Actor Ajay Devgn feels that brand Singham can be carried forward for years in Bollywood as it has become a cult character.
"Singham has become a character which can go on and on. Like in Hollywood we had Rambo (character). Singham can combat at the age of 50 or 60. It becomes lovable whoever plays it. It has become a cult character," Ajay said in an interview here. (Also Watch: Singham Returns Trailer)
"It is fine (to do action) at the age of 45. I think if you keep yourself fit it is ok. But there are few things that you have to take care of, like the old injuries that we have had. When you do heavy duty action you have to take care of yourself," Ajay said.
Ajay feels there is a difference in the way action scenes are designed today. "Doing action scenes in films have definitely changed. It has become safer and easier because of cables. If I feel that I can do action directly without using cable, then I do it. You enjoy doing real action. Action was tiring and difficult earlier, today it is easier," he said.
"I keep working out on regular basis. In between I stopped working out for a year or so and was eating a lot, so it took some time for me to get in shape. But, there were no special preparations that I had to do for the film," he said.
Director Rohit Shetty and Ajay have worked together on several films and share a good rapport. Rohit plans all the action scenes keeping Ajay in mind. With Singham Returns, Ajay says everything is multiplied, from script to scale of the film, they have done better than the first instalment.
A lot of films that released after Singham had more or less similar action scenes and Ajay says Rohit made sure new things were added to the sequel to make it interesting.
"I think people are tired of seeing typical stuff like people flying here and there in action scenes. For Singham Returns we have action which is real, the drama is different, the crux of the story is different," Ajay said.
The basic characteristics of Singham have been retained. There will be a national message in the film as it (Singham Returns) is releasing on August 15, he said. The actor admits there is a pressure that comes along with a hit franchise like Singham.
"The pressure is there but we took our time to come up with the sequel, otherwise we would have made it earlier also. We waited for the right script and made sure we do not make anything just for the heck of it. Rohit has taken one-and-half year for this film," he said.
Ajay feels children and women loved Singham more than men and are excited about the second part too.
"Women and kids loved Singham more than men. We have made sure that there is no blood bath in the film so that children can enjoy the film. Women too enjoyed watching the film because females all over the world are suppressed, so they are angry. This is what I gauged," he said.
"It (the film) is not buffoonery, it is just about an honest cop who is trying to fight for the right things. It is the same character in the sequel. There are some scenes where Kareena has done something that women will enjoy. She doesn't have action scenes, but her character has aggressive drama," he said.
In Singham Returns, Ajay will be seen fighting with actor-filmmaker Amole Gupte. The first part had Prakash Raj as the villain. "He (Gupte) is very good actor. He is a very talented person. Villains are important for a film as without them heroes are incomplete. People also want heroes to beat villain. Today people like grey characters and in reality we also have a grey shade," he added.
