Ajay Devgn is an actor turned director with films like U Me Aur Hum and Shivaay. Ajay says, “It’s true. I wanted to become a director when I was young. I would direct short films and dramas in college. And then, I became an actor. But that germ has stayed the same.”

Ajay explains the reason for the gap of long eight years in his directorial film, “I don’t want to make it a business. My first film as a director was a very small film. It was based on Alzheimer’s. It connected with the intelligent audiences because the others didn’t understand the meaning of it. It was about the relationship between the husband and wife. It was something different. Shivaay was about the father-daughter relationship and I created a simple story. It’s the emotion that one connects with. I won’t just make a film for the heck of it.”

The actor also said, “Hopefully, “I got so occupied after U, Me Aur Hum that it took me time to come up with the second directorial venture. For Shivaay , I had to take a year off and it took me two-three years to plan it. I am planning Sons Of Sardaar: Battle of Sargarhi soon.”

When Ajay was asked to direct another actor, he says, “I would love to direct someone else in a film. It becomes so easy. Doing two jobs (being the actor and the director) gets really tiring. I would love to just do what I want to do.”

If he has any preference for actor, “It all depends on the script. You can’t pick someone and say we should direct this one. You begin with an idea and then you think of someone who would suit the role. Then, we go ahead.”