No one today wants to make movies like 'Zakhm': Ajay Devgn

Dec 12, 2014 NR

Actor Ajay Devgn who has acted in intense movies like "Zakhm" and "The Legend of Bhagat Singh" thinks that the commercial nature of cinema has overshadowed everything creative and artistic about it.

"I think film-makers are not in the zone of writing such scripts (as 'Zakhm' and 'The Legend of Bhagat Singh'). They have talent, but they don't want to use it. Cinema has become commercial with big budget movies and risk (has increased). So, filmmakers don't want to take risks", the actor said at a session of Agenda Aaj Tak in New Delhi on Friday.

Directed by Mahesh Bhatt, "Zakhm" was released in 1998, and "The Legend Of Bhagat Singh", helmed by Rajkumar Santoshi, hit the screens in 2002.

"I've not heard of any script like 'Zakhm’ and ‘The Legend of Bhagat Singh’ for over a decade now. In fact, I've not even seen movies like them on screen. It's sad that people don’t make such movies now."

“I've not heard of any script for which I have instantly said 'yes' without thinking of the profit or the business that film will garner. ‘Zakhm’ was one such film (it was an exception)."

"I remember when Mahesh Bhatt called me for the role... I was taking a shower, but he narrated a portion of the story to me and I said 'yes'. It just took me five minutes", he recollected.