Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Ajay Devgan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Ajay Devgan appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1999 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raincoat (2004 — 7.5/10). Films span Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) through Raincoat (2004).
The Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Ajay Devgan partnership
Between 1999 and 2004, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. They saved their best for last — Raincoat (7.5/10) came 5 years in. From Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) to Raincoat (2004).
The unfolded closed with Raincoat in 2004. Raincoat is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam; the 2000s to Raincoat. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan acted in every film; Ajay Devgan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali originally wanted Madhuri Dixit for Nandini in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Aishwarya Rai was a last-minute replacement after Madhuri backed out. Ajay Devgn was cast as Vanraj only after Salman Khan was locked in as Sameer — the pairing was almost never born.
- In Raincoat, Ajay and Aishwarya shot the entire film in 16 days with no rehearsal. They played estranged lovers meeting in Kolkata — and the tension came from them deliberately avoiding eye contact between takes. Director Rituparno Ghosh said they 'understood the silence' without a word.
- Their pairing in Khakei (2004) directly inspired the casting of the 2022 web series 'Rana Naidu' — where Rana Daggubati and Venkatesh played a similar father-son dynamic. The showrunner admitted in an interview that the 'Ajay-Aishwarya tension in Khakee' was the template for the family conflict.
- During the Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam shoot in Budapest, Ajay Devgn and Aishwarya Rai would play chess between scenes. Ajay taught her the game. She later said in a 2000 interview that he was 'the only co-star who could beat me without gloating.' They stayed friends long after the films ended.
- Ajay Devgn on Aishwarya in Raincoat: 'She doesn't act. She just becomes the character. I had to raise my game because she made me feel like I was acting.' He said this at the film's press conference in Kolkata, December 2004.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Raincoat (7.5/10).
- Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
- Raincoat
- Khakee
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had 3 films behind them; Ajay Devgan had 42. After Raincoat, Ajay Devgan kept going for 95 more films; Aishwarya Rai Bachchan stepped back.
Before Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had starred in 3 films, including Iruvar (1997) and Jeans (1998).
After Raincoat, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan went on to appear in 17 more films, including Robot (2010) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008).
Before Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Ajay Devgan had starred in 42 films, including Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998) and Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998).
After Raincoat, Ajay Devgan went on to appear in 95 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and RRR (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Ajay Devgan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amitabh Bachchan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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