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Ajay Devgn bows out of Indian 2

Superstar Ajay Devgn, who is presently busy promoting his forthcoming comic-caper Total Dhamaal, has confirmed that he is no longer associated with the much-talked-about Tamil film Indian 2.

Indian 2 is a sequel to the Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala and Urmila Matondkar starrer National Film Award-winning Tamil vigilante movie Indian (1996). Shankar is directing the sequel just like its predecessor.


“I would have loved to do Shankar’s movie, but I did not have the dates. He wanted to shoot the movie right now. (But) I am stuck with Taanaji (The Unsung Warrior), said Ajay Devgn who plays the title role in the war period drama.

There were rumours that the actor turned down the offer as he was being offered a negative character in the movie and hence he did not take it up.

“For an artist, there are no shades of grey, black or white – the more layers you have in a role, the better it is. I loved doing movies like Khakee (2004) and Company (2002) where my negative characters were appreciated. I would love to play such roles again. (Having said that), I cannot say if it (the part in Indian 2) was grey or not because I am not doing it now; it’s somebody else’s role,” Ajay signed off.

Besides Total Dhamaal and Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior, Ajay Devgn will also be seen in Akiv Ali’s directorial debut De De Pyaar De and an untitled film Ranbir Kapoor.

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A defence of creative intent over labels

Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has pushed back against the growing tendency to categorise films as propaganda, arguing that storytelling has always involved a point of view. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event in Kolkata, where he received a special award from a jewellery brand, Akhtar said he does not subscribe to the way the term is currently used in public debate.

He cited his appreciation for Dhurandhar, noting that he preferred the first instalment to its sequel. For Akhtar, the issue lies less in the content of films and more in how audiences respond to differing perspectives.

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