I have avoided developing a coterie around me: Ajay Devgn

“I may have seen highs as well as lows but never ever have I given myself in the hands of those who may take unfair advantage of me,” says Devgn.

The actor says he did not think twice before agreeing to play a 40-year-old guy,who falls for his 20 something junior at the workplace.

Devgn and Emraan Hashmi reunited for the buddy comedy again in ‘Dil Toh…’ after ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’ where they were pitted against each other. “When Madhur came to me with ‘Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji’,I and Kumar Mangat (producer) sat down with him and started discussing the other co-actors. It was Madhur who came up with the idea of roping in Emraan and I was convinced too.”

Devgn,who became father to a baby boy last year,has finally decided to go a little slow in picking up films and has dropped out of Prakash Jha’s ‘Aarakshan’ and Rajkumar Santoshi’s ‘Power’.

He and actress wife Kajol already have a seven year-old daughter,Nysa.

The actor is planning to begin shooting ‘Singham’ remake followed by ‘Bol Bachchan’ but there has not been much movement on his film ‘Tezz (earlier titled ‘Bullet Train’),which went on floors last year.

Devgn says the delay was caused because they wanted to have a more experienced producer on board. “This is an expensive film and is required to be shot in a very lavish manner. It involves a lot of action with extensive schedule in overseas as well. In such a scenario,it is better to have someone who comes with the right expertise to handle such a mammoth project. There was some time that went into this deliberation and eventually Ratan Jain took over the film.”

The actor is hopeful that ‘Tezz’ would begin and wrap up soon.