Actor Ajay Devgn has an illustrious career in Bollywood, spanning over 30 years. Having worked in more than 100 films, the actor now leads a luxurious life and provides the same for his kids. However, things weren’t like this for his father. On Koffee with Karan 8, Ajay spoke about his father’s humble beginnings and revealed that among his many careers, he was also once a gangster.
Ajay Devgn revealed that his father Veeru Devgan ran away from his home in old Punjab when he was 13 years old. He came to Bombay without a train ticket and was even put behind bars. He didn’t have any work and was thus unable to feed himself. Ajay added that one day someone helped Veeru by asking him to wash his cab every day if he wanted to sleep in it.
“He started from there and eventually became a carpenter. Then he became one of the gangsters in Sion-Koliwada area. He was a carpenter also and there were gang wars. One day a very senior action director Mr Ravi Khanna was passing by and there was this street fight going on. So, he stopped the car and called my dad after the fight and asked, ‘What do you do?’ and he said ‘I’m a carpenter’. So, he said one very good line, ‘Tu ladta acha hai, come and meet me tomorrow’ and made him a fighter. So that’s where he started from,” Ajay said.
Veeru Devgan has choreographed the action sequences of more than 200 films, including Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Mr. Natwarlal, Phool Aur Kaante and Ram Teri Ganga Maili to name a few.
Interestingly, Rohit Shetty, who also appeared with Ajay on the show, assisted Ajay in directing Phool Aur Kaante. Thus, their long professional association and friendship began. Rohit said that he has assisted Ajay on nearly 12 films.
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