Jackie Shroff & Ajay Devgan Movies Together List — 5 Films

The shape of the work

The 1990s belonged to Jung; the 2020s to Singham Again. Jackie Shroff acted in every film; Ajay Devgan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• They first shared screen space in 'Hulchul' (1995), but the pairing almost didn't happen. Ajay Devgn was already a star after 'Phool Aur Kaante'; Jackie Shroff was the senior hero. The director, K. Muralimohana Rao, cast them as brothers to cash in on their contrasting styles — Jackie's raw energy vs Ajay's quiet intensity.
• In 'Jung' (1996), Jackie played the loud, street-smart cop while Ajay was the brooding, righteous one. The trick was simple: Jackie set the pace with his manic improvisation, and Ajay would slow it down with deadpan reactions. That push-pull made their scenes crackle — Jackie once said in an interview that Ajay's stillness forced him to work harder.
• Despite four films together, Jackie and Ajay never became close friends off-screen. They were professional — showed up, did the scene, went home. No joint interviews, no social media posts. Their only real bond was a shared respect for punctuality; both were notorious for reaching sets on time, which was rare in 90s Bollywood.
• Jackie Shroff once told a tabloid: 'Ajay is like a mountain. You can shout at him, he won't move. I am the river — I keep flowing around him. That's why we worked.' He said this during the promotion of 'Jung' in 1996.
• Their pairing in 'Lajja' (2001) was the only time both played negative roles in the same film — Jackie was a corrupt politician, Ajay a violent husband. That film directly inspired the casting of two male villains in the 2003 Telugu film 'Okkadu' (remade as 'Okkadu' in Hindi), where the director wanted the same 'cold vs hot' dynamic.