Ajay Devgn is yet again hitting the right chords with his latest release, Shaitaan, at the box office. The supernatural thriller also stars R Madhavan and Jyothika in the lead and presents Ajay as a helpless father struggling for his daughter’s safety and well-being.
The film has reached a great number and has been on the list of top 5 openings by the Tanhaji actor. Not only the numbers but even the performances are being hailed by the audiences.
This made us think about offering you a beautifully curated list of the best films of Ajay Devgn ranked by the audiences on IMDB. Surprisingly, while these films do not include his box office blockbusters like Singham in the top 10 categories, they definitely offer some of his finest work.
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So here are the best films by Ajay Devgn, ranked from 10 to 1, according to IMDb ratings. While we guide you on where to watch them, we are sure you will not regret any of these picks!
10. Rajneeti
- IMDb Rating: 7.1
- Box Office India: 93.67 crore (Super Hit)
- Box Office Worldwide: 145.50 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Katrina Kaif
- Director: Prakash Jha
- Where To Watch: Netflix
What Is It About?
Samar, the son of a political family, plans to go to the USA to live with his girlfriend. However, the death of his father makes him stop and enter the dirty world of politics.
9. Yuva
- IMDb Rating: 7.3
- Box Office India: 14.08 crore (Flop)
- Worldwide Box Office: 23.37 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Vivek Oberoi
- Director: Mani Ratnam
- Where To Watch: Netflix
What Is It About?
Michael, Arjun, and Lallan, three men from three different strata of society, cross paths one morning in Calcutta and change one another’s lives forever.
8. Apharan (2005)
- IMDb Rating: 7.4
- Box Office India: 15.66 crore (Plus)
- Worldwide Box Office: 23.16 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Bipasha Basu
- Director: Prakash Jha
- Where To Watch: Prime Video
What Is It About?
Story of a tumultuous and complex relationship between a father (Mohan Agashe) and son (Ajay Devgn), set against the backdrop of a thriving kidnapping industry in the Hindi heartland of Bihar.
8. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
- IMDb Rating: 7.4
- Box Office India: 25 crore (Hit)
- Box Office Worldwide: 51.40 crore
- Starcast: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Zohra Sehgal
- Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- Where To Watch: Jio Cinema
What Is It About?
Nandini has to choose between Sameer, the man who taught her to fall in love, and Vanraj, the man from whom she learned how to abide and fulfill promises of love.
8. Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai (2010)
- IMDb Rating: 7.4
- Box Office India: 55.50 crore (Hit)
- Box Office Worldwide: 85.20 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, Prachi Desai
- Director: Milan Luthria
- Where To Watch: Prime Video
What Is It About?
As a smuggler rises to power in in 1970s Mumbai, a younger gangster seeks to overthrow him, and a police officer is caught in the middle.
8. Khakee (2004)
- IMDb Rating: 7.4
- Box Office India: 25.84 crore (Average)
- Box Office Worldwide: 34.81 crore
- Starcast: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
- Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
- Where To Watch: Prime Video
What Is It About?
A team of police force escorts an alleged terrorist from Chandangarh to Mumbai. However, their trip turns into a deadly survival when an ex-cop tries to stop them from reaching Mumbai.
8. Raid (2018)
- IMDb Rating: 7.4
- Box Office India: 101.54 crore (Hit)
- Box Office Worldwide: 154.19 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D’Cruz, Saurabh Shukla, Amit Sial
- Director: Raj Kumar Gupta
- Where To Watch: Prime Video
What Is It About?
A fearless income tax officer raids the mansion of the most powerful man in Lucknow after someone mysteriously draws his attention toward the evidence.
7. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020)
- IMDb Rating: 7.5
- Box Office India: 279.50 crore (Hit)
- Box Office Worldwide: 361 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan, Sharad Kelkar, Kajol
- Director: Om Raut
- Where To Watch: Hotstar
What Is It About?
Tanhaji Malusare, a military chieftain in the army of the Maratha king Shivaji, leads the charge to capture the strategically important Kondhana fort guarded by the army of the fierce Rajput chieftain Udaybhan Rathod.
7. Golmaal Fun Unlimited (2006)
- IMDb Rating: 7.5
- Box Office India: 29.54 crore (Hit)
- Box Office Worldwide: 46.70 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Sharman Joshi, Tusshar Kapoor
- Director: Rohit Shetty
- Where To Watch: Prime Video
What Is It About?
Four runaway crooks take shelter in a bungalow owned by a blind couple, played by Paresh Rawal and Sushmita Mukherjee.
6. Raincoat (2004)
- IMDb Rating: 7.7
- Box Office India: 2.54 crore (Flop)
- Box Office Worldwide: 4.25 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Annu Kapoor, Mouli Ganguly
- Director: Rituparno Ghosh
- Where To Watch: Prime Video
What Is It About?
All he wanted was to see her just once. Manu was from a village in the backwoods. Neeru was the girl next door, his lost love. But while they spend a day together years after Neeru’s marriage, will their lies be caught?
5. Gangaajal (2003)
- IMDb Rating: 7.8
- Box Office India: 10.48 crore (Average)
- Box Office Worldwide: 16.60 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Gracy Singh, Mohan Joshi, Yashpal Sharma
- Director: Prakash Jha
- Where To Watch: Zee 5
- What Is It About?
An IPS officer motivates and leads a dysfunctional, corrupt police force of Tezpur to fight against a corrupt politician.
4. Zakhm (1998)
- IMDb Rating: 7.9
- Box Office India: 4.21 crore (Flop)
- Box Office Worldwide: 7.45 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Pooja Bhatt, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sonali Bendre
- Director: Mahesh Bhatt
- Where To Watch: Prime Video
What Is It About?
Amidst religious riots, a son deals with his mother’s life-threatening injuries and her last request.
3. Omkara
- IMDb Rating: 8
- Box Office India: 23.10 crore (Flop)
- Box Office Worldwide: 41.96 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma
- Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
- Where To Watch: Prime Video
What Is It About?
A politically-minded enforcer’s misguided trust in his lieutenant leads him to suspect his wife of infidelity in this adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’.
3. Company
- IMDb Rating: 8
- Box Office India: 13.65 crore (Average)
- Box Office Worldwide: 23.95 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Mohanlal, Manisha Koirala, Seema Biswas
- Director: Ram Gopal Varma
- Where To Watch: Zee 5
What Is It About?
A small-time gangster named Chandu teams up with Malik, a low-level enforcer for a criminal syndicate. Together, they eliminate all their enemies, becoming the most feared gangsters in Mumbai.
2. The Legend Of Bhagat Singh
- IMDb Rating: 8.1
- Box Office India: 7.32 crore (Flop)
- Box Office Worldwide: 11.07 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Sushant Singh, D. Santosh, Akhilendra Mishra
- Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
- Where To Watch: Prime Video
What Is It About?
The story of a young revolutionary freedom fighter who raised an armed resistance against British rule in India.
1. Drishyam
- IMDb Rating: 8.2
- Box Office India: 76.16 crore (Plus)
- Box Office Worldwide: 110.40 crore
- Starcast: Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Tabu, Rajat Kapoor
- Director: Nishikant Kamat
- Where To Watch: Prime Video
What Is It About?
Desperate measures are taken by a man who tries to save his family from the dark side of the law after they commit an unexpected crime.
We hope your weekend is sorted and you can pick the best out of this lot. For more recommendations, check out Koimoi’s section What To Watch.
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