Ajay
Devgn
has
taken
his
rivalry
with
Akshay
Kumar
one
notch
further.
It
is
learnt
that
on
the
actor's
suggestion,
Emraan
Hashmi's
womanising
character
in
Dil
Toh
Baccha
Hai
Ji
is
loosely
based
on
Akshay
Kumar
of
yore.
He
is
also
called
'Khiladi,'
as
AK
is
popularly
known.
In
this
film,
Ajay
plays
a
character
who
is
on
the
verge
of
divorce
but
chasing
a
young
girl,
Emraan
is
the
flirt
and
Omi
Vaidya,
the
idealistic
and
virtuous
guy.
What's
in
a
name?
It
is
learnt
that
when
director
Madhur
Bhandarkar
was
giving
Ajay
a
gist
of
the
three
characters,
he
mentioned
that
Emraan's
character
was
a
skirt-chaser.
Devgn
asked
him
to
model
the
character
on
Akshay
Kumar
(before
his
marriage).
"He
was
known
as
Khiladi
Kumar
because
of
his
escapades
with
the
fairer
sex.
In
the
film
Emraan's
character
is
called
Abhay
Suri,
and
he
is
called
Abbi
(to
rhyme
with
Akki?)
It
was
Ajay's
inputs
that
made
Emraan's
character
more
colourful.
He
told
the
director
that
he's
worked
with
AK
and
he
could
give
a
backgrounder
on
how
he
operated
around
women.
All
these
suggestions
were
added
to
Emraan's
character," says
a
source.
Bhandarkar
says,
"There
are
so
many
characters
like
that
going
around
not
just
Akshay.
I
have
drawn
traits
from
people
I
have
met
over
the
years,
including
my
friends,
for
the
three
characters
enacted
by
Ajay,
Emraan
and
Omi.
DTBHJ
is
about
three
guys,
their
relationships
and
take
on
girls.
Emraan
plays
a
womaniser
who
depends
on
life
and
women.
He's
a
free
loader
who
believes
in
relationships
but
not
love."
Not
so
innocent
The
Ajay-Akshay
rivalry
started
during
Khakhee
when
Ajay
felt
Akshay
tampered
with
the
roles
of
other
actors
to
get
more
footage.
The
rivalry
was
highlighted
last
year
when
Ajay
was
led
to
believe
that
Akshay
asked
Vipul
Shah
to
release
Action
Replayy
on
the
same
day
as
Golmaal
3.
A
peeved
Ajay
ensured
that
his
film
Toonpur
Ka
Superrhero
was
pushed
back
to
release
with
Akshay's
Tees
Maar
Khan.
An
industry
insider
says,
"Ajay
has
no
problems
with
anyone
except
Akshay
Kumar.
Today
he's
okay
with
Shahrukh
Khan
too.
But
Ajay
definitely
has
an
issue
with
Akshay
and
is
determined
to
finger
him
at
any
opportunity
he
gets."
Story first published: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 13:51 [IST]