Ajay Devgn: The Audience Is Changing & The Actors Should Change According To The Times!
Ajay Devgn says content driven cinema is not a new phenomenon in Bollywood and the actor believes the only difference is that such films have started doing well commercially.
Ajay
Devgn
says
content
driven
cinema
is
not
a
new
phenomenon
in
Bollywood
and
the
actor
believes
the
only
difference
is
that
such
films
have
started
doing
well
commercially.
The
actor
cites
the
examples
of
films
such
as
Zakhm
and
those
made
by
Prakash
Jha
to
prove
his
point.
"We
did
'Zakhm'
long
back,
Prakash
Jha
has
been
making
such
films
also
for
a
very
long
time.
Every
time
they
say
change
has
come
in
terms
of
content,
I
wonder
why
talk
about
it.
Such
cinema
has
started
working
after
multiplexes
have
come.
So
earlier
these
films
won't
do
business
but
now
they
have
started
working
and
that
is
the
only
difference.
Things
are
happening
at
it's
pace,
you
can't
decide
'I
will
change'
or
'things
need
to
change'," Ajay
told
PTI.
In
such
a
scenario,
Ajay
believes
actors
"Need
to
upgrade
themselves
through
their
work
as
the
taste
and
preferences
of
audience
is
changing.
They
(audience)
are
changing
and
you
(actors)
have
to
change
with
time.
Today
the
way
my
daughter
thinks
and
I
think
is
completely
different.
I
try
to
grasp
from
what
she
is
thinking."
"I
try
to
learn
what
is
the
mindset
and
thought
process
of
people
today.
Emotions
are
the
same
but
the
way
we
emote
and
they
emote
is
different,
they
react
to
things
differently.
And
we
need
to
learn
that
for
cinema
and
for
ourselves."
The
49-year-old
superstar
says
the
audience
is
only
interested
to
see
good
cinema
right
now.
"They
need
to
be
engaged,
entertained.
And
entertainment
just
doesn't
mean
laughing.
Like
'Uri:
The
Surgical
Strike"
engages
you,
you
feel
the
high.
It
works,
it
doesn't
have
any
song
or
dance.
It
connects
with
the
audience.
The
connect
should
be
there
with
the
audience."
In
his
over
two
decade
long
career,
Ajay
has
starred
in
films
like
Phool
Aur
Kaante,
Jigar,
Vijaypath,
Diljale,
Pyaar
Toh
Hona
Hi
Tha,
Hum
Dil
De
Chuke
Sanam
before
moving
on
to
projects
like
Omkara,
Golmaal
and
Singham
series,
Raid
among
others.
For
Ajay,
it
is
essential
to
grow
as
an
entertainer
and
as
a
human
being.
"I
live
in
the
moment.
I
always
did
that
and
will
always
do.
I
need
to
understand
what
is
happening
today.
I
need
to
understand
what
today's
generation
thinks
and
how
they
react
to
things
as
that
is
the
reason
you
can
survive
as
an
entertainer.
You
have
to
grow
with
them,
understand
them
and
adapt
yourself
accordingly.
Because
you
are
living
in
today's
world
and
not
yesterday's
world," he
adds.
In
the
current
era,
where
films
headlined
by
Bollywood
bigwigs
often
failing
at
the
ticket
window,
Ajay
says
he
decides
whether
to
go
for
remuneration
or
profit
sharing
depending
on
the
film.
"We
all
are
sensible
and
we
know
what
the
budget
is.
It
is
about
how
much
the
film
can
afford,
if
the
film
has
recovered
it's
money
then
we
take
some
percentage
(of
profit).
Like
if
I
do
a
'Raid',
I
know
how
much
it
is
going
to
recover
so
you
decide
accordingly
so
that
the
pressure
is
not
on
the
producer
and
on
the
film."
Currently,
the
actor
is
busy
promoting
his
upcoming
film
Total
Dhamaal.
He
has
an
interesting
line
up
including
De
De
Pyaar
De
with
Tabu,
Taanaji:
The
Unsung
Warrior,
Chanakya
with
Neeraj
Pandey,
a
biopic
on
the
legendary
football
coach
Syed
Abdul
Rahim
and
Luv
Ranjan's
film
with
Ranbir
Kapoor.