Rani Mukerji & Ajay Devgan Movies Together List — 3 Films

The shape of the work

Rani Mukerji 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 'Chori Chori' (2003), but the film was a remake of a Tamil hit. Ajay was initially hesitant about the script — Rani convinced him to sign on after they did a reading together.
• In 'Yuva' (2004), Rani’s character was the emotional anchor to Ajay’s hot-headed political activist. Mani Ratnam said he cast them specifically because Rani’s calm intensity could ground Ajay’s explosive energy — and it worked so well that the film became a blockbuster.
• During the shoot of 'LOC Kargil' (2003), both were going through personal upheavals — Rani had just broken up with a co-star, and Ajay was navigating his marriage to Kajol. They reportedly spent hours on set just talking, and became close friends off-camera.
• Rani once said in an interview: 'Ajay is the only co-star who can make me laugh even when I’m in the middle of an emotional scene. He’d do something silly, and I’d have to look away to not break character.'
• Their pairing in 'Yuva' (2004) directly inspired a wave of casting 'unlikely' couples in political dramas — filmmakers started pairing intense male leads with softer female leads to create that same tension. You can see the ripple in films like 'Rang De Basanti' (2006) and 'Haider' (2014).