Facts: - residence: mumbai , maharashtra , india - relatives: shomu tanisha mukherjee -lrb- sister-in-law -rrb- mukherjee -lrb- father-in-law -rrb- tanuja -lrb- mother-in-law -rrb- - birth name: vishal veeru devgan - spouse: kajol -lrb- 1999 -- present -rrb- - parents: veeru -rrb- devgan -lrb- father -rrb- veena devgan -lrb- mother - othername: ajay devgn - birth date: 02 april 1969 - children: 2 - name: ajay devgan - ethnicity: punjabi - occupation: film actor , director , producer - image: ajay-devgan-londondreams01 -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg - birth place: new delhi , india - yearsactive: 1991 -- present Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ajay devgan .
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vishal veeru devgan -lrb- born 2 april 1969 -rrb- better known as ajay devgan -lrb- sometimes spelt ajay devgn -rrb- , is an indian actor , film director and producer .he is widely considered as one of the most popular actors of hindi cinema .devgn has won numerous awards in his career , including two national film awards .he is the son of director and action director veeru devgan .devgan began his professional career with '' phool aur kaante '' in 1991 and received a filmfare award for best male debut for his performance .he then starred in successful films such as '' jigar '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , '' dilwale '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- , '' suhaag '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- , '' naajayaz '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- , '' diljale '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- and '' ishq '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- .in 1998 , he appeared in a critically acclaimed performance in mahesh bhatt 's drama '' zakhm '' and he received his first national film award for best actor for his role in the movie .in 1999 , his most-talked-about film was '' hum dil de chuke sanam '' in which he played vanraj , a man who tries to unite his wife with her lover .in the early 2000s he gave critically acclaimed performances in ram gopal varma 's fictional expose of mumbai underworld '' company '' .he played the character of a gangster called ' malik ' for which he won filmfare critics award for best actor .the same year he gave another critically acclaimed performance in '' deewangee '' for which he received the filmfare best villain award .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 performed in many critically and commercially successful films including '' raincoat '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , '' gangajal '' '' yuva '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , '' apaharan '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , '' omkara '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , ' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , '' halla bol '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , '' golmaal returns '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , ' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , '' once upon a time...