Kangana Ranaut & Ajay Devgan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kangana Ranaut and Ajay Devgan appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2010 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010 — 6.7/10). Films span Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010) through Tezz (2012).
The Kangana Ranaut & Ajay Devgan partnership
Between 2010 and 2012, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 2 years. From Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010) to Tezz (2012). It started with Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010).
The shape of the work
Kangana Ranaut acted in every film; Ajay Devgan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kangana was not the first choice for Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai. The role of Rehana was originally offered to someone else. Ajay, who was already on board, specifically pushed for Kangana after seeing her work in Fashion. He told the director she had the 'old-world charm' the part needed.
- On the sets of Rascals, Ajay and Kangana developed a silent shorthand. He would give her a single nod before a take, and she would dial up her comic timing to match his deadpan delivery. They barely rehearsed — they just trusted each other to react in the moment.
- Their pairing in Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai directly inspired the casting of the 2014 gangster drama 'Youngistaan'. The producer saw how their age-gap romance worked on screen and wanted a similar dynamic for his film — though that one never took off.
- During the shoot of Tezz in London, Kangana and Ajay would share a car to set every morning. She later said he never once discussed work during those rides — he only talked about his kids and asked about her family. It was the only time she felt 'normal' on a film set.
- Kangana on Ajay after Ready: 'He has this weird ability to make you feel like you're the only person in the room. Even when the scene is about him, he'll look at you like you're the one doing him a favour.'
4 films across 1 decade
- Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
- Ready
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 2 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, Kangana Ranaut had 9 films behind them; Ajay Devgan had 134.
Before Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Kangana Ranaut had starred in 9 films, including Woh Lamhe (2006) and Life in a Metro (2007).
After Tezz, Kangana Ranaut went on to appear in 22 more films, including Queen (2014) and Panga (2020).
Before Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Ajay Devgan had starred in 134 films, including Omkara (2006) and Omkara (2006).
After Tezz, Ajay Devgan went on to appear in 34 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and RRR (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kangana Ranaut & Ajay Devgan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sanjay Dutt is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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