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At the age of 13, he ran away from home, went to jail, lived with gangsters, then got lucky in Bollywood; He is the father of this Bollywood star
Samira Vishwas | May 11, 2026 8:24 AM CST

It is quite difficult to make your mark in the cinematic world. Every year many stars enter this industry, out of which only a few survive. Today we will tell you the story of one such star, who fate transformed from a gangster to a famous action director. The person we are talking about is none other than Veeru Devgan, father of Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgan. He had struggled a lot in his career. The struggles of his life may surprise many people.

Ran away from home at the age of 13

In the year 2023, actor Ajay Devgan had reached the show ‘Coffee with Karan’. During this, he had revealed about the life of his father Veeru Devgan. He had told that his father Veeru Devgan was born in Punjab. And he ran away from home at the age of 13 and came to Mumbai without a ticket or plan. Due to lack of money, he traveled by train without a ticket, due to which he had to go to jail. Later a stranger gave him a place to sleep in exchange for washing his taxi. It was from here that the struggle of Ajay Devgan’s father in a city like Mumbai began.

Joined gangster’s gang

Ajay Devgan further told that his father did many small jobs during the struggles. During this time, he got a chance to work as a carpenter. After this, he gradually got trapped in the clutches of the streets of Sion-Koliwada area and became a gangster.

A director changed his fate

Veeru Devgan had a strange twist of fate and everything changed. One day, during a fight in the street, veteran action director Ravi Khanna noticed Veeru Devgan. Impressed by his strong fighting style, the director gave him a chance as a stuntman in films. From there, Veeru Devgan gradually made his mark in the industry and became a very popular action director in Bollywood, choreographing stunts for many hit films of the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Veeru Devgan worked in these films

Veeru Devgan worked as an action director in many great films during his career. He worked in tremendous films like Lal Badshah, Sanam, Diljale, Prem, Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, Phool Aur Kaante, Dancer, Hina, Pyar Hua Chori Chori, Aaj Ka Arjun. He is no longer in this world, but his work in cinema is still alive.

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