I
remember
the
first
time
I
met
Ajay
Devgn
in
London.
It
was
at
his
hotel
where
he
was
put
up,
and
if
I'm
getting
my
antenna's
to
adjust,
it
was
for
his
unreleased
film
Mr
Fraud.
When
I
see
him
from
a
distance
sitting
in
the
bar
area
of
the
hotel,
I
notice
his
craggy
feature
and
a
courteous
welcome
in
his
sleepy
hooded
eyes.
Once
you
are
done
talking
with
him,
you
notice
again,
that
new
stars
come
and
go,
but
seldom
do
truly
great
screen
actors
appear,
performers
of
such
intensity
and
focus
they
are
near-guaranteed
a
long,
illustrious
and
award-strewn
career.
Such
an
actor
is
Ajay
Devgn.
This
special
correspondent
chats
with
India's
rare
definition
of
versatility
and
knows
more
about
his
co-star
in
Aakrosh
-
Akshaye
Khanna,
his
friend
and
producer
-
Kumar
Mangat,
his
production
house,
his
best
friend
-
Rohit
Shetty,
his
London
fans
and
his
second
directorial
venture.
That's
Devgn
-
ambitious
and
hungry,
unwilling
to
rest
on
his
laurels
and
always
"excited
to
do
something
good".
Well
then,
good
is
to
come
in
the
form
of
Aakrosh
and
Golmaal
3
for
sure!
My
co-star:
Akshaye
Khanna
Akshaye
Khanna
and
I
did
a
film
with
Urmila
called
Deewangee.
He
is
a
fabulous
actor.
He
is
controlled
and
delivers
whatever
you
tell
him
to.
I
don't
know
somewhere
maybe
he
is
lost
but
he
is
a
brilliant
actor
we
have
in
our
industry.
My
friend,
my
mentor:
Kumar
Mangat
Kumar
Mangat
has
been
with
me
ever
since
I
started.
He
started
off
as
my
secretary
with
Phool
Aur
Kaante.
He
creatively
understands
the
project
and
gives
a
free
hand
to
the
director
if
he
backs
it
as
a
producer,
which
is
very
important.
He
is
co-producing
my
next
film
with
Madhur
Bhandarkar
titled
Dil
Toh
Bachcha
Hai
Ji.
He
has
grown
by
leaps
and
bounds.
My
Production
House
Actors
make
a
production
house
not
just
to
do
business.
They
try
and
make
cinema
they
believe
in.
All
the
actors
who
have
their
production
houses
won't
produce
eight
films
in
a
year.
There
is
no
comparison
between
studios
like
UTV
and
actors
like
me
and
many
others
who've
started.
For
the
big
studios
it's
business
but
for
us,
it's
the
passion.
My
London
fans
If
people
in
the
UK
compare
me
to
Sanjeev
Kumar
saab's
versatility,
then
it's
nothing
but
their
love
for
me
which
I
reciprocate
to
in
form
of
versatile
films
I
do.
I
hope
not
to
let
my
fans
in
London
down
and
will
always
ensure
to
push
the
envelope
in
each
of
the
films
I
do.
At
the
moment,
my
London
fans
can
get
ready
for
the
most
hilarious
Diwali
they've
ever
witnessed
in
form
of
Golmaal
3.
My
inspiration:
Paresh
Rawal
Paresh
Rawal
is
one
of
the
greatest
actors
of
today's
time.
Words
aren't
enough
to
describe
him.
Working
with
a
man
of
such
intense
and
humorous
sensibilities
make
you
wonder
how
he
can
ever
do
it
so
simply.
But
a
lot
of
dedication
and
hard
work
goes
behind
it.
If
you
look
at
him,
you
feel
he
is
taking
acting
not
so
seriously
but
that's
what
makes
him
a
genius.
My
family...Rohit
Shetty
Rohit
Shetty
is
a
part
of
my
family
since
twenty
years.
If
Golmaal
is
working
since
it
all
began
four
years
ago,
then
I
don't
understand
why
Rohit
should
think
anything
else
besides
Golmaal,
as
of
now.
Of
course,
once
Golmaal
3
finishes,
he
will
move
on.
But
Rohit
has
learnt
the
knack
of
entertaining
people
over
the
years
which
have
resulted
in
good
grosses.
As
long
as
he
has
got
the
right
script
he
is
doing
great.
You
can't
tell
your
director
to
change
his
style.
He
should
keep
on
doing
what
he
thinks
works
for
him
till
he
runs
out
of
ideas.
My
second
directorial
film
I
am
working
on
a
script
right
now
which
I
don't
want
to
discuss
too
much
about
at
the
moment.
I
need
a
little
time
to
make
my
second
directorial
debut
and
need
six
months
off
but
I
don't
have
time
right
now.
I
am
looking
at
the
end
of
next
year
to
kick
start
the
proceedings.