‘Madhavan khatam’: R Madhavan says terrified of showing up on film sets, assistants saying ‘his time is over’

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In the same conversation, Madhavan also shared the joy of working alongside a superstar like Ajay Devgn, with whom he first collaborated on the highly successful Shaitaan, and now De De Pyaar De 2. He said: “When I did Shaitaan with him, on the first day I thought, just leave him alone, because maybe he doesn’t like to be talked to and everything. But once he gets comfortable, it is so amazing to see all the things he has to share. That innocence which he has maintained, and he takes a little time to understand, I think, but the innocence he has, and the curiosity I have, both are things we have retained and I’m very proud of.”

Madhavan had earlier spoken about taking a break from films for two to three years as he was disillusioned with the the sort of work he was doing and couldn’t connect with it. He had also spoken about the mitigating incident that made him take the decision. “I had to take a break because I was very disillusioned by the kind of work I was doing. I was shooting a Tamil song in Switzerland, wearing orange pants and a green shirt. I was gyrating to the music. I was in the middle of the road, and I saw this Swiss farmer looking at us with complete disdain and shaking his head. I looked at him and said, ‘You come to Chennai, I’ll show you who I am.’ I was really offended, but it struck me suddenly that I am literally dancing to other people’s tunes.”

No matter what Madhavan might feel about the fear of people thinking his time has ended, this year alone is proof of his growing stature. He was recently seen in Kesari Chapter 2 and Aap Jaisa Koi. Now, he is gearing up for two major releases: De De Pyaar De 2, which hit theaters today, and Dhurandhar, slated for next month.