DNA (April 17, 2019)

Those who have seen the trailer of Ajay Devgn’s upcoming film De De Pyaar De have been quite amused by his dialogue. In one place, the Total Dhamaal actor is actually justifying his relationship with a girl very much his junior (Rakul Preet Singh) by saying, “Old man, young woman relationships are really successful. Classic examples being that of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, George Clooney and Amal Clooney and closer home, Saif (Ali Khan) and Kareena (Kapoor Khan).”

The trailer, which released on April 2 (Ajay’s birthday), went viral because of the humour it packed. This particular line with the Hollywood and Bollywood film actors’ names elicited maximum laughter from the audience at the event. Soon after the launch, Ajay called his Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior co-actor Saif and told him about the dialogue. We heard from sources that the Nawab of Pataudi, whose sense of humour is legendary told Ajay, “Hey, that’s cool, man.” Saif actually added that he was happy that Ajay, who turned 50 this year, was tackling such ‘cool’ roles. This, when translated, means that all heroes who were 45-plus, like himself, could look forward to getting more interesting characters to play on screen. That means, Hindi film heroes will finally play their age, which will be a huge relief for viewers.

Kareena, who is madly in love with her Nawab, has often told us that she has always been drawn to her husband’s sense of humour. We couldn’t agree more.