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Mulund
—  suburb  —
Mulund Location of Mulund in Mumbai and India
Coordinates	19°10′18″N 72°57′22″E / 19.17168°N 72.95600°E / 19.17168; 72.95600Coordinates: 19°10′18″N 72°57′22″E / 19.17168°N 72.95600°E / 19.17168; 72.95600
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Mumbai Suburban
M.L.A	Sardar Tara Singh BJP [1] (since 2009)
M.P.	Sanjay Dina Patil NCP [2] (since 2009)
Parliamentary constituency	Mumbai North-East (28) [3]
Assembly constituency	Mulund Amboli (155)[3]
Ward	T
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 11 metres (36 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 400080 • Vehicle • MH-03-XX-XXXX

Mulund (Marathi: मुलुंड) is a suburban neighbourhood in north-eastern part of Mumbai, India. It is also a railway station on the Central Railway line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway It is nestled alongside the foothills of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park with easy access to the Eastern Express Highway and Navi Mumbai through the Mulund-Airoli Bridge. Additionally it is also easy to go to Thane or Mumbai North-Western such as Borivali from here, using the Ghodbunder Road.

History[link]

Historical records of Mulund dates back to the time of Mauryan empire . In those days Mulund and nearby suburbs together were known as Muchchalind. Mulund is the earliest planned suburb of Mumbai city, a gridiron plan was designed by architects Crown & Carter in 1922, which extends from present day Mulund station to Paanch Rasta junction in Mulund (West). The Mulund station is linked to the central line of Mumbai.

Mulund was home to a cosmopolitan mix of large number of educated middle class residents and several industrial factories along present day L.B.S. road, some of which are the pharmaceutical companies - Hoechst Wellcome, Glaxo, Merind and Johnson & Johnson. Engineering companies like Richardson Cruddas, Bombay Oxygen, Chicago Pneumatic, ACC, Agfa & Gabriel were also around. Eventually these industrial units have shifted out of Mulund and have been converted to shopping malls and luxurious residence apartment complexes altering the landscape and skyline. Johnson and Johnson factory still remains one of the avant garde modern architectural landmarks of Mulund.

Towards the late 90s this suburb acquired a new image with winds of globalization slowly reaching the people here. Old buildings and structures gave way to new malls and cineplexes. This change is most apparent along the L.B.S. Road which today is lined with two major shopping malls, R-Mall and Nirmal Lifestyle. Along the link road, there is D-MART and the world-class hospital - Fortis Hospital. Skyscrapers have lined the landscape, replacing old factories that is new skyscraper of 45 floors in Sarvoday Nagar. Old tailors and garment cut-piece stores have given way to fashion boutiques.

Though Mulund today has become densely populated than what it used to be, it still remains one of the greenest and safest places to live in Mumbai. The pleasant living conditions and easy access to different parts of the city and its outskirts, have attracted many new residents. The population is around 3,30,000 according to the 2001 census data.^[4]

The Prince of Suburbs[link]

R Mall[link]

R-Mall is a mall situated in Mulund, a suburb of Mumbai, India. Developed by Runwal Developers Pvt. Ltd., the 250,000 sq ft (23,000 m²). mall with a frontage of 700 ft (210 m). It was designed by Chapman Taylor & Partners (UK), a leading architectural firm in designing shopping malls.^{[citation needed]} R Mall is a 4-storeyed air-conditioned mall covering an area of approximately 80,000 sq ft (7,000 m²) on each floor with elevators, escalators and central staircase atrium to connect all the four levels. Besides, cargo-lifts have also been placed for goods transport in service corridors. R-Mall runs a paid parking by charging theirs customers. There has been a fall in number of car users visiting this mall. Apart from shopping, the mall also has a complete set of leisure activities like a 1,300-seat 4-screen multiplex, video games and a host of speciality restaurants serving various international cuisines. Recently the popularity of this mall has decreased due to the opening of finer and better malls nearby.

Nirmal lifestyles[link]

Nirmal Lifestyles is a shopping mall located on the LBS Marg in Mulund West.It was developed after the Nirmal Lifestyles group acquired land from the now-defunct Hoechst factory. With an area of one million square feet, it is the largest shopping mall in the suburbs of Mumbai and one of the largest in India. The Mall houses branded stores like Shoppers Stop, Fab India, Provogue, Wills Lifestyles, Health & Glow, Nokia Store, @home and many small shops. Shoprite Hyper which was changed to 'Food Right' is located here.

Nirmal Lifestyles consists of two parts - Commercial Mall and Residential Complex. Nirmal Lifestyles Residency consists of two phases, each of which consist of 4 buildings each, which are 16 floors high in Residency I, and 18 floors in Residency II. In alliance with the US Open Nirmal Lifestyle came up with India’s first Sports Lifestyle Apartments namely the US Open Apartments with a state-of-the-art fitness center on the 46th floor of the high rise building. Another factor boosting its popularity is the recently opened KFC shop at Nirmals.

Residential areas in Mulund[link]

• Palm Acres
• Amol Society
• Akruti Elegance
• Deendayal Nagar
• Neelam Nagar
• Vasant Oscar
• Nirmal Lifestyles Residency
• Nirmal Lifestyles - City of Joy
• Nirmal Lifestyles - US Open
• Kesar Baug
• Lok Everest
• Ashok Nagar
• Lok Kedar
• Swapna Nagari
• Vishwakarma Nagar
• Vaishali Nagar
• Vardhaman Nagar
• Govardhan Nagar
• Gavanpada
• Shreenath Apartments
• Tambe Nagar
• Sai Asha Daya
• Neelam Nagar Phase 2
• Mithagar Road
• Yogi Hills
• St. Pius Colony
• Sarvodaya Nagar
• Mhada Colony
• Mulund Colony
• Arunodaya Nagar
• Lok Nisarg
• Shanti Campus
• Veena Nagar

Transportation[link]

Mulund is well connected to other suburbs and other cities as well by adequate network of trains, BEST buses and roads including a national highway. Mulund is a stop for slow local trains as well as most fast local trains on the Central line of the Mumbai suburban network. The station is equipped to accommodate 12-car local trains. Mulund Depot is one of the major depot in Mumbai. Some major routes of Mulund Depot B.E.S.T.

1. 368 : Mulund Depot To Prabodhankar Thackrey Nagar Bus Station, Seewri.

2. 373 : Vaishali Nagar To Mahul Village.

3. 513 : Gavanpada Fire Brigade To Vashi Railway Station/Airoli Bus Station.( A similar bus named 100, controlled by N.M.M.T, runs along the route of 513)

4. 396 : Mulund (West) Check Naka Bus Station To Agarkar Chowk.

5. 403 : Mhada Bus Station To Agarkar Chowk Via. Seepz.

6. 512 : Mulund (West) Check Naka Bus Station To Nerul Bus Station.

7. 408 : Mulund Railway Station To Mahim Bus Station.

8. 495 : Gavanpada Fire Brigade To Thane Station(East).

9. 484 : Mhada Bus Station To Pawar Nagar, Thane.

10. C-61 : Mulund Depot To Mira Road Station(East) Via. Ghodbunder Road.

11. C-44 : SEEPZ Bus station to Powar Nagar.

12. AS-1 : Cadbury Junction To Backbay Depot.

13. AS-5 : Cadbury Junction To Bandra-Kurla Telephone Exchange.

14. AS-512 : Mulund (West) Check Naka Bus Station To Nerul Railway Station.

15. AS-700 : Thane Station(East) To Borivali Station Via. Ghodbunder Road.

16. A-13 EXP. : Hiranandani Estate, Thane To Backbay Depot.

Railway[link]

Educational institutions[link]

Mulund has one of the best tertiary educational institutes in Mumbai, K.E.T.'s V.G.Vaze College, commonly known as Kelkar College amongst students located in Mulund East. Located in Mulund (West), the Mulund College of Commerce is another tertiary institution, which is reputed for its specialization in the Commerce stream.

Mulund has several educational institutes in both English and Regional language mediums:

• Mulund College Of Commerce
• Sharon English High School
• Indian Education Society's KG, Primary and Secondary school (King George)
• Rajeev Gandhi High School
• Lokmanya Tilak English High School(LTEHS), formerly Vaze school
• Purandhare High School
• Sau Laxmibai English Medium High-School
• Nalini Yashvantrao Doede Vidyalaya
• Mulund Vidya Mandir
• Vani Vidyalaya
• St. Mary's Convent High School
• Smt. Vidyaben D. Gardi High School.
• H.K. Gidwani High School
• Holy Angels' High School
• Bhosala Military School
• Sheth Motibhai Pachan Rashtriya Shala (S.M.P.R.)
• Gyan Sarita High School and Junior College
• Navbharat Nutan Vidyalaya
• Wamanrao Muranjan High School
• Wamanrao Muranjan Jr. College of Commerce & Science & Bifocal(Comp Sci & Elect.)
• St. Pius X High School
• St. George High School
• V.P.M.'s B.R.T. English High School
• Girish Swami Gyan Vidyalaya
• V.G. Vaze college
• NES International School Mumbai, an IB world school
• Smt. N. G. Purandare High School & Degree Night college
• Sheth Karamshi Kanji English School
• Navbharat Nutan Vidyalaya
• SIO's Vani Vidyalaya High school
• Friends Co-Operative Education Society School
• Mulund High School
• J.J. Academy
• Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Vidya Mandir
• Jai Bharat High School and College of Commerce
• Dayanand Vedic Vidyalaya
• Nutan Saraswati Vidyalaya

Hospitals[link]

• Prasad Surgical & Children Nursing Home
• Prasad Polyclinic & Diagnostic Centre
• Suyog Hospital & ICCU
• Maruti Nursing Home : Fracture & Women's Hospital
• Rushabh Shah Hospital
• Drishti Eye Care Centre
• Upasani Maternity Hospital
• Navjivan Hospital
• Orthomax Orthopaedic Hospital
• Gokul Hospital
• Omkar Hospital
• Saidham Hospital
• ChandraGanga Hospital
• Chetna Critical Care Unit
• Hira Mongi Navneet Hospital
• Dr. Shetty's ENT Hospital
• Dhanwantry Hospital
• Swastik Hospital
• Shreyas Infertility and IVF center
• Shrushusha Hospital
• Fortis Hospital
• Panchsheel Hospital

Clubs and associations, NGOs, NPOs[link]

• NiRWA - Nirmal Residency Welfare Association
• Shri Kutchi Desiya Saraswat Brahmin Mahasthan
• Maratha Mandal Mulund Mumbai
• HIRWA - Hillside Residents Welfare Association
• Shopkeeper's welfare association
• Mulund Parents Association
• Cycle-e-Thon, An eco club, Mulund
• Shri Kutchi Lohana Mahajan Mulund
• Chakram Hikers, Mulund East
• Mulund Toastmasters Club
• Nair Welfare Association
• Mulund Fine Arts Society
• Shri Kutchi Dassa Oswal Jain Sarvodaya Mandal
• Karuna (Helping Stray Animals)
• Youth Ultra Vision Association (Y.U.V.A)
• G S B SABHA, Mulund

Sport clubs[link]

• Mumbai Strikers Sports Club

• Sports(Football)and Cultural Association,Mithagar[FCM]

Sports for development organisations[link]

• The Ball Project

Mulund Gymakhana, Navghar Road Mulund East, Mumbai, India

Rotary International Clubs in Mulund[link]

• Rotary Club of Bombay Mulund East
• Rotary Club of Mumbai Salt City
• Rotary Club of Bombay Mulund Valley
• Rotary Club of Mulund
• Rotary Club of Mulund Hills
• Rotary Club of Mulund Hill View
• Rotary Club of Mulund South
• Rotary International District : 3140

Partners in service

• Rotaract Club of Mumbai Mulund South
• Rotaract Club of Mulund Vaze College
• Rotaract Club of VPM College

Newspaper[link]

• Mulund News Paper, The leading Gujarati newspaper in the Mulund, published every Tuesday.
• PNR Newspaper, the only multi-lingual paper published in Mulund.
• The Times Of Mulund Powai,a supplement of The Times of India,published every Saturday.
• Mulund Meet Newspaper, English news paper in Mulund , Published every Saturday.
• Speakout Newspaper, English Newsweekly Published on every Sunday from Mulund.

Entertainment[link]

Mulund has several cinema halls including Big Cinemas (at R-Mall) and PVR (at Nirmal Lifestyles). Mehul and Deepmandir have lost their sheen in the recent years after the multiplexes have opened. Jawahar, the oldest theatre has shut shop, and Jai Ganesh in Mulund (E) might see some transformation. Kalidas Auditorium is the only auditorium in Mulund which regularly holsts Marathi, Gujarati and Hindi plays apart from musical shows. Maharashtra Seva Sangh above Apna Bazaar on JN Road also holds a number of events particularly in the Marathi literary world.

The suburb is also home to several gymkhanas and fitness centres, including Mulund Gymkhana and Talwalkars. Kalidas Sports Complex is the major sports complex.

Mulund has two large shopping malls on LBS Marg, Nirmal Lifestyles and R-Mall. R-Mall is the first mall in Mulund and Thane. It also hosts a four screen multiplex called as the Big Cinemas. Nirmal Lifestyles is the largest mall with a number of stores like Shoppers Stop, and restaurants including McDonald's, and cafe including Manchester United Cafe Bar, Cafe Coffee Day, apart from six screen PVR multiplex. Cypruss is one of the popular hangout place of youngsters' in Mulund near Yogi Hills - also a shortcut to go Sanjay Gandhi National Park & Tulsi Lake. It is suitable for trekking.

Night life[link]

Mulund is one of the few suburbs of Mumbai to boast of a vibrant night life. The centre of it all lies within Nirmal Lifestyles mall, near Nahur. Several western cuisine restaurants, along with some Indian restaurants are located within the mall, and it also has two nightclubs.Overall, the night life in Mulund has a sober and peaceful feel to it.

Eating out[link]

Mulund has a varied range of restaurants and eating options from continental to desi style thalis, from the contemporary restaurant and bars, to the very popular foreign food chains. Nirmal Lifestyles, R Mall are home to most of these joints.

For years, Mulund was catered to by the two most popular eateries - Vishwa Mahal and Vishwa Bharti near the railway station.Its home to umpteen number of Udipi restaurants like Swaadishtaan,Vishwa Mahal, Vishwa Bharti, Vandana, Kirti Mahal, Amruta, Kamath's, Hot Plate, Shiv Sagar, Guru Prasad, Ruchi,Campus,Kampa and others.

Vishwa Samrat, Taste Buds, Amantran, Atithi, Sitara, Bansuri, Nisarg, Ram Punjab etc. are decent for Indian cuisine.A Pure vegetarian Multi-cuisine fare is available at Exotic Flavors. Urban Tadka and Masala are contemporary Indian restaurants. Rajdhani, Rajthali & Rasoi serve some good Thalis. While Al Fresco seating is a crowd puller in Timbuctoo, the hooka and deserts do it for Mocha. Pop-Tates - R-Mall and The Fun Bar - Nirmal Lifestyles bring in the Pub style dining to Mulund.

Bombay Blues, Bistro, Noodle Bar, are worth a try. Pizza Hut, US Pizza, Dominos serve pizzas, while McDonalds has an outlet at Nirmal Lifestyles. Thai Chi serves some excellent Chinese and Thai dishes, so does Wok which is comparatively cheaper.

Coffee lovers can enjoy their coffee at several Cafe Coffee Day outlets, Costa Coffee and Mocha, Mulund is yet to get a Barista.

Places of worship[link]

Ganesh Chaturthi being celebrated at Sambhaji Hall, Mulund (E)

Main article : Places of worship in Mulund
Mulund is home to people from various faiths and as a result, there are a large number of temples, churches and other places of worship.
Please see the related article -Places of worship in Mulund for details.

Parks and promenades[link]

• C D Deshmukh Garden (One of the well maintained garden in Mumbai)
• Tara Singh Ground(Yogi Hills Garden)
• Kalidas Gardens (Sonar Bangla)
• Sambhaji Garden
• Johnson & Johnson Park
• Lala Tulsiram Garden (Devidayal Garden)
• Girish Swami National Park
• Tara Singh Talao-Garden (Mhada Colony)

Notable residents[link]

• Nitin Chandrakant Desai, renowned Bollywood Art Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Actor and owner of ND Studios
• Kirit Somaiya, Ex Member of Parliament.
• Shishir Shinde, Co-founder of MNS & currently MLA.
• Atindra Sarvadikar - Indian classical vocalist of kirana gharana.
• Eijaz Khan
• Ajinkya Rahane, Indian Cricket Player and Rajasthan Royals team member
• Yukta Mukhi - Ex- Miss World

References[link]

Nikhil Pandit Mechanical Engineer

External links[link]

• Your Ultimate Gateway to Mumbai's Most Happening Suburb - Mulund
• Times of India - Mulund Plus
• Mid day - Mulund
• IIT Bombay Train Guide to Mulund
• Mulund Information

Vasant Dhoble is an Indian police officer, currently serving as Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Mumbai. The head of Mumbai Police's Social Service branch, Dhoble has been in the news of late due to his frequent raids on the city's bars and pubs.Vasant Dhoble is an uneducated villager who somehow became a police officer which no one knows how and why. He is on a mission to destroy the night life of the people who pay taxes. One of the most senseless people to be walking the streets of Mumbai. Vasant Dhoble has barely finished his education and yet believes he is doing good for the people of Mumbai. Vasant Dhoble is also one of the many officers with no merits or brains. In short he is an idiot who should be kept in a compost pit so he can be converted to CH4 (methane). Vasant Dhoble is a living example of absolute illiterate person trying to make change to something which is of the least importance to the entire country. He also looks like the backside of an Indian water buffalo. [Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag; see the help page

References[link]

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Ajay Devgan
Born	Vishal Devgan[1] (1969-04-02) 2 April 1969 (age 43) New Delhi, India
Residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other names	Ajay Devgan[2]
Occupation	Film actor, Director, Producer
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Kajol (m.1999–present; 2 children)
Website
ajaydevgn.com

Ajay Devgan (Hindi: अजय देवगन), born Vishal Devgan on 2 April 1969,^[1] is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.^[1] He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film.^[3][4] He then starred in films such as Jigar (1992), Dilwale (1994), Suhaag (1994), Naajayaz (1995), Diljale (1996) and Ishq (1997). In 1999, Devgan received his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Mahesh Bhatt's drama Zakhm. Some of his later films of the decade are Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Kachche Dhaage.

In the early 2000s, he starred in Lajja (2001) and Company (2002). In 2003, he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Bhagat Singh in Rajkumar Santoshi's biopic The Legend of Bhagat Singh. Throughout his career he has given many critically and commercially successful films including Raincoat (2004), Yuva (2004), Omkara (2006), Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), Golmaal Returns (2008), All the Best: Fun Begins (2009), Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), Golmaal 3 (2010), Raajneeti (2010), and Singham (2011). Having done so, he has established himself as one of the leading actors of Bollywood. In 2008, he debuted as a film director with his starrer U Me Aur Hum which proved to be an moderate success at the box office. He then established the production house, Ajay Devgn Films.

Biography[link]

Devgan was born in Mumbai to Veena and Veeru Devgan.Originally from Amritsar, Punjab ^[5] members of the Devgan family are all related to the Hindi Film industry in Bombay. His father, Veeru Devgan, is a well-known stunt choreographer, and his mother Veena Devgan, a film producer. Devgan's brother, Anil, is a Hindi film director. Ajay Devgan is an alumnus of the Silver Beach High School in Juhu and Mithibai College. On 24 February 1999, he married Hindi film actress Kajol. The couple have two children. Their daughter Nysa was born on the 20th of April 2003 and their son Yug was born on the 13th of September 2010.^[6] In August 2009, Devgan changed his last name to Devgn on the request of his family.^[7][8] He became the first Bollywood personality to acquire a private jet for transport to shooting locations, promotions and personal trips.^[9]

Career[link]

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1990s[link]

Ajay Devgan made his debute as an actor in Phool Aur Kaante in 1991. The film grossed 11,000,000 Indian rupees () and earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Male Newcomer. In 1992, he starred in Jigar alongside Karisma Kapoor, which grossed 7,00,00,000.^[10] In 1993, he worked with director Deepak Bahry in the action film Ek Hi Raasta,^[11] and with Deepak Pawar in Platform. In 1994, Devgn worked in Harry Baweja's Dilwale, Suhaag and Vijaypath.^[12] In 1995, he appeared in Mahesh Bhatt's Naajayaz, for which he was nominated as a Best Actor by Filmfare.^[13] In 1996, he continued with Diljale".^[14] and romantic comedies, such as Ishq in 1997.^[15] In 1998, he starred in Major Saab, Pyaar To Hona Hi Thaand Mahesh Bhatt's Zakhm. Zakhm won Devgn several awards for his performance, including the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Star Screen Award for Best Actor^{[citation needed][16]} Devgn's 1999 work included Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam as well as Hindustan Ki Kasam and Kachche Dhaage.^[17]

2000s[link]

In 2000, he worked in Harry Baweja's Deewane. In this film, he essayed a double role, one as a thief and the other as a police officer. The film flopped at the box office.^[18] The same year, Devgn starred in his first home production Raju Chacha opposite wife Kajol. The film also bombed at the box office.^[18]

In 2001, he starred in Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke with Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta. This film was an average grosser at the box office.^[19] 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.^[19] He then worked in Mahesh Manjrekar's Tera Mera Saath Rahen.

In 2002, he featured in Ram Gopal Varma's fictional expose of Mumbai underworld Company. He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award and won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. The film fared well at the box office.^{[clarification needed][20]} His next release was Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Aishwarya Rai.^[20]

The same year, he also starred in Rajkumar Santoshi's biopic The Legend of Bhagat Singh.^[21] in the title role. The film didn't fare well at the box office.^{[clarification needed][20]} However, he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance. He then starred in Anees Bazmee's Deewangee. The film was partially inspired by William Diehl's English language novel Primal Fear and earned Devgn several awards for his negative role including, "Filmfare Best Villain Award", "Star Screen Award for Best Villain" and "Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role". This film was a success at the box office.^[20]

In 2003, he starred in Ram Gopal Verma's Bhoot opposite Urmila Matondkar. The film was appreciated critically & performed very well at the box office.^[22] He then starred in action thriller Qayamat: City Under Threat opposite debutante Neha Dhupia which was huge commercial success.^[22] He then worked in Milan Luthria's romantic film Chori Chori opposite Rani Mukherji and Sonali Bendre. This film did not succeed at the box office.^[22]

In that same year he featured in Prakash Jha's Gangaajal, for which he was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award. He then worked in Rohit Shetty's directional debut Zameen^[23] and J. P. Dutta's war film LOC Kargil.

In 2004 he was cast alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar in Rajkumar Santoshi's Khakee. Later that year he appeared in director Indra Kumar's Masti: Sanam Teri Kasamand also starred in the critically acclaimed movies Yuva^[24][25][26] and Rituparno Ghosh's Raincoat.^[27]. He was also seen in a cameo appearance in Taarzan: The Wonder Car.

2005 was less successful for him as he starred in a series of flop movies like Insan, Blackmail, Main Aisa Hi Hoon, Tango Charlie and Shikhar whilst Kaal and Apaharan succeeded at the Box Office. For his performance in Apaharan Devgn was nominated for the National Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Best Actor Award. His villanous performance in Kaal also earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Best Villain Award^[28]

2006 was a remarkable year in his career as he starred Golmaal and Omkara, which were to both prove enormously significant in his decade long career. Omkara, were Devgn was cast in the title role, was both a critical and commercial success^[29][30][31] and Golmaal proved to be a sleeper hit. The latter film was soon to be followed by two super hit sequels Golmaal Returns and Golmaal 3. In the same year he also featured in a short documentary about the Mumbai floods of 2005 named The Awakening.^[32]

2007 was again disappointing for him as he starred only in 2 movies, directorAnubhav Sinha's action thriller Cash and Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag which was a remake of the 1975 classic] Sholay. Both films received extremely poor reception both at the box office and from critics,^[33] and is currently placed at number 14 on the bottom 100 movies on Imdb.

In 2008 he worked with Rajkumar Santoshi and was cast with Pankaj Kapoor and Vidya Balan in Halla Bol.^[34] He then starred in director Rohit Shetty's third film Sunday, before directing his first movie with wife Kajol and himself in lead roles. The film, titled U, Me aur Hum, was an average success.^[34] He also had a cameo appearance in his brother Anil Devgan's film Haal–e–dil. He starred with long-time friend Sanjay Dutt and actress Manisha Koirala in Afzal Khan's Mehbooba. He then re-teamed with Rohit Shetty for the sequel of his hit film Golmaal: Fun Unlimited, Golmaal Returns which was a blockbuster hit.^[34]

In 2009 he produced his third film All the Best also directed by Rohit Shetty. The film did good business and was a semi-hit.^[35] Later in the year he starred in Vipul Shah's London Dreams with Salman Khan and Tamil film star Asin. The film was declared a flop.^[35]

2010s[link]

In the beginning of 2010 he worked with actors Amitabh Bachchan and Ben Kingsley in Leena Yadav's Teen Patti. He also starred in the comedy Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? alongside Paresh Rawal and Konkona Sen Sharma which was a success. He followed this with Prakash Jha's Raajneeti and Milan Luthria's Once Upon a Time in Mumbai. Both movies were among the top grossers of 2010.^[36] He was then seen alongside Akshaye Khanna in Priyadarshan's rough adaptation of Mississippi Burning, Aakrosh. Devgn teamed up with Rohit Shetty for the fifth time withGolmaal 3. The movie was a super hit and the fourth highest grossing movie in Bollywood history. Devgn later lent his voice to the animated film Toonpur Ka Super Hero.

In 2011 he teamed up with Emraan Hashmi for Madhur Bhandarkar's comedy Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji which also starred Omi Vaidya. The film was a moderate success. He was a narrator in Yamla Pagla Deewana and also did a cameo role in the 2011 Salman Khan-starrer Ready. Devgn's next film, Singham, proved to be a milestone for him. The film grossed 100 crores net in India, making it the 7th film to do so, and was a blockbuster worldwide. ^[37]

Awards and honours[link]

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

Filmography[link]

Actor[link]

Producer[link]

Director[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ajay Devgn at the Internet Movie Database
• Ajay Devgn's Official Site

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ajay Devgan

Kirit Somaiya (born February 12, 1954) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who represented Mumbai Northeast in the 13th Lok Sabha.

External links[link]

• His website
• Mid-Day report about Kirit Somaiya using novel methods for campaigning such as sending SMSes, calling up voters and sending e-mails.
• Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament: 13th Lok Sabha

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