Koffee With Karan 8: Ajay Devgn addresses the subject of nepotism; says, “People don’t realize that the generation has worked so hard”

Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty, who have been celebrating a friendship and bond of over three decades, came together in the recent episode of Koffee With Karan Season 8. The Singham duo, who are gearing up for big-budget massive entertainer, opened up on a wide range of subjects during this chat show and seemed quite candid as they discussed films, the transition, and even their families who have been a part of this fraternity. Considering that both Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn had fathers who were stunt directors, the duo opened up about having a foot in the industry and even addressed the subject of nepotism.

Discussing about how their fathers struggled, Ajay Devgn revealed that his father Veeru Devgn worked as a carpenter before he got an opportunity to be a stunt man in films whereas Rohit Shetty revealed that his father was waitering in hotels in Mumbai. As they opened up about their struggles and journeys, Ajay said, “Today you go on social media and read so many things like nepotism. But people don't realize that the generations have worked and worked very hard to reach here. It is not an easy story.” Agreeing to it, Karan Johar also revealed how his father Yash Johar would have laughed when Karan Johar was called the ‘flag bearer of nepotism’. He also mentioned how he has seen tough times where his mother had to sell her jewellery and her mother’s house to deal with financial crisis.

Ajay went on to add, “We have seen people getting ruined. There are so many who give themselves a year or so to survive in this industry.” He also added, “Aap industry ke ho ya na ho struggle sabka barabar hai. Hard work toh sabko karna padta hai. And we are still working hard.” The actor also went on to confess that his ankles are broken but he is still acting and doing his films, but no one sees that part of them. In the same breath, he also opened about Rohit Shetty’s struggle and said, “He literally didn’t have money to eat proper food”.

On the work front, Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty are currently working on Singham Again which is also expected to feature Kareena Kapoor Khan as Avni Bajirao Singham, Ranveer Singh as Simmba and Akshay Kumar as Sooryavanshi. The film will also introduce new characters like Shakti Shetty and ACP Satya essayed by Deepika Padukone and Tiger Shroff respectively.

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