Ram Gopal Varma & Ajay Devgan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ram Gopal Varma and Ajay Devgan appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2002 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bhoot (2003 — 6.0/10). Films span Company (2002) through Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007).
The Ram Gopal Varma & Ajay Devgan partnership
From Company (2002) to Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007). It started with Company (2002).
The shape of the work
Ram Gopal Varma directed every film; Ajay Devgan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ajay Devgan was not RGV's first choice for Company. The director wanted a bigger star. But Ajay read the script, called RGV at 2 AM, and said, 'I'm doing this. Don't cast anyone else.' RGV later said that call changed his mind.
- On the set of Bhoot, RGV deliberately kept the set freezing cold and told Ajay to stay in character as a haunted man even between takes. Ajay didn't break character for 14 hours straight. That's why his paranoia in the film feels so real — he wasn't acting, he was just cold and scared.
- Company directly inspired Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur. Kashyap has said that watching RGV and Ajay's raw, documentary-style gangster scenes made him realize you could shoot crime in India without gloss. Without Company, no Faizal Khan.
- After Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag tanked, Ajay Devgan didn't speak to RGV for nearly a decade. Not because of the film's failure — but because RGV publicly blamed Ajay's 'over-the-top' acting for the disaster. Ajay felt betrayed. They only patched up in 2018 at a mutual friend's party.
- RGV once said about Ajay: 'He is the only actor who can make a villain look like a hero and a hero look like a villain in the same scene. I wrote Company's Malik specifically for that split.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Bhoot
- Company
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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, Ram Gopal Varma had 23 films behind them; Ajay Devgan had 65. After Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, Ajay Devgan kept going for 72 more films; Ram Gopal Varma stepped back.
Before Company, Ram Gopal Varma had directed 23 films, including Money Money (1995) and Shool (1999).
After Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, Ram Gopal Varma went on to direct 38 more films, including Vangaveeti (2016) and Vyooham (2023).
Before Company, Ajay Devgan had starred in 65 films, including Lajja (2001) and Lajja (2001).
After Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, Ajay Devgan went on to appear in 72 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and RRR (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ram Gopal Varma & Ajay Devgan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mohanlal is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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