Chunky Pandey & Ajay Devgan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Chunky Pandey and Ajay Devgan appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2003 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003 — 5.3/10). Films span Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003) through Himmatwala 2013 (2013).
The Chunky Pandey & Ajay Devgan partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Ready (2011). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2011. From Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003) to Himmatwala 2013 (2013).
It started with Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Qayamat: City Under Threat; the 2010s to Ready. Chunky Pandey acted in every film; Ajay Devgan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ajay Devgn personally called Chunky Pandey to offer him the role in 'Qayamat: City Under Threat' (2003). Chunky was surprised — they had never worked together before, and Ajay told him the part was written with him in mind.
- On the sets of 'Ready' (2011), Ajay Devgn let Chunky Pandey improvise most of his comic lines. Chunky later said Ajay would just nod and let him run with it — no retakes, no script corrections. That looseness is why their banter feels so natural.
- The disastrous box office of 'Himmatwala' (2013) — which starred both of them — directly led to Chunky Pandey taking a four-year break from mainstream Hindi films. He didn't appear in another Bollywood movie until 2017.
- Despite making three films together, Chunky Pandey and Ajay Devgn have never been spotted at each other's parties or family events. No public photos of them hanging out exist outside film sets.
- Chunky Pandey on working with Ajay Devgn in 'Ready': 'Ajay is the most relaxed co-star I've ever had. He doesn't stress about takes. If I messed up a line, he'd just laugh and say, 'Chal, next scene.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.7/10.
- Qayamat: City Under Threat
- Ready
- Himmatwala 2013
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 10 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, Chunky Pandey had 22 films behind them; Ajay Devgan had 72. After Himmatwala 2013, Ajay Devgan kept going for 31 more films; Chunky Pandey stepped back.
Before Qayamat: City Under Threat, Chunky Pandey had starred in 22 films, including Aankhen (1993) and Vishwatma (1992).
After Himmatwala 2013, Chunky Pandey went on to appear in 5 more films, including Prasthanam (2019) and Saaho (2019).
Before Qayamat: City Under Threat, Ajay Devgan had starred in 72 films, including Lajja (2001) and Lajja (2001).
After Himmatwala 2013, Ajay Devgan went on to appear in 31 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and RRR (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Chunky Pandey & Ajay Devgan's professional partnership
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