The 43-year-old said he learned from all his movies, even the ones that failed. PHOTO: FILE
Do you wonder why Ajay Devgn has been doing too many light-hearted dramas lately? He doesn’t want to associate himself with films that a family can’t watch together and says it is a myth that vulgarity or skimpy clothes can make a movie work at the box office.
The National Award winning actor seems to be following his resolution sincerely as in recent times he has been part of successful family entertainers such as the Golmaal series, Bol Bachchan and Son of Sardaar as well as an action-drama like Singham.
“I have decided not to do anything that you can’t watch with family. I don’t want to do any film, which has an A-certificate,” Ajay said in a group interview in Bhopal. The actor is shooting for Prakash Jha’s intense social drama Satyagraha in the City of Lakes.
“I was recently watching a Hindi film, and my father [action-director Veeru Devgan] got up and left,” said Devgn. “Later when I asked him where he went, he answered: ‘They were wearing such clothes so I thought you guys would be embarrassed watching it with me’. My father is from the film industry and if he can walk out [of a film], then you can imagine [how others must feel].”
Devgn denied all notions about a Bollywood film gaining success by showing obscenity. “I don’t want to do such films. It is a myth that if you would show vulgarity or kam kapade (skimpy dresses), the film will work,” said the actor.
As an audience, Devgn likes to watch all kind of films. “I watch commercial, family and happy films,” said the actor, adding that he also watches other films as long as they are interesting. “Recently I watched The Descendants — it was slow, but it grips you.”
Published in The Express Tribune, March 7th, 2013.
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**I'm glad there is an actor who thinks this way. Bollywood had it's own style back in the 80s-90-s now it just tries to copy Hollywood. Every song in Bollywood has practically naked women gyrating in a sexual manner whilst the men dancing with them are dressed head-to-toe! Then you wonder why women are being raped, it's the bad influence of these films.
Even the music once which had hit melodious songs [from films such as Sadak, Aasique, Dil Ka Kiya Kasoor, Sajan, Dewana etc etc] has declined. Bring it back, you're losing all values and the audiences!**