‘Normal looking’ Ajay Devgn became successful as he did action on his own: Shakti Kapoor | Bollywood News
It’s been 34 years since Ajay Devgn made one of the most unforgettable entries in Hindi cinema, balancing between two motorcycles in Phool Aur Kaante (1991). That moment not only turned heads but instantly made him a star. Over the decades, Ajay has only grown in stature and strength, both as an actor and more recently a filmmaker. The iconic stunt, him standing with one foot on each bike, has been revisited and reinvented multiple times in his career, becoming a signature of sorts. Most recently, in De De Pyaar De 2, he didn’t perform the act but playfully poked fun at it, a nod to how deeply it’s etched in pop culture. No matter how much time has passed, or how closely one follows Hindi cinema, that one stunt remains synonymous with Ajay Devgn. Veteran actor Shakti Kapoor echoed this sentiment in an old interview given shortly after Phool Aur Kaante’s release. He explained that the film’s massive success wasn’t due to Ajay’s looks, which traditionally define a star, but because of the authenticity …
