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Rohit Shetty calls Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone his 2 am friends: ‘She came for Singham Again’s final schedule when she was 4 months pregnant’ | Bollywood News

Rohit Shetty doesn’t believe that all friendships in the film industry are fickle. He feels friendships and betrayals are part of every industry, and the film industry is no different. The filmmaker considers actors Ajay Devgn, Deepika Padukone, and Ranveer Singh, and filmmaker Karan Johar among his closest friends in the business.
“There are 2-3 people (I can call up at 2 am). There’s Ajay sir, Ranveer Singh, Deepika. I’m very close to them. When only the last schedule of our film (Singham Again) was pending, Deepika was four months pregnant. But she came for the shoot. Relations like these are rarely made,” said Rohit.
In the interview on the YouTube channel Game Changers, Rohit Shetty revealed that while he keeps his dance from film trial shows, the last exception he made was for Deepika Padukone-starrer 2018 blockbuster, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s horical drama Padmaavat. “Invitations have stopped coming now because people know I won’t come. They’ve stopped completely for trials. If I don’t like a film, how do I say as much? The one who’s invited you is hopeful that you’d say it’s good. That’s cheating. That’s why I fear trials. The last time I went for a trial was when Deepika called me for Padmaavat. I really liked it. There were a lot of issues going on then, so Deepika requested that we all come together. I said, ‘Definitely, why not,’” added Rohit. For the uninitiated, Padmaavat faced opposition from the Shri Rajput Karni Sena over the alleged maligning of the Rajput community.
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The filmmaker said he doesn’t go to parties either. “The last time I went to a party was 2-3 years ago for Karan Johar’s birthday. He’s like a brother to me so I went there, otherwise I don’t go to parties at all,” said Rohit. Rohit and Karan co-judged the TV reality show India’s Next Superstars back in 2018. They also co-produced Rohit’s 2018 cop drama Simmba, starring Ranveer Singh, under their respective banners Rohit Shetty Picturez and Dharma Productions.
After Simmba, Ranveer also appeared in other films of Rohit’s cop universe — Sooryavanshi (2021) and Singham Again (2024). He also played the lead role in Rohit’s 2022 comedy Cirkus. Deepika also appeared alongside Ranveer for a special dance song — “Current Laga Re” — in Cirkus. She was introduced as Lady Singham in Singham Again last year. Deepika’s maiden collaboration with Rohit was the 2013 blockbuster romantic comedy Chennai Express.
Rohit Shetty has done the maximum number of films with Ajay Devgn, a collaboration that began with his 2003 directorial debut, Zameen. Ajay has played the lead in Rohit’s Singham Golmaal franchise, Sunday (2008), All The Best (2009), and Bol Bachchan (2012). “We started out together. My dad (stuntman Shetty) and his dad (action director Veeru Devgan) were in the same genre, they did action. Our bond is 33 years old. I’ve also worked in his company (Devgn Films) — Dil Kya Kare (1999), Raju Chacha (2000), Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999) — I was the Associate Director or I was in production in those films,” said Rohit.Story continues below this ad
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“It’s not a professional (bond). There’s no friendship either. He’s like my elder brother. I would never wrap my hand around his shoulders while talking. We respect each other and are old school. He plays pranks on me, but I stay within the boundary of respect,” added Rohit.

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