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“They are united, which is what we lack in Bombay”
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“They are united, which is what we lack in Bombay”


New Delhi:

Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar, two of Bollywood’s most famous actors, spoke about the “lack of unity” in the industry in a conversation on Saturday. They highlighted how united South Indian cinema is, while Bollywood often faces box office conflicts that negatively impact the films’ opening numbers. Akshay said, “We don’t have much unity. I don’t know what Ajay thinks. To this, Ajay replies, “That’s what I keep discussing. I really believe that these are not openings. Openings are a whole different story. I would say because there are theaters – how many theaters are there in the South and here, also come to play. But otherwise, I really appreciate it when I learn so much that they (South Indian industry) stand together for each other and stand together as an industry, which honestly speaking, we missing in Bombay film industry or whatever you call it. he.”

During Akshay Kumar and the appearance of Ajay Devgn at Hindustan Times Leadership SummitAkshay Kumar added, “Unity is lacking, respect is lacking and that is a big thing. I’m very glad you asked this question, and a lot of people in my industry will look at it, and they will understand that we both say that, and a lot of people say we don’t have unity in us. .”

Talking about how unity can benefit the Hindi film industry, Ajay Devgn said, “And because of the lack of unity, we are suffering from a lot of things. I mean, I won’t go into detail about what the film industry is suffering from, but if you all stand together, I think we can at least fight for this.

Ajay Devgn also shared his views on the camaraderie between Bollywood’s leading actors. He said, “Four or five of us who started earlier in the 90s, take Shah Rukh (Khan), Salman (Khan), everyone, we are not in any kind of struggle or conflict. We talk, we are there for each other and we know we are all there for each other. You will never see this conflict between us. If there is a situation where Akshay and my films are dating, we talk on the phone and say that this cannot be avoided. Let’s promote each other, and we promote. We also did this earlier. Akshay Kumar agreed: “Yes, so many times.”

Ajay Devgn continued, “We did it. I mean, I would. I am leaving from here for Chandigarh and shooting for a film titled Son of Sardar second part, and I didn’t have the title. The title belonged to him. I called him when we did the opening act. I said I needed that title and he didn’t even blink. He said okay, it’s yours. So that’s the kind of relationship that we all share, but then again, other than a few of us, the industry is really divided.

On the work front, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn were last seen in Singham again, Directed by Rohit Shetty.