Manoj Bajpai & Ajay Devgan Movies Together List — 3 Films

The shape of the work

The 2000s belonged to LOC Kargil; the 2010s to Raajneeti. Manoj Bajpai acted in every film; Ajay Devgan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• In LOC Kargil (2003), Ajay Devgn and Manoj Bajpai played real-life soldiers from different regiments. They never shared a single scene together. Their entire 'collaboration' was a split-screen phone call.
• In Raajneeti (2010), Manoj Bajpai's character was the quiet strategist. Ajay Devgn's was the explosive action man. Bajpai later said they worked like a 'silent engine and a loud horn' — one set the pace, the other delivered the impact.
• During Satyagraha (2013), Ajay Devgn and Manoj Bajpai would share a smoke break between takes. Devgn once told a crew member that Bajpai was the only co-star who could make him laugh so hard he'd forget his lines.
• Manoj Bajpai on Ajay Devgn after Raajneeti: 'He doesn't need to act. He just has to stand there. I have to work for it. That's the difference between a star and an actor.'
• Their pairing in Raajneeti (2010) directly inspired the casting of two other actors as rival brothers in a later political thriller — Gangs of Wasseypur (2012). The director admitted he wanted that same 'cold vs hot' energy.