Ajay Devgan & Anees Bazmee Movies Together List — 6 Films

The shape of the work

The 1990s belonged to Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha; the 2020s to Naam. Ajay Devgan acted in every film; Anees Bazmee directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Anees Bazmee didn't want to direct 'Hulchul' (1995). He was a writer then. Ajay Devgn pushed him to take the director's chair. That film became Bazmee's directorial debut.
• On 'Deewangee' (2002), Bazmee let Ajay improvise the entire courtroom climax. Ajay rewrote his own lines on set. Bazmee kept the camera rolling. That scene became the film's most talked-about moment.
• Their 2011 film 'Ready' directly launched the trend of massy, no-logic comedies in Bollywood. It made over ₹180 crore. Every producer after that wanted a 'Ready' clone. The film changed what a 'hit' looked like.
• Ajay Devgn and Anees Bazmee have a standing rule: no contracts. They shake hands. That's it. For six films across 29 years, not a single written agreement.
• Anees Bazmee once said: 'Ajay is the only actor who can make me laugh with just a look. I write scenes just to see what he'll do with them.'