EXCLUSIVE! Ileana D’cruz on Ajay Devgn: There was mutual trust and respect between us

Ileana D’Cruz’s sizzling chemistry with Ajay Devgn in the song ‘Rashke Qamar’ from ‘Baadshaho’ has become a talking point. When we cornered the actress for a conversation, it was imperative for us to ask her about it. “That was a concern I had and I hope our chemistry comes across. Like in Mubarakan, Arjun (Kapoor) and I had these conversational crutches to create that fun chemistry, which was absent in this film. So, I am overjoyed that people like our chemistry; I even messaged Ajay about it. It’s weird but I have never tried to create chemistry. We had to feed off each other for which you need a great co-actor like him. He’s intense and his eyes speak a lot. Ajay and I got along from the start and I never felt intimidated by him. There was mutual trust and respect between us, which helps drop your guard down as actors,” she said.The film’s promo also features some intimate moments from the film with Ajay. We wonder if became uncomfortable at any point. Ileana beams, “I have never done such scenes in my career, but I am not a prude who says no to kissing scenes or wearing certain clothes. I will do what makes sense to the script and the character. The idea of dropping the jacket was mine. I never thought I’d come up with that. The story needed a moment of intimacy where she could show how much she trusted him and how much of herself she could give him. As soon as the shot was okayed, Ajay shielded me until someone came over with a jacket. It makes it so much easier to work with people who you can implicitly trust. It isn’t an offensive scene and it wasn’t planned. It came up last minute and worked.”