Ajay Devgn returned to the comedy genre, courtesy Son of Sardaar 2, which released to mixed reviews on August 1. IBNS-TWF correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts of Ajay's recent conversations on the film...

Q. How different is Jassi (Ajay's character) in Son of Sardaar 2 as compared to Son of Sardaar?

A. The characters are the same but the age is different (smiles). In Son of Sardaar, I was held by Sanjay Dutt and his gang but in the sequel, there were four women to capture me.

Ajay Devgn (L) and Mrunal Thakur (R) in Son of Sardaar 2.

Q. We have come across a number of memes over the song Pehla Tu. How do you react to them?

A. I think those are very funny memes. I think that was the idea also because contents go viral when the audience love them and find them funny. We are very happy about that.

Q. You have returned to comedy after a break. What have been the challenges in Son of Sardaar 2?

A. It was a lot of fun. The script was very funny. It was important to have humour at a greater scale than the first part. We got a kind of humorous script and we started off working on it. We had fun while making the film.

Ajay Devgn.

Q. How was the feeling of pretending to be Sunny Deol from Border in a comic scene?

A. I have always looked up to him. He is also my neighbour. Bobby (Bobby Deol) and I grew up together. Sunny-paji was someone whom we really respected. He is always up there.

Q. Sonakshi Sinha had featured in Son of Sardaar first part. Was there any thought of reaching out to her for a cameo in the sequel?

A. No, the story moves on. So we needed to freshen the cast and move ahead.

(From L to R) Kajol and Ajay Devgn.

Q. You and your wife Kajol had releases around the same time though on different platforms. How do you deal with such a situation?

A. We do not discuss work at home. We are just a normal family at home and work is something we hardly discuss. Both of us remain aware of our individual releases but it's not that important to discuss at home. We don't take work home.

(Photos: Ajay Devgn/Facebook)