Question: Mehbooba, a Bollywood romance film was released eight years before lead protagonist Ajay Devgn was honoured with what by the Government of India?

Context articles: Abigail Eames
Singham Returns
Ajay Devgn filmography
Parched
Shivaay
Action Jackson (2014 film)
Ramleela – Ajay Devgn Ke Saath
Mehbooba (2008 film)
Ajay Devgn
Phool Aur Kaante

Abigail Eames is a British child actress born on October 5, 2003, and first appeared on British television and most recently the Bollywood movie "Shivaay".
 She is best known for being her roles in "Mr Selfridge" (2013), "Crimson Fields" (2014), "Lawless" (2013), "Harry and Paul's of 2s" (2014), "Doctor Who" and "The Interceptor".
 She made her Bollywood debut alongside Ajay Devgan in his movie "Shivaay" (2016).
 Abigail got positive response for her performance as the daughter of Ajay Devgn in Shivaay.
Singham Returns is a 2014 Indian action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Ajay Devgn FFilms.
 A sequel to the 2011 film "Singham", actor Ajay Devgan reprises his role from the previous film, as well as co-producing the project, while Kareena Kapoor Khan plays the female lead thus replacing Kajal Aggarwal.
 The film was also simultaneously made in Marathi.
 The film was released worldwide on 15 August 2014.
Ajay Devgn is an Indian Bollywood film actor, director and producer who made his first screen appearance as a child artist in Bapu’s "Pyari Behna" (1985).
 His debut as a lead actor came in "Phool Aur Kaante" (1991), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.
 Devgn then played a kickboxer in the martial arts film "Jigar" (1992) and a blind character in the film "Vijaypath" (1994).
 Further success came with roles in the 1994 box-office hits "Suhaag" and "Dilwale".
 He garnered his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance in the action drama "Naajayaz" (1995).
 Devgn received critical acclaim for his roles in "Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha" and the political drama "Zakhm" (both 1998), winning National Film Award for Best Actor for the latter.
 In 1999, he starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam", earning a Filmfare Best Actor nomination.
 In 2000, Devgn established his production house Ajay Devgn FFilms, produced and appeared as the protagonist in the commercially unsuccessful "Raju Chacha".
 He received a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role as a dacoit in the drama "Lajja" (2001).
Parched is a 2015 Indian drama film written and directed by Leena Yadav and produced by Ajay Devgan under his banner Ajay Devgn FFilms.
 It premiered at the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
 In India, the film released on 23 September 2016.
Shivaay is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and produced by Ajay Devgn under his banner Ajay Devgn FFilms.
 The story and screenplay are written by Sandeep Shrivastava and the film features Ajay Devgn in the lead titular role along with debutante actresses Sayyeshaa Saigal, Abigail Eames and Erika Kaar in lead roles.
 The basic plot of the film is the same as that of the 2008 Hollywood film Taken starring Liam Neeson.
 Mithoon has composed the film's score and soundtrack.
 British band The Vamps and composer Jasleen Royal are also a part of the music.
 The film revolves around a skilled mountaineer who turns into a destroyer when his daughter gets kidnapped by flesh traders and he is left helpless.
Action Jackson is a 2014 Indian action comedy film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Gordhan Tanwani and Sunil Lulla.
 It features Ajay Devgn in dual roles, alongside Sonakshi Sinha, Yami Gautam and Manasvi Mamgai as the female leads.
 Kunaal Roy Kapur appears in a supporting role with Anandaraj portraying the main antagonist.
 Prabhu Deva and Ajay Devgn have paired for the first time with this film.
 Action Jackson released on 5 December 2014.
Ramleela – Ajay Devgn Ke Saath (English: "Ramleela - With Ajay Devgn"), commonly known as Ramleela is a mythological on-stage musical drama, based on the famous Indian epic poem "Ramayan".
 The show premiered on 21 October 2012 on Life OK and completed the story in five episodes on 18 November 2012.
 It aired every Sunday from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm (IST).
 The show was narrated by Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn, who provided a prologue at the beginning of each episode or act.
 The show aired during the period from Dussehra (the day Rama killed Ravana) in October till Diwali in November (the day Rama returned to Ayodhya, after 14 years of exile).
Mehbooba is a Bollywood romance film written, produced and directed by Afzal Khan.
 The story of the movie is based on a love-triangle, lead protagonists being Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Manisha Koirala.
 Music of the film was composed by Ismail Darbar.
 The film was released in India on July 11, 2008.
 The film was shot in 2000, but got delayed and released in 2008, 8 years after it was shot.
Ajay Devgan (born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969), also credited as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian film actor, director and producer.
 He is widely considered as one of the most popular actors of Hindi cinema, who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films.
 Devgan has won numerous accolades, including two National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards.
 In 2016, he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country.
Phool Aur Kaante (English: "Flowers and Thorns") is a Hindi action romance film released in 1991.
 It stars Ajay Devgn, Madhoo, Aruna Irani, Jagdeep and Amrish Puri among others.
 The film marked the debut of Ajay Devgn, son of stunt and action choreographer Veeru Devgan, and Madhoo, niece of actress Hema Malini.
 The film won Ajay Devgn, the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for 1991.