Ajay Devgn might be best known for his serious roles in films like ‘Drishyam’ and ‘Singham’, but off-screen, he’s anything but serious. Known in the industry for his cool and calm vibe, the ‘Tanhaji’ actor also has a wickedly cheeky side that’s left his co-stars either cracking up or completely baffled.
When pranks went off the rails
In a past interview with YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, Ajay and director Rohit Shetty looked back at their early Bollywood days and the wild pranks they used to pull. One story, in particular, had jaws dropping.
The ‘Singham’ director revealed, “We once sent a woman and kids to a production team member’s house, claiming she was his first wife. We have gone to that level too.” Ajay chimed in, “These days, pranksters worry about someone getting offended. We didn’t think about that back then. Humare wajah sey ek-do divorce bhi ho chuke hai (There have been 2-3 divorces because of us).”
The wild ‘Omkara’ set
Actor and costume designer Dolly Ahluwalia had her own Ajay story from the sets of ‘Omkara’ — and it’s quite something. In an past interview with The Punjabi Link, she shared, “Ajay Devgn was the biggest prankster on the sets of ‘Omkara’. Once a few guys fell unconscious on the set due to their prank. They had brought a ladoo made of bhaang and whoever ate it for the first time, just fell unconscious and they (Ajay and Vivek Oberoi) used to be like, ‘Don’t worry, they will be fine.’ Vishal Bharadwaj used to be a little upset, but he knew them so there was never a serious situation on set. We need such fun moments on set to work, to be honest.”
Pranks then vs now
Times have changed, and both Ajay and Rohit admitted that their kind of humour might not fly in today’s world. In same chat with Ranveer, as Ajay honestly pointed out, “These days, pranksters worry about someone getting offended. We didn’t think about that back then.”
Ajay Devgn, Vaani Kapoor, Raj Kumar Gupta & Saurabh Suhla at Trailer Launch of RAID 2-01
