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Filmometer & Box Office Worth Of Ajay Devgn (Photo Credit –Instagram)

Ajay Devgn is amongst the veteran superstars of Bollywood, belonging to a league of Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, and Akshay Kumar. He’s been in the industry for over three decades now and has proved everything – be it his crowd-pulling ability through mass entertainers or winning accolades for his effortless yet convincing performances. Let’s see how Ajay has fared at the box office so far!

How do we calculate the success ratio?

Formula: (Super-Hits/Super-Duper Hit + Hit + Plus + Average)/Total Releases x 100 = Success ratio

Ajay Devgn’s box office success ratio: (11 + 16 + 6 + 14)/101 x 100 = 46.53%

Total Releases – 101 Super-Hit/Super-Duper Hit – 11

Phool Aur Kaante

Dilwale

Diljale

Ishq

Pyaar Toh Hona Hi Tha

Raajneeti

Golmaal 3

Singham

Bol Bachchan

Golmaal Again

Drishyam 2

Hit – 16

Jigar

Vijaypath

Suhaag

Jung

Jaan

Kachche Dhaage

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Bhoot

Masti

Golmaal – Fun Unlimited

Golmaal Returns...

Ajay Devgn, On An Average, Delivered 7 – 8 Films In A Year(Photo Credit –Facebook)

Ajay Devgn has kickstarted this year with great numbers in his supernatural horror flick Shaitaan. The film, which opened at 15.21 crore, has maintained a good hold over the week as well. This will be a moral booster for his upcoming films. The actor is ready with as many as four more releases at the box office.

However, there was once a time when the actor used to frequently drop 7 – 8 films a year. While he delivered 8 films in a year twice, he also delivered 7 films a year twice. His third best was obviously delivering 6 films a year, still better than actors in today’s era.

However, how these films worked at the box office actually brings forth the reality. Out of the 8 films he delivered twice, none was a hit. In fact, even when he delivered 7 films a year twice,...

Known for his works like ‘Kachche Dhaage’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai’ among others, filmmaker Milan Luthria is all set to mark his Ott directorial debut with power-packed series ‘Sultan of Delhi’. The road to power, a heart-warming friendship and the charm of the 60s, Disney+ Hostar’s upcoming power-packed series, Sultan Of Delhi has it all, based on the book, Sultan of Delhi: Ascension by Arnab Ray.

Reimagining the charm of old India and creating a visual spectacle on-screen, Milan Luthria marks his Ott directorial debut with this larger than life mass entertainer, ‘Sultan Of Delhi” which is all set to release on 13th October 2023.

The series stars Tahir Raj Bhasin, Anjum Sharma, veteran actor Vinay Pathak alongside Nishant Dahiya and the ladies Anupriya Goenka, Mouni Roy, Harleen Sethi and Mehreen Pirzada, making for a perfect ensemble cast.

Gaurav Banerjee, Head – Content, Disney+ Hotstar & HSM Entertainment Network,...

Known for his works like ‘Kachche Dhaage’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai’ among others, filmmaker Milan Luthria is all set to mark his Ott directorial debut with power-packed series ‘Sultan of Delhi’. The road to power, a heart-warming friendship and the charm of the 60s, Disney+ Hostar’s upcoming power-packed series, Sultan Of Delhi has it all, based on the book, Sultan of Delhi: Ascension by Arnab Ray.

Reimagining the charm of old India and creating a visual spectacle on-screen, Milan Luthria marks his Ott directorial debut with this larger than life mass entertainer, ‘Sultan Of Delhi” which is all set to release on 13th October 2023.

The series stars Tahir Raj Bhasin, Anjum Sharma, veteran actor Vinay Pathak alongside Nishant Dahiya and the ladies Anupriya Goenka, Mouni Roy, Harleen Sethi and Mehreen Pirzada, making for a perfect ensemble cast.

Gaurav Banerjee, Head – Content, Disney+ Hotstar & HSM Entertainment Network,...

Baadshaho

Starring Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi, Sanjay Mishra, Ileana d’Cruz, Esha Gupta, Vidyut Jamwal

Directed by Milan Luthria

If you are looking for a film that is unintentionally funny because it takes itself so seriously you would think the end-result would be a heist film on a par with Vijay Anand’s Jewel Thief or at least Milan Luthria’s Kachche Dhaage, then look again.

This is no Oceans 11. Baadshaho is a class apart. Seldom have I come cross a screenplay so absurd and bombastic it qualifies among the most deplorably written feasts of fatuousness in recent times. Making it worse are the performance. So pretentious and hammy are the actors it would be an insult to good taste to call them actors.

Topping the list of performing travesties is Ileana D’Cruz. Playing what looks like a Gayatri Devi lookalike she gives what could possibly rank among the...

Director Milan Luthria faced a unique challenge during the making of his upcoming multi starrer film ‘Baadshaho’ that features considerable action sequences on the road.

Except Ileana D’Cruz, all of his lead star cast including Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Vidyut Jammwal, Esha Gupta and Sanjay Mishra were required to drive old jeeps, pick-up trucks, armored truck, motorcycles and even cars that were used in Rajasthan in the 1970s. Under the able guidance of Ajay Devgn, who has earlier driven such vehicles in ‘Kachche Dhaage’, the actors were able to home their skills very soon.

For training the cast, who found it difficult maneuvering the vehicles, Milan Luthria had flown in the German action crew for the car sequences. They also spent weeks modifying the engines, handbrakes, clutches and transmission to make sure that the vehicles performed as required.

The teaser of Milan Luthria’s upcoming film Baadshaho starring Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Vidyut Jammwal, Ileana D’Cruz, Esha Gupta and Sanjay Mishra has made a powerful impact among moviegoers. From the high-octane action stunts, to the background score to the locales – everything about the teaser has caught the audience’s attention. The film which is set during the Emergency period in 1975 has also created a lot of curiosity about the film. Well, what’s interesting is that the idea of Baadshaho came to Milan while he was shooting for Kachche Dhaage with in Rajasthan.

Milan revealed, “I got the story idea of Baadshaho on the sets of Kachche Dhaage when a distributor friend of mine dropped in on the sets (Kachche Dhaage) in Rajasthan and told me about what happened in various places in the state during Emergency. The raids that were conducted on several royal families for non declaration of wealth.

(L-r) Bhushan Kumar & Milan Luthria

Bhushan Kumar and Milan Luthria’s joint production Baadshaho kicked off with a song recording today. The film is rumoured to be inspired by a true incident involving a raid on a Royal family of Rajasthan, which had an enmity with the political leadership during the Emergency of 1975.

Milan has given outstanding music in all his films from Kachche Dhaage to Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai and The Dirty Picture. Music baron Bhushan Kumar whose label T Series presents Baadshaho with Milan Luthria Films, was thrilled to start with a song recording.

Baadshaho is reportedly a multi starrer, but Milan and Bhushan refuse to comment on anything except that the film will release on Republic Day 2017.

Milan Luthria says, “This is an Explosive idea, based loosely on true events that transpired during the Emergency. The action and music are rustic and set in Rajasthan.

Whilst we already received a few glimpses of Ajay Devgn's ambitious venture Shivaay, his other film with Milan Luthria, Baadshaho is gearing up for its first step. The film will kick start on January 15 with a song recording. This particular date holds a special importance since Milan and Ajay Devgn launched their first collaboration, the film Kachche Dhaage on the same day. Baadshaho was announced almost a year ago but the film had to suffer delays due to few reasons and Milan had to rewrite the script. The film was supposed to go on floor before Shivaay but despite all the setbacks, now it is back on track. Thrilled with the news about the film, director Milan Luthria said, "This is an explosive idea, based loosely on true events that transpired during the Emergency. The action and music are rustic and set in Rajasthan. I am thrilled to collaborate with Bhushan and Ajay,...

Wanna know who is the 'hero' of Moushumi Chatterjee's life, the Bengali beauty, who ruled the 70's with hit films like Anuraag, Roti, Kapada Aur Makaan, Benaam, Kachche Dhaage, Angoor etc. Recently she shared screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in her come back vehicle Piku.

Well, frankly speaking for every married woman it is her husband, who is her 'Hero' but for Moushumi Chatterjee it was her father-in-law Hemant Kumar, the famous singer, music director and filmmaker because besides playing the role of a godfather in shaping her career in films both Bengal and Bollywood, he taught her the urbane living style of Mumbai when young Moushumi Chatterjee (who just 15 years) married his son and came to Mumbai.

In an interview Moushumi Chatterjee candidly confessed, "My 'Hero' is none other but my father-in-law, whom, I fondly called 'Baba' (Hemant Kumar)."

She informed, "Actually it was Baba,...

Milan Luthria is all set to work with his favorite actor Ajay Devgn yet again in his & Bhushan Kumar’s joint production & venture Baadshaho. We have heard that the director was keen to add the local flavor of each city in its own unique way – The film will be shot extensively in Punjab, and when he suggested the same to Bhushan, the latter gave him full support, which will include a unique rustic flavor of places like Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Bhatinda and Jalandhar

The film, which will be shot extensively in the Northern parts of India, will have the Director give the audiences the local feel of Punjab, right from the folk music, which plays an integral part of the film, to the local top musicians of the state, we will see an all together new Punjabi culture which has not been seen on the big screen yet! Milan has already...

Together, they changed the destiny of Bengali popular songs. The Bengali songs of Lata Mangeshkar composed by Salil Choudhary changed the entire profile and personality of the popular film song in Bengal. And now 19 years after the composing maestro's death, Lataji who turns 85 on September 28 recorded a newly-discovered tune by Salilda under the musical supervision of the singer's protege composer Mayuresh Pai. Says Lataji, "Salilda was Salilda. No one could compose songs like him. His tunes were layered and textured and very difficult to sing. I loved the challenge of singing Salilada's 'Raaton Ke Saaye Ghane' in Annadata and 'Rajnigandha Phool Tumhare' on Rajnigandha." Folklore has it that once during a particularly difficult recording of a song composed by Salil Chowdhury, Lataji had passed out. She laughs, "It's a fact. I did faint while singing one of his songs. Salilda's tunes were a special challenge for me. And the fact...

Mumbai, Nov 27: In over two decades of association with Hindi films - as an actor, and now as a producer - Saif Ali Khan says his best investment ever has been to join the $2 million Indian movie industry, where the business is now almost "doubling".

"My best investment is to join Bollywood. It's such a good investment. The business is doubling. When we started, things were not the same. It's a great time now for the filmmakers and actors," Saif, who made his acting debut with 1992 film "Parampara", said in an interaction.

From featuring in potboliers like "Yeh Dillagi", "Main Khiladi Tu Anari", "Kachche Dhaage" and "Hum Saath-Saath.

Mumbai, Aug 4: Director Milan Luthria's latest film "Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai Dobaara" is an underworld-based love story and after that he has two more films with different production houses -- but he clarifies that he will not repeat the same genre.

In over a decade, he has made crime-based drama "Kachche Dhaage"; romantic film "Chori Chori"; action-drama "Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home"; underworld thriller "Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai" and biopic "The Dirty Picture".

"I am planning two films. One for next year (2014), the other for the year after that (2015). There is a collaboration with T-Series and there will.

Mumbai, Sep 1: Filmmaker Milan Luthria, set to reunite with actor Saif Ali Khan 13 years after they worked together in 1999 film "Kachche Dhaage", will start shooting his new film from April 2013.

The movie will be produced by Bhushan Kumar of T-Series banner.

"The film will go on floors by April 2013. Milan is busy with 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbai 2', so as soon as he finishes shooting for that film, our film will go on floors,".

Saif Ali Khan is all set to play a superhero in Milan Luthria's next film to be produced by T-Series and Milan's Vertex Motion Pictures. The film will be a masala entertainer with a mix of action, adventure, suspense, comedy and great music. The makers of the film are really happy to have Saif on board. The yet untitled film will see Saif play a superhero character for the first time in his career. The film will also bring together Milan and Saif, who will be working with each other after 13 years. Their last outing was Kachche Dhaage, which released in 1999. Milan and Saif have been in touch since their Kachche Dhaage days. Milan felt that Saif fit the character to the T. Since Saif was in Istanbul and Milan was in Prague and they were busy with their other films, Milan narrated the script to Saif on the phone.

Believe this… Ekta Kapoor, the head honcho of Balaji Telefilms and Alt Entertainment, wants Ajay Devgn back in the sequel of Once Upon A Time In Mumbai. The only hitch, as Devgn pointed out to her with a smile when she approached him, is that Sultan bhai, Devgn’s character in the film loosely modelled on’70s don Haji Mastan, died in Part 1. Devgn, whose four-day film festival Jeeyo Ajay starts on Utv Movies today with movies like Golmaal Returns, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Raju Chacha, Apaharan and Kachche Dhaage, admits that Ekta is keen to have him back in ...

Believe this… Ekta Kapoor, the head honcho of Balaji Telefilms and Alt Entertainment, wants Ajay Devgn back in the sequel of Once Upon A Time In Mumbai. The only hitch, as Devgn pointed out to her with a smile when she approached him, is that Sultan bhai, Devgn’s character in the film loosely modelled on’70s don Haji Mastan, died in Part 1. Devgn, whose four-day film festival Jeeyo Ajay starts on Utv Movies today with movies like Golmaal Returns, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Raju Chacha, Apaharan and Kachche Dhaage, admits that Ekta is keen to have him back in ...

Believe this… Ekta Kapoor, the head honcho of Balaji Telefilms and Alt Entertainment, wants Ajay Devgn back in the sequel of Once Upon A Time In Mumbai. The only hitch, as Devgn pointed out to her with a smile when she approached him, is that Sultan bhai, Devgn’s character in the film loosely modelled on’70s don Haji Mastan, died in Part 1. Devgn, whose four-day film festival Jeeyo Ajay starts on Utv Movies today with movies like Golmaal Returns, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Raju Chacha, Apaharan and Kachche Dhaage, admits that Ekta is keen to have him back in ...

Believe this… Ekta Kapoor, the head honcho of Balaji Telefilms and Alt Entertainment, wants Ajay Devgn back in the sequel of Once Upon A Time In Mumbai. The only hitch, as Devgn pointed out to her with a smile when she approached him, is that Sultan bhai, Devgn’s character in the film loosely modelled on’70s don Haji Mastan, died in Part 1. Devgn, whose four-day film festival Jeeyo Ajay starts on Utv Movies today with movies like Golmaal Returns, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Raju Chacha, Apaharan and Kachche Dhaage, admits that Ekta is keen to have him back in ...

Fresh from the success of an impressive run at the box-office, Balaji’s Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai is available on DVD and Vcd, released by Reliance Big Home Video.

Directed by Milan Luthria of Kachche Dhaage fame, the film stars Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Prachi Desai. The film takes the audience through a super-entertaining rewind through the era of romance, smuggling kingpins, cabaret and the mafia.

Seen through the eyes of a police officer, Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai traces the changing face of the Mumbai underworld. The film, set primarily in 1970s Mumbai, follows the rise of Sultan (Ajay Devgn) and his eventual fall when his protégé Shoaib (Emraan Hashmi) challenges his supremacy and usurps power to rule the murky underbelly of Mumbai.

Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai is available on DVD (Rs.299) & Vcd (Rs.149).

Sweta Agnihotri, Chief Operating Officer, Reliance Big Home Video has to say,...

Ajay Devgn has always been famed for doing daring action sequences. Moreover, he has always believed in performing his own stunts. He made a rather grand entry into celluloid by standing atop two moving motorcycles in his debut movie Phool Aur Kaante. In his recently released hit movie Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, Ajay once again teamed up with his Kachche Dhaage director Milan Luthria. Milan and Ajay had done a much acclaimed train sequence in the very successful Kachche Dhaag...

August 3, 2010: Ajay Devgn has always been famed for doing daring action sequences. Morover, he has always believed in performing his own stunts. He made a rather grand entry into celluloid by standing atop two moving motorcycles in his debut movie ‘Phool aur Kaante.’

In his recently released hit movie ‘Once upon a time in Mumbaai’, Ajay once again teamed up with his ‘Kachche Dhaage’ director Milan Luthria. Milan and Ajay had done a much acclaimed train sequence in the very successful Kachche Dhaage.

Age has not brought down the fit actor even today as he insists.

The cat is out of the bag. Kangna has admitted that the character of Rehana which she plays in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai is indeed based on a real actress who existed in the 70s. Her name was Sona and though no one knows where she is today, she was the love interest of Haji Mastan (a Mumbai based don on whom Ajay Devgn's character is based)."Well, I have been told that Haji Mastan was in love with this girl called Sona", Kangna says in a hush-hush tone, "She was a Madhubala look-alike and a struggler during the 70s. She had worked in this film called Kachche Dhaage that starred Vinod Khanna and Moushumi Chatterjee. When Haji Mastan and Sona met, they became romantically involved. He even went on to make a movie for her."While producer Ekta Kapoor and director Milan Luthria...

Five films, Kachche Dhaage, Chori Chori, Deewar, Taxi Number 9211 and Hattrick, all with chartbusting/popular music, different and interesting themes, well directed and with all the potential to strike gold at the box office, yet none of the above mentioned films by Milan Luthria could work their way into the audience's heart in a manner that was expected. Take for example Luthria's very first film, Kachche Dhaage, it was a superbly directed film with Ajay Devgn and Saif Ali...

He is a filmmaker par excellence who has given us some really entertaining films like Kachche Dhaage and Taxi No.9211. He is now back with his latest film- the gangster drama set in the 70’s- Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. He is none other than Milan Luthria. As Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai opens across cinema halls this Friday (July 30), we at Bollywood Hungama give you a chance to have a live video chat with the man behind this eagerly awaited film – Milan Luthria on Wednesday, July 28, at 1600 hrs Ist. Don’t miss!

Saif Ali Khan is one of the top actors today and with him also wearing the hat of a producer now, one does hope to see some good films coming from the actor in next few years. However, the actor admits that after a decent beginning, there was a time period in the middle of his innings when things weren't going in the direction he had envisaged. "Yeah, it was a disastrous patch and this is where Hum Saath Saath Hai came in handy. There were also Kachche Dhaage and Kya Kehna whic...

Milan Luthria, the film maker who is known most for his debut effort Kachche Dhaage (Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan) and Taxi No. 9211 (Nana Patekar, John Abraham), has been signed by Sanjay Dutt for a film which would start rolling in mid-2010. This would be the second time that Milan would be working with Dutt who has earlier featured in his biggest project till date Deewar (2004). Incidentally, Sanjay Dutt had earlier entrusted Milan with the responsibility of making Beehad which...