Arbaaz Khan & Ajay Devgan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Arbaaz Khan and Ajay Devgan appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1995 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003 — 5.3/10). Films span Hulchul (1995) through Ready (2011).
The Arbaaz Khan & Ajay Devgan partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003). Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. They didn't share a set between 1995 and 2003.
From Hulchul (1995) to Ready (2011). It started with Hulchul (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Hulchul; the 2010s to Ready. Arbaaz Khan acted in every film; Ajay Devgan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ajay Devgan and Arbaaz Khan first shared screen space in 'Hulchul' (1995) because Arbaaz's brother Salman Khan recommended him for the role. Ajay and Salman were close friends at the time, so Ajay agreed to work with the newcomer.
- In 'Qayamat: City Under Threat' (2003), Ajay played the intense, brooding hero while Arbaaz played the loud, comic sidekick. Their scenes together worked because Arbaaz deliberately underplayed his comedy to let Ajay's deadpan reactions land harder — a rhythm they never repeated in any other film.
- Their third film 'Ready' (2011) was a remake of a Telugu hit, but the Hindi version's success directly led to Arbaaz producing the 'Dabangg' franchise — because the film's producer saw how well Arbaaz handled a massy comedy alongside a star. Without 'Ready', there might be no 'Dabangg' series.
- Arbaaz Khan has said in interviews that Ajay Devgan is one of the few co-stars he still calls regularly, even though they haven't worked together since 2011. They bonded over being the quieter, less flashy brothers in their respective families (Ajay of Anil Devgan, Arbaaz of Salman Khan).
- Arbaaz Khan once said about Ajay: 'He doesn't need to say much. On set, he just looks at you and you know exactly what he's thinking. That's rare.' He said this during a 2011 interview promoting 'Ready'.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Hulchul
- Qayamat: City Under Threat
- Ready
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ready, Ajay Devgan kept going for 40 more films; Arbaaz Khan stepped back.
Hulchul was Arbaaz Khan's acting debut.
After Ready, Arbaaz Khan went on to appear in 17 more films, including Farrey (2023) and Shivam Bhaje (2024).
Before Hulchul, Ajay Devgan had starred in 21 films, including Phool Aur Kaante (1991) and Phool Aur Kaante (1991).
After Ready, Ajay Devgan went on to appear in 40 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and RRR (2021).
Collaboration Journey
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