After Dabangg, no other police flick franchise has garnered as much interest as Singham in recent times. With the Ajay Devgn-Rohit Shetty team ready with Singham Returns, the entire nation seems to be crying “aata majhi satakli”.
Ajay says, “The problems we are dealing with in Singham Returns are bigger. Singham, in the earlier film had a different way of working; he would not even register an FIR, but now he is a changed character. Solving problems in a small city was easy, but the same problems get bigger in a bigger city. Therefore. finding apt solutions too has been dealt with differently.”
The thrills
Ajay Devgn is the original action hero. He says, “Earlier during fight sequences, we would have to fall on cardboard boxes. But now we have many safety measures. However, I prefer to perform my own action scenes and sometimes, I don’t use harnesses, as it looks more real.”
On Kareena
“My association with her goes back a long way. I met her when she was 10 year old while I was doing a film with Karisma. We share a comfortable relationship and so our chemistry is good. She plays a Marathi designer in the film. The romantic track brings comic relief to the film.”
“Aata majhi satakli”
“Ji haan meri bahut bar satakti hai. But now I try not to get angry and remain cool,” says Ajay, adding, “The phrase has become famous and so we decided to record a song with Honey Singh.”
His equation with SRK
“Nothing happened between Shah Rukh and me on a personal level during the release of our films Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Son of Sardar. It was between YRF and our production house. Both production houses were working for their product… SRK was not involved. I never said we did not share a good equation, I said we were not friends, but this does not mean that we are enemies. I have been misquoted. I respect him for his work and I hope he respects me for mine.”
On Kajol’s next film
“We are producing a woman-centric film, that will star Kajol. I will not be seen opposite her but we have not yet finalised the male lead.”
