File photos of Mahesh Bhatt and Ajay Devgn.
New Delhi:
Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn said that he does not pay attention to the type of films he does and likes to switch from one genre to another.
"When you are an actor you do not think about genres. When you are doing comedy you do think, 'oh I wish I was doing a serious film as it takes less energy.' Comedy needs a lot of energy and timing. When you are doing action you feel tiring. I like to switch and do different things," Ajay said at a press meet here on October 19 after being felicitated at the CII Big Picture Summit 2015 for his contribution to Indian cinema.
"I've been very lucky. If I've tried a comedy it has worked. Or if I tried drama or a serious film, they too have worked. So people feel are more comfortable coming to me for doing such films, which a lot of people try and if it doesn't work they get scared," Ajay added.
Ajay, who has been a part of Bollywood for over two decades, was felicitated at the opening day of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) summit by Sudhanshu Vats, Chairman, CII National Committee on Media and Entertainment and Group CEO, Viacom 18 Media Private Limited.(Also Read: Ajay Devgn: Won't Join Politics, Not My Cup of Tea)
The two-day summit which commenced on October 19 was attended by various production houses and aspiring actors. It includes discussions between policy makers and industry stakeholders on how to make India's Media and Entertainment industry grow towards $100 billion.
When Ajay was asked about his favourite director, he said: "I've worked with every kind of director. In the 1990s I was the first actor, who started working in so called 'art cinema.' Today it is not called art cinema as there are no films like Dil Kya Kare or directors like Govind Nihalani and Rituparno Ghosh.""I had those films where people thought I was crazy as a commercial actor doing films like these. But I learned a lot from these films. Also I have a lot of respect for Mahesh Bhatt. The only thing I tell everybody and tell him also is that I wish he could come back and direct again. His last film that he directed was Zakhm for which I got a National Award and after that he quit. So I really miss him," added Ajay.
Ajay, who is married to actress Kajol, is also known for donning hats of a director and a producer as well.
"I won't say that donning the hat of a producer is my favourite one but I love doing it because it stresses you out too much. Rest as an actor or a director, I'm pretty much comfortable handling both. So I don't have to worry about that," said Ajay.
"As far as direction is considered, I'm very comfortable because of my father. When I was 11 years old, I used to edit his sequences, which were very difficult for people to edit. It was a lot of training at that point of time because I loved my work and learned from it," added Ajay.
Ajay made his debut as a director in Bollywood with the 2008 film U Me Aur Hum.
Apart from Ajay, the fourth edition of the CII Big Picture Summit will also felicitate veteran actress Sharmila Tagore on October 20.
"When you are an actor you do not think about genres. When you are doing comedy you do think, 'oh I wish I was doing a serious film as it takes less energy.' Comedy needs a lot of energy and timing. When you are doing action you feel tiring. I like to switch and do different things," Ajay said at a press meet here on October 19 after being felicitated at the CII Big Picture Summit 2015 for his contribution to Indian cinema.
"I've been very lucky. If I've tried a comedy it has worked. Or if I tried drama or a serious film, they too have worked. So people feel are more comfortable coming to me for doing such films, which a lot of people try and if it doesn't work they get scared," Ajay added.
Ajay, who has been a part of Bollywood for over two decades, was felicitated at the opening day of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) summit by Sudhanshu Vats, Chairman, CII National Committee on Media and Entertainment and Group CEO, Viacom 18 Media Private Limited.(Also Read: Ajay Devgn: Won't Join Politics, Not My Cup of Tea)
The two-day summit which commenced on October 19 was attended by various production houses and aspiring actors. It includes discussions between policy makers and industry stakeholders on how to make India's Media and Entertainment industry grow towards $100 billion.
When Ajay was asked about his favourite director, he said: "I've worked with every kind of director. In the 1990s I was the first actor, who started working in so called 'art cinema.' Today it is not called art cinema as there are no films like Dil Kya Kare or directors like Govind Nihalani and Rituparno Ghosh.""I had those films where people thought I was crazy as a commercial actor doing films like these. But I learned a lot from these films. Also I have a lot of respect for Mahesh Bhatt. The only thing I tell everybody and tell him also is that I wish he could come back and direct again. His last film that he directed was Zakhm for which I got a National Award and after that he quit. So I really miss him," added Ajay.
Ajay, who is married to actress Kajol, is also known for donning hats of a director and a producer as well.
"I won't say that donning the hat of a producer is my favourite one but I love doing it because it stresses you out too much. Rest as an actor or a director, I'm pretty much comfortable handling both. So I don't have to worry about that," said Ajay.
"As far as direction is considered, I'm very comfortable because of my father. When I was 11 years old, I used to edit his sequences, which were very difficult for people to edit. It was a lot of training at that point of time because I loved my work and learned from it," added Ajay.
Ajay made his debut as a director in Bollywood with the 2008 film U Me Aur Hum.
Apart from Ajay, the fourth edition of the CII Big Picture Summit will also felicitate veteran actress Sharmila Tagore on October 20.
