Mumbai:
After
being
in
films
for
over
20
years
and
making
his
mark
in
the
elite
Rs
100
crore
club
with
full-fledged
masala
entertainers,
actor
Ajay
Devgn
feels
that
meaty
roles
are
still
meant
for
industry
veterans
and
the
younger
lot
does
not
fit
the
bill.
Big
stars
like
Salman
Khan,
Shahrukh
Khan,
Aamir
Khan,
Akshay
Kumar
and
Ajay,
who
are
in
their
40s
are
still
calling
the
shots
in
Bollywood
and
the
industry
depends
on
them
when
it
comes
to
box
office.
There
are
hardly
any
actors
who
have
managed
to
challenge
their
supremacy
to
which
Ajay
says,
"There
is
no
success
mantra
as
to
why
we
all
are
still
liked
and
doing
well.
I
think
when
the
audience
accepts
one
actor
it
is
for
life,
till
you
stop
working.
The
kind
of
films
that
have
worked
well
at
the
box
office
in
the
recent
past
you
can't
cast
boys
in
it."
"Be
it
Dabangg,
Rowdy
Rathore,Singham...
you
can't
take
a
boy
as
it
won't
to
do
justice
to
the
film
and
the
role.
Like
boys
can
do
romance
and
all
but
eventually
they
grow
to
be
men.
The
boys
(young
actors)
are
just
beginning.
Everything
is
about
maturity
and
being
a
man..
heroism
is
being
a
man," Ajay
told
PTI.
"We
have
to
choose
roles
depending
on
the
age.
We
can't
do
college,
romantic
hero
kind
of
a
film
today.
No
one
will
come
to
me
with
this
kind
of
role
and
neither
will
I
accept
it.
Meaty
roles
are
for
men
and
not
for
kids," he
said.
Ajay
first
faced
camera
as
a
child
actor
in
Pyari
Behna
in
1985
and
six
years
later
entered
the
industry
with
a
lead
role
in
Phool
Aur
Kaante.
He
went
on
to
deliver
memorable
performances
in
films
like
Diljale,
Zakhm,
Company,
The
Legend
of
Bhagat
Singh,
Yuva,
Omkara,
Once
Upon
a
Time
in
Mumbai,
Raajneeti
and
Singham
among
others.
He
experimented
with
masala
films
successfully
and
gave
hits
in
Golmaal
series
besides
the
recent
Son
of
Sardar.
"The
journey
has
been
comfortable
so
far.
I
did
not
force
myself
to
do
anything.
I
feel
lucky
to
have
got
right
scripts
and
to
work
with
right
directors
and
important
thing
is
that
these
films
were
accepted
by
the
audience,"
the
43-year-old
said.
Ajay
will
be
seen
next
in
Sajid
Khan's
remake
version
Ajay
will
be
seen
next
in
Sajid
Khan's
remake
version
of
Himmatwala.
"There
are
some
stories
that
are
so
good
that
people
want
to
tell
them
again
in
their
own
way.
Today
so
many
films
are
getting
remade
not
only
here
but
in
Hollywood
as
well,"
he
said.
The
original
film
had
Jeetendra
and
Sridevi
in
the
lead,
while
the
remake
version
will
have
Ajay
and
south
actress
Tamannah.
"The
character
that
I
play
has
been
changed.
Like
in
the
original
film,
the
hero
was
an
engineer
while
I
play
a
street
fighter.
The
attitude
changes
completely,"
Ajay
said.
"We
are
hoping
the
audience
like
the
film,
they
enjoy
and
accept
it,"
he
said.
PTI