Let’s patch up to fight on screen

Ajay Devgn. Pics/Instagram, Youtube

In a 2025 interview, filmmaker Anubhav Sinha had revealed that Ajay Devgn had not spoken to him in the 18 years since their film, Cash (2007), had a poor run at the box office. Well, the good news is that creative differences, if any, between the two are a thing of the past. mid-day has exclusively learnt that the superstar and the director are in talks to reunite for a movie.

Anubhav Sinha and Aanand L Rai

Since 2017, Sinha has gravitated towards social dramas, churning out Mulk (2017), Thappad (2020), and the recent Assi, among others. But he is changing gears for his next with Devgn. A source revealed, "It will be the kind of larger-than-life entertainers that Anubhav used to make before - think Dus [2005] or Ra.One [2011]. Now, the director wants to try his hand again at an ambitious action movie."

‘Cash' was a heist film with a cast comprising (L-R) Dia Mirza, Shamita Shetty, Esha Deol, Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, Zayed Khan, and Riteish Deshmukh (not in pic). The song, ‘Mind-blowing Mahiya', had become a chartbuster

Who better than Devgn to headline an action film? From what we've heard, it was Devgn's manager and producer Kumar Mangat Pathak who arranged the meeting between Sinha and the actor at the latter's office. The source elaborated, "After Cash, even though the duo did not speak, there wasn't ever a direct disagreement. Anubhav had clarified that the disagreement was between the film's producers and financiers. A few months ago, Kumar Mangat brought them together, and Anubhav pitched one of his three scripts to Ajay. The superstar, Mangat, as well as producer Bhushan Kumar instantly liked it, and the latter may come on board. Ajay asked Anubhav to make the scale bigger."

True to Sinha's style, the action-heavy film will have strong elements of realism. If all goes well, it may roll by 2026-end.

Ajay Devgn's full kitty

. ‘Dhamaal 4'
. ‘Drishyam 3'
. ‘Ranger'
. ‘Golmaal 5'