Claim: Ajay Devgn is an actor.

Company is a 2002 Indian crime-thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma . The film stars Mohanlal , Manisha Koirala , Vivek Oberoi , Ajay Devgn , and Antara Mali in pivotal roles . It is a fictional exposé of the Mumbai underworld , loosely based on the Indian mafia organization D-Company , known to be run by Dawood Ibrahim . It is the second film in the Indian Gangster trilogy , and a sequel to the blockbuster Satya . Upon release , the film received positive reviews from critics as well as audience , having won seven Filmfare Awards ; three IIFA Awards , and went on to become one of the highest grossing Bollywood film -LRB- s -RRB- of 2002 .   An example of Parallel cinema , the film highlights the infrastructure of the Indian mafia organization . Company received critical acclaim at the Austin Film Festival , New York Asian Film Festival , and the Fribourg International Film Festival . British director Danny Boyle cited the trilogy as influences on his Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , for their `` slick , often mesmerizing portrayals of the Mumbai underworld '' , their display of `` brutality and urban violence '' , and their gritty realism .   Ye SB Fake hai