Ajay Devgn will next be seen in Sajid Khan’s Himmatwala.
Mumbai:
After being in films for over 20years and making his mark in the elite Rs 100 crore club withfull-fledged masala entertainers, actor Ajay Devgn feels thatmeaty roles are still meant for industry veterans and theyounger lot does not fit the bill.
Big stars like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, AamirKhan, Akshay Kumar and Ajay, who are in their 40s are stillcalling the shots in Bollywood and the industry depends onthem when it comes to box office.
There are hardly any actors who have managed tochallenge their supremacy to which Ajay says, "There is nosuccess mantra as to why we all are still liked and doingwell. I think when the audience accepts one actor it is forlife, till you stop working. The kind of films that haveworked well at the box office in the recent past you can'tcast boys in it."
"Be it Dabangg, Rowdy Rathore, Singham... youcan't take a boy as it won't to do justice to the film and therole.
Like boys can do romance and all but eventually theygrow to be men. The boys (young actors) are just beginning.Everything is about maturity and being a man.. heroismis being a man," Ajay told PTI.
"We have to choose roles depending on the age. Wecan't do college, romantic hero kind of a film today. No onewill come to me with this kind of role and neither will Iaccept it. Meaty roles are for men and not for kids," he said.
Ajay first faced camera as a child actor in PyariBehna in 1985 and six years later entered the industry with alead role in Phool Aur Kaante.
He went on to deliver memorable performances in filmslike Diljale, Zakhm, Company, The Legend of BhagatSingh, Yuva, Omkara, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai,Raajneeti and Singham among others. He experimented withmasala films successfully and gave hits in Golmaal seriesbesides the recent Son of Sardar.
"The journey has been comfortable so far. I did notforce myself to do anything. I feel lucky to have got rightscripts and to work with right directors and important thingis that these films were accepted by the audience," the43-year-old said.
Ajay will be seen next in Sajid Khan's remake versionof Himmatwala.
"There are some stories that are so good that peoplewant to tell them again in their own way. Today so many filmsare getting remade not only here but in Hollywood as well," hesaid.
The original film had Jeetendra and Sridevi in thelead, while the remake version will have Ajay and southactress Tamannaah.
"The character that I play has been changed. Like inthe original film, the hero was an engineer while I play astreet fighter. The attitude changes completely," Ajay said.
"We are hoping the audience like the film, they enjoyand accept it," he said.
Big stars like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, AamirKhan, Akshay Kumar and Ajay, who are in their 40s are stillcalling the shots in Bollywood and the industry depends onthem when it comes to box office.
There are hardly any actors who have managed tochallenge their supremacy to which Ajay says, "There is nosuccess mantra as to why we all are still liked and doingwell. I think when the audience accepts one actor it is forlife, till you stop working. The kind of films that haveworked well at the box office in the recent past you can'tcast boys in it."
"Be it Dabangg, Rowdy Rathore, Singham... youcan't take a boy as it won't to do justice to the film and therole.
Like boys can do romance and all but eventually theygrow to be men. The boys (young actors) are just beginning.Everything is about maturity and being a man.. heroismis being a man," Ajay told PTI.
"We have to choose roles depending on the age. Wecan't do college, romantic hero kind of a film today. No onewill come to me with this kind of role and neither will Iaccept it. Meaty roles are for men and not for kids," he said.
Ajay first faced camera as a child actor in PyariBehna in 1985 and six years later entered the industry with alead role in Phool Aur Kaante.
He went on to deliver memorable performances in filmslike Diljale, Zakhm, Company, The Legend of BhagatSingh, Yuva, Omkara, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai,Raajneeti and Singham among others. He experimented withmasala films successfully and gave hits in Golmaal seriesbesides the recent Son of Sardar.
"The journey has been comfortable so far. I did notforce myself to do anything. I feel lucky to have got rightscripts and to work with right directors and important thingis that these films were accepted by the audience," the43-year-old said.
Ajay will be seen next in Sajid Khan's remake versionof Himmatwala.
"There are some stories that are so good that peoplewant to tell them again in their own way. Today so many filmsare getting remade not only here but in Hollywood as well," hesaid.
The original film had Jeetendra and Sridevi in thelead, while the remake version will have Ajay and southactress Tamannaah.
"The character that I play has been changed. Like inthe original film, the hero was an engineer while I play astreet fighter. The attitude changes completely," Ajay said.
"We are hoping the audience like the film, they enjoyand accept it," he said.
