Almost five years after Shivaay (2016), Ajay Devgn has gone behind the camera for Mayday, an aviation thriller inspired by true events. While the actor has often expressed his love for filmmaking, this time around, the highlight was directing Amitabh Bachchan. Devgn admits that with the project, he has ticked a long-cherished dream off his wish-list.

“Anybody would love to work with him. He comes on set on time, and he is so disciplined that work becomes easy when you have him around,” says the actor-director. The two had last collaborated on Satyagraha (2013). “He is like a child; he will wait on set even if I tell him that he can rest since we are working on the lighting and the background. He keeps trying to improve his lines.”

Mayday sees Devgn play the pilot of a Doha-Kochi flight that has a close shave due to poor visibility and has to be diverted to another airport. Acting in and helming a film can be strenuous, but he enjoys the double duty. “I have a good team. I have done it several times before, so I don’t find it too challenging to direct and act simultaneously.”