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Anil Devgan (25 May 1969 — 5 October 2020) was an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, the son of Prem Prakash Devgan,[1] and the first cousin of actor Ajay Devgan.[2] He directed films such as Raju Chacha and Blackmail. He died at the age of 51 due to cardiac arrest at the night of 5 October 2020.[3][4]

Anil Devgan
Born	(1969-05-25)25 May 1969 Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Died	5 October 2020(2020-10-05) (aged 51) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Occupation	Film director screenwriter
Years active	1996–2020
Parent	Prem Prakash Devgan (father)
Relatives	Ajay Devgn (cousin brother)
Family	See Devgan family

Personal life

He was born to Prem Prakash Devgan, was the first cousin of actor Ajay Devgan.[5] He studied in Kendriya Vidyalaya in Delhi. From a young age, he had a creative mind fascinated by stories and had the passion to tell them. He was an avid music lover and was trained in tabla and martial arts. After graduating in 1989 from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College in New Delhi, he joined the film industry after being encouraged by Ajay Devgan and assisted on many movies with directors Sunil Agnihotri, Anees Bazmee and Raj Kanwar before making his debut as a director in 2000. He was married and had one son.

Career

He was best known for his work as a director for the films Raju Chacha, Blackmail, and Haal-e-Dil (2008). He worked with his brother Ajay Devgan in Raju Chacha and sister-in-law Kajol in Blackmail. Raju Chacha was one of the most expensive films of those times and for the first time in Bollywood history a lot of animation was used. It had a major worldwide opening with the biggest premiere for a film then in Los Angeles, received a Screen magazine award for best animation and was nominated for best action and best film, and for best art direction. The film was a huge flop as per boxofficeindia.com as against a budget of Rs 25 crores, it made a net collection of Rs 10.7 crores. It received mixed reviews but mainly appreciation of Anil's work. The Hindu stated, "Raju Chacha is touted as a film for children because of 'courage comes in all sizes."^{[citation needed]} Planet Bollywood said, "The film is very well done with great special effects. Direction of a first-timer is adequate. He shows great promise as a director."^{[citation needed]} He was also the creative director in 'Son of Sardar' and also in 'Shivaay'.

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes	Starring
1996	Jeet	Assistant director	Sunny Deol, Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor
1996	Jaan	Assistant director	Ajay Devgan, Twinkle Khanna
1997	Itihaas	Assistant director	Ajay Devgan, Twinkle Khanna
1998	Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha	Assistant director	Ajay Devgan, Kajol
1999	Hindustan Ki Kasam	Assistant director	Ajay Devgan, Sushmita Sen, Manisha Koirala
2000	Raju Chacha	Director	Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt
2005	Blackmail	Director	Ajay Devgan, Sunil Shetty, Priyanka Chopra, Diya Mirza
2008	Haal-e-dil	Director	Amita Pathak, Nakuul Mehta
2012	Son of Sardaar	Creative director	Ajay Devgan, Sonakshi Sinha

References

External links

• Anil Devgan at IMDb

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