Ajay
Devgn
is
a
risk-taker.
He
debuted
as
an
action
star
but
today
he's
just
as
popular
in
the
comedy
and
the
drama
genres.
With
four
successive
hit
films
in
a
row,
he
has
never
been
in
a
better
position.
While
most
actors
are
comfortable
in
their
comfort
zone,
AD
has
acted
in
films
as
diverse
as
Raajneeti
and
Golmaal
3
this
year.
His
Friday
release
is
a
live
animation
film,
which
has
not
been
attempted
by
any
A-List
actor
in
India.
I
spend
an
interesting
hour
with
the
actor
at
his
Juhu
bungalow
to
chat
about
his
latest
film
Toonpur
Ka
Superrhero
over
cups
of
coffee.
Read
on...
Your
fav
cartoon
characters
while
growing
up?
Tom
and
Jerry
were
my
favorite
toons.
I
found
them
cute
and
maybe
because
I
liked
action,
I
liked
their
attacks
on
each
other.
Also
the
cat-and-mouse
games
were
quite
intelligent
and
interesting.
Do
you
still
watch
cartoons?
Yes,
with
my
daughter
Nysa,
who
watches
cartoons
all
the
time.
She
knows
I
love
Tom
and
Jerry
so
whenever
I
walk
in,
she
puts
that
on
and
we
watch
it
together.
Your
favourite
animation
film?
There
are
several
but
my
favourite
is
The
Lion
King
because
it's
a
complete
film.
It
can
be
enjoyed
by
both
kids
and
adults.
It
has
the
right
kind
of
emotions,
fun
moments,
good
music
and
a
message
given
without
being
preachy.
Who's
your
favorite
superhero?
I
like
Superman
because
he
has
actual
powers
and
doesn't
need
any
gimmicks.
Also
he's
a
superhero
and
yet
human,
and
has
an
emotional
connect.
What
is
every
actor's
fascination
with
playing
a
superhero?
In
Toonpur
Ka
Superrhero,
I
don't
play
a
superhero.
I
have
no
special
powers.
The
story
is
about
my
character
Aditya
Kumar,
who
becomes
a
superhuman
for
toons,
his
children
and
in
his
own
eyes.
To
me
the
fascination
of
a
superhero
is
a
superhuman
being.
That's
what
he
becomes
in
Toonpur.
What
cartoons
does
Nysa
watch?
She's
always
watching
cartoons
on
all
the
different
TV
channels.
I
don't
even
know
the
names
there
are
so
many
new
ones
now!
Has
Nysa
seen
Toonpur
Ka
Superrhero?
What
was
her
reaction?
Yes,
she
has
seen
it
with
all
her
friends
and
they
all
loved
it!
She
plans
to
see
it
again.
What
did
she
love
most
about
Toonpur?
She
loved
everything
about
the
film.
But
being
my
daughter,
she
is
a
little
biased
and
when
I
asked
her
whom
she
liked
the
most
in
the
film
she
said
'You!'
But
that
was
the
general
reaction
we
got
from
some
shows
in
Delhi
for
kids,
some
schools
in
Mumbai
and
everywhere
¦
I
asked
them
which
character
they
liked
the
most
and
they
all
said
'Aditya'
(Ajay's
screen
name
in
Toonpur).
When
I
asked
them
which
cartoon
character
they
liked
the
most
they
said
'Bolly'.
What's
the
USP
of
the
film?
It's
a
live
animation
film
where,
for
the
first
time,
live
characters
are
in
the
cartoon
world.
The
content
is
strong
in
every
way.
It's
also
a
comedy
film
which
will
appeal
to
grown-ups
and
kids
alike.
There's
also
an
emotional
connect
with
fathers
and
their
children.
All
children
want
their
dads
to
be
some
kind
of
superhero.
There's
a
nice
emotional
angle
between
the
children
and
the
father.
Technically,
I
would
say
this
is
the
best
animation
film
ever
made
in
our
country.
I
am
very
proud
of
it.
How
does
Toonpur
compare
with
Hollywood
animation
films?
It
is
on
par
with
Hollywood
animation
films.
Whatever
happens
to
the
film
tomorrow,
nobody
can
predict
now,
but
after
I
saw
the
film,
I
told
Kireet
that
this
kind
of
animation
has
never
been
seen
before
in
India.
I
also
told
him,
'Whatever
happens
to
the
country
after
watching
the
film
I
don't
know,
but
you
have
gone
to
Hollywood'.
That's
for
sure!
In
Hollywood,
people
recognise
talent
for
what
it
is
and
Kireet
is
extremely
talented
in
the
animation
field.
Why
has
this
genre
never
been
attempted
by
an
A-List
actor?
Kireet
narrated
the
script
to
me
and
I
liked
it.
He
has
a
great
animation
background
and
has
won
several
National
awards
but
I
wasn't
still
very
sure
because
in
our
country
there's
still
a
hitch
that
Hollywood
cartoons
are
of
a
much
higher
standard.
So
though
I
liked
the
concept,
I
wasn't
sure
about
how
it
was
going
to
happen.
So
we
shot
a
scene
and
then
he
did
all
the
animations
and
came
back
to
me.
Kireet
told
me
that
this
was
the
quality
of
the
film
that
we
would
shoot
but
I
still
wanted
to
see
the
final
quality.
We
saw
it
on
print
at
the
theatre
and
it
was
fabulous.
That's
when
I
said
yes.
I
felt
we
had
an
opportunity
to
make
something
never
done
before
in
India,
and
we
should
do
it.
Did
you
also
do
this
for
Nysa?
I
won't
say
exactly
that
I
did
it
for
my
daughter
but
yes,
she
was
in
my
mind.
I
did
it
because
the
concept
was
nice
and
very
different.
According
to
you,
what
age
group
will
enjoy
Toonpur?
What
age
group
would
you
put
a
Golmaal
or
any
other
entertainer?
This
is
a
comedy
film
which
makes
people
of
all
ages
laugh
and
till
today,
I
think
children's
films
in
our
country
have
been
written
only
for
children
and
that's
why
they
haven't
worked.
You
and
I
watch
Hollywood's
animated
films
but
don't
watch
Indian
animation
films
because
they
are
not
made
for
us.
Basically,
we've
made
a
comedy
film
with
a
different
concept
for
adults
and
children
alike.
The
reactions
I
got
from
a
60-year
old
grandparent
and
an
eight-year-old
was
that
they
loved
the
film.
There
has
been
a
buzz
that
Shahrukh
Khan's
Ra.One
and
Toonpur
Ka
Superrhero
are
the
same
especially
about
the
part
about
the
child
wanting
his
dad
to
become
a
Superrhero.
Honestly
speaking,
I
don't
know
where
this
came
from
because
I
don't
know
Shahrukh's
story,
nor
does
he
know
the
story
of
Toonpur.
So
how
can
we
decide
whether
it's
similar
or
not?
Also,
Toonpur
was
shot
almost
two
years
ago.
Toonpur
has
been
in
the
making
for
almost
two
years?
Any
animation
film
takes
that
much
time.
Avatar
took
five
years!
If
you
want
this
quality
of
animation,
you
need
time
for
your
post-production.
You
have
to
make
every
frame
and
create
the
expressions
of
the
characters.
It's
like
real-life
characters
reacting.
You
see
the
expression
of
every
character
and
it's
painstaking
to
create
that.
The
rest
of
the
animation
films
don't
work
because
they
don't
have
this
quality.
Any
comments
about
the
Guppy
vs
Bappi
Lahiri
controversy?
He's
filed
a
case
without
seeing
the
film.
It's
not
a
wise
decision.
See
the
film
first
and
then
take
a
call.
I
can
understand
Bappida's
point
of
view
because
'Bappi'
and
'Guppy'
sounds
alike.
But
the
clothes
and
jewellery
worn
by
the
character
and
his
style
may
just
as
well
be
Elvis
Presley's.
Why
have
you
begun
marketing
the
film
so
late?
I
don't
want
to
comment
on
that
but
I
agree
it
could
have
been
promoted
much
better.
It
went
wrong
initially
but
now,
we
are
trying
to
make
up
for
it.
Fortunately,
Toonpur
is
not
a
very
expensive
film
so
we
are
okay
if
the
film
recovers
its
money
and
is
accepted,
we'll
be
happy.
Did
you
plan
Toonpur's
release
along
with
Tees
Maar
Khan
tomorrow
because
of
your
rivalry
with
Akshay
Kumar?
Why
would
I
want
to
harm
my
own
film
for
so-called
rivalry?
I
would
be
the
happiest
if
my
film
was
a
solo
release.
TMK
is
a
big
film.
Why
would
I
want
to
clash
with
a
film
and
eat
into
each
other's
business?
It
would
be
foolish
of
me
to
do
something
like
that,
which
I
am
not.
The
only
reason
we
had
to
come
out
on
December
24
is
because
Toonpur
is
a
film
that
needsa
long
weekend.
I
needed
a
week
which
continued
from
Sunday
to
the
next
week
and
that's
Christmas
week
because
it's
a
time
when
children
want
to
go
out
and
have
fun.
We
had
no
choice.
We
were
almost
ready
six
months
ago
but
didn't
release
it
then
as
we
wanted
a
Diwali
or
Christmas
release.
Don't
you
consider
Akshay
your
rival
or
competitor?
Not
really.
I
know
we
always
have
had
releases
on
the
same
day
for
the
last
year
or
so,
including
this
Diwali
but
that's
a
coincidence.
Nobody
plans
this.
Like
the
Golmaal
3
release
date
was
decided
when
we
started
shooting
for
the
film.
A
tabloid
reported
that
Shahrukh
allegedly
urged
Eros
to
release
Toonpur
with
Tees
Maar
Khan
to
spite
Farah
Khan...
Rubbish!
Why
would
Shahrukh
do
that
and
why
would
any
producer
listen,
do
it
and
harm
his
own
film?
When
you
make
a
film,
the
most
important
thing
is
THE
FILM.
You
want
the
film
to
work,
that's
why
you
make
the
film
and
that's
how
you
decide
the
release
date,
the
marketing,
promotion
and
publicity
of
the
film.
If
you
had
to
cast
any
other
actor
in
your
role
in
Toonpur,
you'd
pick...
Nobody
can
be
as
good
as
I
am
in
the
film!
(Starts
laughing)
I
know
it
sounds
pompous
but
it's
a
very
difficult
film
to
do
because
here
I
am
acting
with
nobody
around
me.
I
am
doing
action
sequences
and
emoting
with
nobody
around.
It's
a
very
difficult
performance.