Staying relevant in industry is difficult: Ajay Devgn

MUMBAI: Bollywood actorproducer Ajay Devgn, who has spent over two decades in filmdom, says staying relevant in the industry is a constant struggle.

“It is difficult to stay relevant in industry. You just cannot take things easily. You have to work hard for it and if you achieve something, it doesn’t mean it will last with you forever. You have to keep struggling and be where you are and try to move forward till you can because there will be point where you will start moving backwards,” Ajay said at the trailer launch of Raid here. Ajay has been setting benchmarks with his roles in films like Singham and Drishyam. On Raid, he said: “I don’t know about the benchmark or perception that this movie might create, but the real struggle with film was that the character is very heroic, but real at the same time. We tried to keep it real even with the punchlines. It doesn’t feel you’re watching a movie. The challenge was to follow the charac- ter as realistically as possible.” The film, which also features Ileana D’cruz, is set in the 1980s era. It tells the story of an income tax officer. “Especially during 1980s’ era, when the environment wasn’t good, it was not easy. I am sure Ritesh (Shah) and Rajkumar Gupta can tell you incidents when income tax officers were brutally murdered. They use to go through a very hard time,” he said. Raid is scheduled for release on March 16.