Shooting on the sets of Once Upon A Time in Mumbai, the crew from the film report to us that they are having an absolute blast. The film is being shot in Nitin Desai's Karjat studio and the star cast includes the likes of Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Prachi Desai.
"It's like a picnic here. Every day after shooting either we spent the night partying at Ajay's farm house, which is also in Karjat or in NDS itself," said our source, "And It's Ajay himself who hosts the party. While shooting he is very serious but when the director Milan Luthria says pack up, suddenly his mood changes and he starts enjoying the company of Emraan, Randeep and Kangana."
He adds that "It's not only the star cast who enjoys the party. It's the whole unit from camera man to spot boy who are invited for the party. Ajay is a very humble and kind man he never differentiates between people. He wants everyone to enjoy after the tough shoot."
Ajay is known for his naughty nature in Bollywood, "Every day starts with masti and pranks. When the director calls to ask him: 'Where are you?' He might say: 'I am not coming today'. The director worries as everyone else is present on the shoot and it may cost the producer a lot if a day's shoot is cancelled." But actually Ajay is lurking in his make up room or somewhere else. And then suddenly he bursts out. It's always fun with him, the source said.
Once Upon A Time is based on two famous underworld dons Haji Mastan (Ajay Devgan) and Dawood (Emraan Hashmi). It trails the life of Mastan, who introduced Dawood to the world of crime. It then shows how he passed on power and retired. He loved the actress Madhubala, but she never reciprocated his feeling and after her death in 1969, Mastan was devastated. He later married starlet Sona (Kangana Ranaut), a Madhubala lookalike who he later launched in films.
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