiya

* 2003 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Kal Ho Naa Ho" - Kal Ho Naa Ho

* 2004 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Main Hoon Na" - Main Hoon Na

* 2005 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Piyu Bole" - Parineeta

* 2005 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Dheere Jalna" - Paheli

* 2006 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna" - Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

* 2007 - Nominated - Best Male Playback Singer - "Main Agar Kahoon" - Om Shanti Om

Bollywood Movie Awards

* 2003 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Kal Ho Naa Ho" - Kal Ho Naa Ho

* 2001 - Won - Best Pop Singer for the album Yaad

* 2002 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Saathiya" - Saathiya

* 2006 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna" - Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

MTV Immies

* 2002 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Saathiya" - Saathiya

* 2003 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Main Hoon Na" - Main Hoon Na

* 2004 - Won - Best Pop Album - Chanda Ki Doli

MTV Style Awards

* 2003 - Style Icon 2003

* 2005 - Style Icon 2005

Anandalok Awards

2004 - Best Male Playback Singer - Bandhan

* 2005 - Best Pop Album - Chanda Ki Doli

Annual Central European Bollywood Awards

* 2007 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Main Agar Kahoon" - Om Shanti Om

* 2008 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Inn Lamhon Ke Daaman Me" - Jodha Akbar

* 2009 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Shukran Allah" - Kurbaan

Lions Gold Award

* 2005 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Main Hoon Na" - Main Hoon Na

* 2008 - Won - Best Male Playback Singer - "Inn Lamhon Ke Daaman Me" - Jodha Akbar

Indian Television Academy Award

* 2005 - Best Male Singer - Miliee

* 2008 - Best Male Singer - Amber Dhara

* 2009 - Best Male Singer - Dill Mill Gayye

Other Awards

* 1997 - Ashirwad Award for Best Male Playback Singer - "Sandese Aate Hain" - Border

* 1997 - Sansui Viewers' Choice Award for Best Male Singer - "Sandese Aate Hain" - Border

* 2003 - Apsara Film Producers' Guild Award for Best Male Playback Singer - "Kal Ho Naa Ho" - Kal Ho Naa Ho

* 2005 - Swaralaya Yesudas Award, for his outstanding performance in Music

* 2005 - Teachers' Achievement Award

* 2006 - Nominated - Global Indian Film Awards - Best Male Playback Singer - "Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna" - Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

* 2008 - GPBA (German Public Bollywood Award) for Best Male Playback Singer - "Main Agar Kahoon" - Om Shanti Om

2010 - GIMA (Global Indian Music Award) for Best Live Performer (Male)

Discography

Filmography

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Film Title !!Character !!Year |- |Pyaara Dushman ||Tika Singh (credited as Master Sonu) || 1980 |- |Kaamchor ||Sonu (Rakesh Roshan's nephew), (credited as Master Sonu) || 1982 |- |Ustaadi Ustaad Se ||Raju (Young Mithun Chakraborty), (credited as Master Sonu) || 1982 |- |Betaab ||Sunny (Young Sunny Deol), (credited as Master Sonu) || 1983 |- |Hum se hai zamana ||Shiva (Young Mithun Chakraborty), (credited as Master Sonu) || 1983 |- |Taqdeer ||Shiva (Young Shatrughan Sinha), (credited as Master Sonu) || 1983 |- | ||Vivek Saxena || 2002 |- |Kash Aap Hamare Hote ||Jai Kumar || 2003 |- |Love in Nepal ||Abby || 2004 |- |Navra Maajha Navsacha (Marathi)||Guest appearance as himself in a song sequence || 2005 |}

References

External links

Official site

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Name	Eddie Izzard
Caption	Izzard performing at the Lyric Theatre, 2 December 2008
Birth name	Edward John Izzard

External links

Official web site

BBC America - Eddie Izzard

Interview with Izzard - The Observer, 3 October 2004

It's stupid and I love it - the Goon Show and me - The Guardian, 14 February 2005.

Izzard interviewed by Bono - The Independent, 16 May 2006

Venus Zine Staff Picks: Eddie Izzard, Dress to Kill

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Name	Ajay Devgan
Birth date	April 02, 1969
Birth place	New Delhi, India
Yearsactive	1991 - present
Occupation	Film actor, Director, Producer
Spouse	Kajol (1999-present)
Birthname	Vishal Veeru Devgan
Website	http://ajaydevgn.com/

Ajay Devgan (), born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer. The couple has two children. Daughter Nysa was born in April 2003 and son Yug was born in September 2010. In August 2009, Devgan changed his last name to Devgn on the request of his family. He became the first Bollywood personality to acquire an aircraft for transport to shooting locations, promotions and personal trips.

Career

Ajay Devgn made his debut with the film Phool Aur Kaante (1991), which grossed Rs.9,50,00,000 and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award In 1992, he starred in Jigar alongside Karishma Kapoor, which grossed Rs.7,00,00,000. In 1993, he worked with director Deepak Bahry on the action film Ek Hi Raasta, and with Deepak Pawar in Platform.

In 1994, Devgn worked in Harry Baweja's Dilwale, Suhaag and ''Vijaypath".

In 1995, he appeared in Mahesh Bhatt's "Naajayaz", for which he was nominated for "filmfare best actor award". In 1996, he continued with "Diljale".

Devgn began starring in comedy films, such as Ishq in 1997.

In 1998, he starred in "Major Saab" and Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha. He next starred in Mahesh Bhatt's Zakhm. He won several awards for his performance, including the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Star Screen Award for Best Actor

Devgn's 1999 work included Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam as well as "Hindustan ki kasam" and "Kachche dhage".

In 2000, he worked in Harry Baweja's "Deewane". In this film, he essayed the role of two persons, where one is thief and another is police officer. The film was a flop at the box office. In the same year, he starred in his first home production "Raju Chacha" opposite wife Kajol. The film also bombed at the box office. His next release "Lajja", alongside Manisha Koirala, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor, earned him a nomination for the "Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award". The film did not perform as expected at the box office. His next release was "Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin" alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Aishwarya Rai. The film didn't fare well at the box office,. He then starred in action thriller "" opposite debutant Neha Dhupia which was huge commercial success. which grossed Rs.16,00,00,000. followed by J. P. Dutta's war film "LOC Kargil".

Awards and nominations

Among other awards and nominations, Devgn has won two National Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards.

Filmography

Actor

{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; " |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Awards |- |1991 ||Phool Aur Kaante|| Ajay ||Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award |- |1992 || Jigar || Raj "Raju" Verma || |- |rowspan="8" | 1993 || Dil Hai Betaab || Ajay || |- | Divya Shakti || Prashant Varma || |- | Platform || Rajoo || |- | Sangram || Raja S. Singh Kanwar || |- | Shaktiman || Amar || |- | Ek Hi Raasta || Karan Singh || |- | Bedardi || Vijay Saxena || |- | Dhanwaan || Kashinath || |- |rowspan="4" | 1994 || ''Dilwale || Arun Saxena || |- | Kanoon || Vishal || |- | Vijaypath || Karan || |- | Suhaag || Ajay R. Sharma/Malhotra || |- |rowspan="4"| 1995 || Naajayaz || Jay Bakshi || Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award |- | Hulchul || Deva || |- | Gundaraj || Ajay Chauvan || |- | Haqeeqat || Shiva/Ajay || |- |rowspan="3"| 1996 || Jung || Ajay Bahadur Saxena || |- | Jaan || Karan || |- | Diljale || Shyam || |- |rowspan="2"| 1997 || Itihaas || Karan || |- | Ishq || Ajay Rai || |- |rowspan="4"| 1998 || Major Saab || Virendra Pratap Singh || |- | Pyar To Hona Hi Tha || Shekhar || |- | Sar Utha Ke Jiyo || Special Appearance || |- | Zakhm || Ajay R. Desai || Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award,Winner, National Film Award for Best Actor |- |rowspan="7"| 1999 || Dil Kya Kare || Anand Kishore || |- | Kachche Dhaage || Aftab || |- | Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet || Raju || |- | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam || Vanraj || Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award |- | Hindustan Ki Kasam || Ajay/Tauheed || |- | Gair || Vijay Kumar/Dev || |- | Thakshak || Ishaan Singh || |- |rowspan="2"| 2000 || Deewane || Vishal/Arun || |- | Raju Chacha || Shekhar/Raju Chacha || |- |rowspan="3"| 2001 || Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke || Vicky/Rohit Verma || |- | Lajja || Bulwa || Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |- | Tera Mera Saath Rahen || Raj Dixit || |- |rowspan="4"| 2002 || Company || Malik || Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award |- | Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin || Raja || |- | The Legend of Bhagat Singh || Sardar Bhagat Singh || Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance,Winner, National Film Award for Best Actor |- | Deewangee || Tarang Bharadwaj || Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award |- |rowspan="7"| 2003 || Bhoot || Vishal || |- | || Rachit || |- | Chori Chori || Ranbir Malhotra || |- | Gangaajal || S.P. Amit Kumar || Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award |- | Parwana || Parwana || |- | Zameen || Col. Ranveer Ranawat || |- | LOC Kargil || Capt. Manoj Pandey || |- |rowspan="5"| 2004 || Khakee || Yashwant Angre || Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award |- | Masti || Inspector Sikander || |- | Yuva || Michael Mukherjee || |- | ||Deven Chaudhary (Special Appearance)|| |- | Raincoat || Manoj || |- |rowspan="8"| 2005 || Insan || Ajit Rathod || |- | Blackmail || Shekhar Mohan || |- | Zameer || Suraj Chauhan || |- | Tango Charlie || Havaldar Mohammed Ali || |- | Kaal || Kali Pratap Singh || Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award |- | Main Aisa Hi Hoon || Neel || |- | Apaharan || Ajay Shastri || Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award |- | Shikhar || Gaurav Gupta || |- |rowspan="2"| 2006 || Golmaal || Gopal || |- | Omkara || Omkara "Omi" Shukla || |- |rowspan="2"| 2007 || Cash || Karan/Doc || |- | Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag|| Hirendra Chavan (Heero) || |- |rowspan="5"| 2008 || Halla Bol || Ashfaq Khan/Sameer Khan || |- | Sunday || ACP Rajveer Randhawa || |- | U, Me aur Hum || Ajay || |- | Mehbooba || Karan || |- | Golmaal Returns || Gopal || |- |rowspan="2"| 2009 | || Prem Chopra || |- | London Dreams || Arjun || |- |rowspan="7"| 2010 ||Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge || Puneet || |- | ''Teen Patti || Sunny (Special Appearance) || |- | Raajneeti || Suraj|| |- | Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai || Sultan Mirza || Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award |- | Aakrosh || Pratap Kumar || |- | Golmaal 3 || Gopal || |- | Toonpur Ka Super Hero || Aditya || |- |rowspan="5"| 2011 || Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji || Naren || |- | Ready || Special Appearance || |- | Singham || Bajirao Singham || Filming |- | Tezz || Ajay || Filming |- | Power || || Filming |}

Producer

{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; " |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" ! Year !! Film !! Other notes |- |2000 || Raju Chacha || |- |2008 ||U, Me aur Hum || |- |2009 || || |- |}

Director

{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; " |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" ! Year !! Film !! Other notes |- |2008 ||U, Me aur Hum || |}

References

External links

Ajay Devgn's Official Site

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