Dinesh Kamath's column 'Ajay is one actor who never says ‘Give Up’' that was published in Newsband

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Ajay is one actor who never says ‘Give Up’

By Dinesh Kamath

Indra Kumar signed Ajay for the film ‘Total Dhamaal’ because the script was very hilarious and Ajay was one actor who could do justice to that script. Ajay too fell for the script when he heard it first time itself. He realized that the film was tailor-made for him. Such films don’t make you think since they are not thought provoking but they certainly make you laugh and laugh and have real fun.

Ajay Devgn is a natural entertainer. He doesn’t have any technique. Comedy just comes naturally to him. While doing a comedy film he uses his heart more than head. That makes his performance so hilarious that the audiences begin to want more and more comedies from Ajay. Ajay Devgn performs as per the demand of the story and just follows the character. This is the secret of his sterling comic performances in his past comedy films. Another thing is Ajay never overdoes anything. He knows the exact limit. And hence the audiences never feel bored watching him perform. 

Devgn and Karan Johar had become rivals when their respective films Shivaay and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil clashed at the box office, having released on the same day. Even Devgn’s wife, actor Kajol, supported her husband against her ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai director’. Now they have buried the hatchet and everything is fine.

While Rajamouli has already bugun shooting RRR, rumours were doing the rounds of the industry that the makers of the film had approached Ajay Devgn to play a pivotal role. And it is now being speculated that Devgn has reportedly rejected Rajamouli's offer who now has approached Akshay Kumar to step into the shoes of the character which Devgn was offered.

Ajay Devgn refused to star in SS Rajamouli's RRR, and now Akshay Kumar is being considered. Somehow Ajay didn’t feel like playing the character that he was offered. For your information, SS Rajamouli is the wonder director of Baahubali franchise. His RRR or ‘Raama Ravana Rajyam’ is a period action film. The makers have brought on board two biggies of South cinema - Ram Charan Teja and Jr NTR - who will be playing the role of protagonists. When Rajamouli decided to shoot RRR, his first choice was Ajay Devgn who he wanted to play a pivotal role. But somehow Ajay Devgn refused and now Akshay Kumar is being considered for that role. Will Ajay change his mind? We will have to wait and see.

Earlier, Ajay Devgn was offered to play the role of an antagonist in Kamal Haasan's Indian 2 directed by Shankar. But Devgn had reportedly rejected this offer too. Had Devgn accepted this role it would have been his South cinema debut.

Actor Ajay Devgn will soon wrap up the shooting for his upcoming film Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior in May. Today we find that many filmmakers are very keen on making movies on historical figures. In the past they have been inspired by Mughal Emperors like Akbar and Jahangir to make period films. Now the historical figure Taanaji Malusare is become a new craze. Ajay will be seen playing the title role of Subedar Taanaji Malusare, a military leader in Shivaji's army. Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior is a period drama directed by Om Raut. It is co-produced by Ajay and Bhushan Kumar.

Thus the fans of Ajay Devgn will be seeing a lot of him in the coming days. Ajay is one actor who will never say ‘Give Up’. That is the most admirable quality he possesses.