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Young Rebelstar Prabhas who has been introduced with the tag of Krishnam Raju’s son did not take much time to come out of it. He established his own image with his movies and emerged as one of the leading actors among the young generation of Tollywood. He is notable for his roles in Varsham, Chatrapathi, Billa, Mr Perfect and Mirchi. Prabhas started his movie career with Eshwar in 2002 which could not impress the audience. However he has received good response for his screen presence and the performance.

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He has done Raghavendra next, which ended as a commercia l d i s a s t e r . Then came V a r s h a m

which minted huge money and proved his stamina at the box-office. The movie minted Rs 18 crores in its full run which happened to be huge. Prabhas could not make it big again post Varsham as most of his movies ended up as commercial disasters. Adavi Ramudu and Chakram are the films in the list. He then signed a film in the direction of SS Rajamouli titled Chatrapathi which created sensation all over. Prabhas was praised for his ease in action sequences. Critics noted that there is a unique style and macho charm in his screen presence.

Later he acted in Pournami’ ‘Yogi and Munna, an action-drama film came out in 2007, followed by the action-comedyBujjigadu in 2008. In 2009 his two films were Billa and Ek Niranjan. Billa is a remake of the 2007 Tamil film of the same name. It also drew inspirations from the NTR-starring Telugu film, Yugandhar (1979) which drew inspirations from Amitabh Bachchan’s Hindi film titled Don and one of Rajinikanth’s 1980 Tamil film with the same title. The

film was commended being stylish and visually rich.

n 2010 he appeared in the romantic comedy Darling and in 2011, Mr. Perfect, another romantic comedy. In 2012, Prabhas starred in Rebel, an action film directed by Raghava Lawrence. His next film was Mirchi opposite Anushka Shetty and Richa Gangopadhyay. Mirchi opened strong and collected a nett gross of about ₹50 crore (US$7.9 million) in 100 days. Prabhas became the 5th tollywood hero to enter the 40cr club with this film. He gave a friendly appearance in the Hindi film Action Jackson directed by Prabhudeva, dancing opposite Sonakshi Sinha. He also rendered voice for a short cameo for the filmDenikaina Ready.

He is playing the title role in the period film Baahubali directed by SS Rajamouli, for which he has beefed up his personality, learnt horse riding to portray the character of a king. The movie trailer released on June 1 has received exceptional response. Baahubali is the costliest film made in the history of Indian cinema and Prabhas will be seen in two completely different roles. Rana Daggubati, Anushka and Tamannah played the other important leads in the movie. Baahubali has been slated for release all over on July 10th in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and

Malayalam languages. Hope the film will emerge as the biggest hit in the history of Indian cinema.

The most eligible bachelor has been working for Baahubali from

the past two years and will get married soon after the release

of the film. His parents are currently in search for a beautiful

and traditional girl.

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“Prabhas is one actor who has stunning screen presence and

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Ajay Devgan, the name itself means a lot for film lovers all over the country. This multi talented actor has tested his luck as an actor, director and producer. He has won numerous awards in his career, including two National Film Awards. He is the son of director and action director Veeru Devgan. He has taken his time and emerged as one of the leading actors in Bollywood. Devgan began his professional career with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance.

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He then starred in successful films such as Jigar (1992), D i l w a l e ( 1 9 9 4 ) ,

Suhaag(1994), Naajayaz (1995), Diljale (1996) and Ishq (1997). In 1998, he appeared in a critically acclaimed performance in Mahesh Bhatt’s drama Zakhm and he received his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his role

in the movie. In 1999, his most-talked-about film was Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in which he played Vanraj, a man who tries to unite his wife with her lover.

In the early 2000s he gave critically acclaimed performances in Ram Gopal Varma’s fictional expose of Mumbai underworld Company. He played the character of a gangster called ‘Malik’ for which he won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. The same year he gave another critically acclaimed performance in Deewangee for which he received the Filmfare Best Villain Award. In 2003, he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Bhagat Singh in Rajkumar Santoshi’s biopic The Legend of Bhagat Singh.

Throughout his career he has performed in many critically and commercially successful films including Raincoat (2004),” Gangajal” Yuva(2004), Apaharan(2005), Omkara (2006), Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006),Halla Bol (2008), Golmaal Returns (2008), All the Best: Fun Begins (2009),Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), Golmaal 3 (2010), Raajneeti (2010),Singham (2011), Bol Bachchan (2012), Son of Sardaar (2012) and Singham Returns (2014). He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films. Having done so, he has established

himself as one of the leading actors of Bollywood.

In addition, Devgn owns a production company, Ajay Devgn Films, which was established in 2000. In 2008, he debuted as a film director with U Me Aur Hum. He married Indian film actress, Kajol in 1999 and the couple have two children. In August 2009, Devgn changed his surname from ‘Devgan’ on the request of his family. In a small interview Ajay Devgan said “I haven’t seen watched Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. There is no particular reason why I haven’t seen it yet. It’s just that I haven’t got the time. Not really. I hardly watch my films also. I have not seen a lot of my films”.

In 2015, he has a release Drishyam (2015 film) which is planning for a release on July 31st. The movie is directed by Nishikant Kamat and the first look was released on May 29th 2015. His next movies Shivaay is planned for a release on the eve of Diwali 2016 and a sequel for his previous movie SOn of Sardaar is planned and will be ready for Diwali 2017. Devgn was the first person in Bollywood to acquire a six-seater private jet for transport to shooting locations, promotions and personal trips. Great going Devgan.

He is a multi talented technician and has clear view in all the

departments of cinema. He is in plans to direct his next titled

Shivay which will release in 2016.

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“Ajay Devgan has been one

of the most promising actors in Bollywood. He has done

different films from commercial cinema which received wide

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