Dec 22, 2008 09:05 PM
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Its time to write a little bit about my favorite actor Ajay Devgan. Yes I said ACTOR, he is an actor more than he is a star and that will be. Remembering one of the quotes I read seomwhere, Hits of Flops Make or Break a Star, not an actor, and who better than Ajay Devgan to justify that statement.
He, his work and performances
Ajay Devgan, Off course no one who had seen his entry into bollywood would ever forget that. Stretching of 2 Motorbikes, with an Intense and Determined look on his face, he entered this space of high competition and low survival. With his first movie itself he created fan following for him, especially who were the lovers of death defying action sequences and a no-chocolate face, Me Included. His populatiry grew with 2 back2back Hits in Phool aur Kaante and Jigar which was again a fultoo entertaining high octane action drama. Result he was already in the league of big stars.
Then came an era where Ajay Discoved the Actor in him. Not that he was a bad actor before that, but then we all know there is a needle-hole difference between an actor and a great actor. With movies like Zakhm, HDDCS, PTHHT, Company and TLOBS in a span of 2-3 years made his one of the most reliable actors when it came down to performance. Takshak also joined the lists and working with likes of Govind Nihalani, Prakash Jha, RGV( at that time), Raj Kumar Santoshi, Raj Kumar Santoshi and Ritu Parno Sengupta is the dream of any actor, and Ajay has all of them in his resume. Now without seeing the good actor in him, these directors would have even not looked at him, but his stellar performances forced people to check him out as an actor. Later on Jha, Varma and Santoshi repeated him in n number of movies.
Ajay has worked with newbies like Rohit Shetty and Soham Shah( Fame KAAL) and given stellar, movie saving performances to them. Recently he stepped into the shoes of a director and made a gem named U Me aur Hum, where he churned out good performances from the cast, proving yet again that he has it in him. The 2 National Awards which form a part of his office showcase are enough to give others some burning hearts. Damn it even Amitabh Bachchan took 15 years between his 2 national awards.
He as a person:
Though I dont know him personally, but by his mannerisms and his behavior in the media he has always been a no-nonsense, non-controversial and no-crap celebrity which many of the so called self proclaimed Ghengis Khan of today lack. Being humble is one thing, but being honest is one. On the personal front also Ajay scores.
Overall - As I had read earlier somewhere, Ajay is the unsung warrior of the Khan Dome, slowly and steadily the underdog is making such a place for himself, which will prove a tough task for anyone to conquer.
All the best to Ajay and we know . u will get ur due one day.
