‘No Age Barrier In Relationships’

‘If
we
see
that
romance
only
belongs
to
the
young
or
to
a
particular
age
group,
then
the
whole
definition
changes.’

Who
knew
the
usually-so-reserved
and
intense
Tabu
and
Ajay
Devgn
share
such
crackling
banter
in
real
life?

The
duo
is
all
set
for
their
tenth
collaboration
in
Neeraj
Pandey’s
romantic
drama

Auron
Mein
Kahan
Dum
Tha
(AMKDT),
in
which
they
will
be
seen
as
star-crossed
lovers.

“Auron
mein
kaha
dum
tha
ki
woh
mere
saath
itni
filme
kar
lete
(nobody
else
had
the
might
to
do
so
many
films
with
me),”
Tabu
says
cheekily
about
her
latest
movie
outing
with
Devgn
at
the
trailer
launch
of
the
film.

The
pair
first
came
together
in
the
1994
film

Vijaypath
and
over
the
next
30
years,
have
featured
in
films
like

Haqeeqat,
Thakshak,
Golmaal
Again,
Fitoor,
De
De
Pyaar
De,
Drishyam,
Drishyam
2
and

Bholaa.

At
the
event,
when
Ajay
was
asked
about
what
it
is
like
working
with
Tabu,
he
simply
says,
“Abhi
kuch
lagta
hi
nahi
hai
(I
don’t
feel
anything),”
and
adds
that
they
have
known
each
other
long
before
films
and
it
never
feels
like
a
co-star
with
her.

Ajay
reveals
THIS
is
what
Tabu
complains
about
on
the
sets:

“If
we
see
that
romance
only
belongs
to
the
young
or
to
a
particular
age
group,
then
the
whole
definition
changes.
I
don’t
think
there
is
any
barrier
when
you
talk
about
romance,”
Tabu
says.

Tabu
discusses
how
she
views
love
and
relationships
in
this
video:

Talking
about
their
dynamic
on
the
sets,
Tabu
reveals
that
Ajay
loves
tuning-in
to
industry
gossip,
a
claim
he
denies.

“Main
koi
gossip

nahi
karta
(I
don’t
gossip),
he
insists.

A
surprised
Tabu
breaks
into
laughter
and
immediately
responds:
“Jhoot
mat
bol
(don’t
lie)”
and
continues,
“Sabke
baare
mein
poocchta
hai
mere
ko
(He
asks
me
about
everyone
in
the
industry).”

Tabu
and
Ajay
recall
the
first
time
they
shot
a
scene
together:

Ajay
confesses
that
box
office
prospects
did
cross
his
mind
before
signing

AMKDT.

“When
Neeraj
narrated
the
script
to
me,
I
loved
it
but
before
giving
my
nod
I
told
him
that
I
was
not
sure
about
the
box
office.
He
told
me
not
to
worry
about
it
and
said
he
will
handle
it.
That’s
how
I
said
yes
to
the
film,”
he
shares.

Ajay
reveals
why

Singham
Again
WON’T
release
this
Independence
Day

AMKDT
is
a
love
story
that
spans
over
23
years,
and
has
Shantanu
Maheshwari
and
Saiee
Manjrekar
portraying
the
younger
versions
of
Tabu
and
Ajay
Devgn.

Would
Tabu
and
Ajay
Devgn
like
to
change
anything
in
their
lives
23
years
ago?
They
tell
us
here.

M
M
Keeravani,
who
created
history
after
winning
an
Oscar
for

Naatu
Naatu,
reminiscences
about
his

Zakhm
(1998)
days,
which
incidentally
featured
Ajay
Devgn
in
classic
songs
like

Gali
Mein
Aaj
Chaand
Nikla
and

Hum
Yahan
Tum
Yahan.

“I
had
a
privilege
of
working
with
Ajayji
during

Zakhm.
Back
in
those
days,
the
media
used
to
ask
me
why
are
you


only
working
with
Bhattsaab
(Mahesh
Bhatt)
in
Hindi
and
I
used
to
correct
them
by
asking
that
only
Bhattsaab
is
giving
me
chances.”

Ajay
is
quick
to
add
that
it
was
Keeravani’s
song
in

AMKDT
that
immediately
made
him
go
for
the
film.

Neeraj,
who
has
written
and
directed
the
film,
reveals
that
he
waited
for
16
years
for
this
project
to
take
off,
as
no
producer
had
supported
his
idea.

Auron
Mein
Kahan
Dum
Tha
is
slated
to
arrive
in
cinemas
on
July
5.