Ajay
Devgn
is
upset
with
his
close
friend,
filmmaker
Prakash
Jha,
for
sidelining
him
in
the
promotions
and
publicity
of
Jha's
Raajneeti.
The
actor
has
been
missing
in
most
of
the
promotional
campaigns
for
the
film,
with
the
focus
being
on
Ranbir
Kapoor
and
Katrina
Kaif.
Says
a
source
close
to
Ajay,
"Raajneeti
is
a
powerful
political
dramatic
thriller
where
the
entire
cast
has
good
roles.
But
the
actor
feels
the
director
has
been
only
showing
the
romantic
angle
between
Ranbir
and
Katrina
to
exploit
the
couple's
chemistry
and
off-screen
dosti."
The
source
adds
that
Devgn
didn't
react
at
first
but
when
it
became
apparent
that
Jha
was
only
interested
in
promoting
the
Ranbir-Kat
pair
he
sent
a
strong
message
through
one
of
the
director's
associates.
"Ajay
told
Prakash
in
no
uncertain
terms
that
he
felt
that
Rajneeti
was
being
promoted
as
a
romantic
film
when
it
was
essentially
a
political
drama.
The
actor
didn't
want
the
audience
to
feel
cheated
into
thinking
it
was
a
romantic
film."
AJ's
first
time
Adds
the
actor's
friend,
"Ajay
feels
he
has
been
taken
for
granted
long
enough.
Because
of
their
decade-long
friendship,
so
he
felt
he
could
speak
his
mind
with
Prakash.
It's
barely
10
days
to
the
release
and
not
much
of
the
publicity
has
featured
Ajay.
He
has
never
spoken
strongly
to
anyone
before
and
Prakash
got
naturally
jittery.
He
told
Ajay
that
he
had
nothing
to
worry
about.
He
even
flew
down
to
Goa
for
a
couple
of
days
to
complete
some
shots
with
the
actor
and
sort
out
the
issue."
A
shocked
Prakash
Jha
reacts,
"I
would
like
to
check
with
Ajay
before
saying
anything.
Why
should
he
be
unhappy
with
the
promos?
The
music
people
are
doing
the
promos
and
they
wanted
to
show
the
romantic
angle.
Since
the
romance
is
only
between
Ranbir
and
Katrina,
the
promos
are
showing
that.
But
now
the
dialogue
promos
have
started
which
has
Ajay
mouthing
a
very
powerful
dialogue.
I
love
Ajay
as
much
as
I
love
myself
and
can
never
sideline
him.
I
don't
think
there's
any
issue.
I
am
doing
my
next
two
films
with
him."
Ajay
Devgn
remained
unavailable
for
comment.
Devgn
in
Raajneeti
In
Raajneeti,
Ajay
plays
Suraj
Kumar,
a
morally
strong,
principled
and
upright
leader
of
the
Dalits
yet
represents
the
wrong
people
(Manoj
Bajpai
and
Ranbir
Kapoor)
as
they
had
helped
him
when
he
was
humiliated
by
Nana
Patekar
and
his
political
party
because
of
his
low
caste.
Ajay
represents
Karna's
character
in
Mahabharata.
Story first published: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 16:22 [IST]