Ajay`s act in `London Dreams` modelled on Bono

Mumbai: Ajay Devgan as a rock star strumming away the heated strings on stage is a hard act to swallow. Not for Vipul Shah who has modelled the Bollywood star`s act on the Irish singer Bono in his forthcoming movie "London Dreams". "So far we`ve only seen him in a sedate or comic image, never as someone who can cross the frontiers and do something outrageous," Shah, who hasn`t quite converted the actor in an outrageously punky rock star, said.

"No, not quite the reckless renegade. I`ve modelled Ajay`s rock act on Bono, the Irish lead singer from U2. Bono was never your quintessential rock star. He had a more sober and a less wild image. When Ajay gets on stage in `London Dreams`, he replicates the curbed tempered-down rock-star`s image of U2. Yes, I modelled him on Bono." The gritty sweaty ambience, the riveting guitar licks, the angst-filled vocals and the screaming hysterical fans... Ajay goes through the rock motions in the film with elan. Interestingly, Salman Khan has no particular image in "London Dreams". "He plays a more improvisational musician whereas Ajay plays a more professional rock musician," said Shah. The director has already shot all the on-stage performances except one. "I wanted to see how the other stage performances look before shooting the last one. I was afraid they`d all look the same. But they`ve all come out differently. And Ajay looks like a rock star in the truest sense of the word." IANS