Ajay Gehi, whom we last saw in an episodic of Saas Vs Bahu reality show is a very happy and content man these days. And he has every reason to be so. After a hiatus of almost 4 years, the talented actor is back in news with an upcoming Mani Ratnam film -- Ravana. Speaking exclusively to Tellychakkar in an interview, Ajay says, "After Maqbool, this is the first film I will be doing. The gap between these two films is close to five years! I am really excited about this movie." Mani Ratnam liked Ajay's work in Maqbool and selected him for the movie.

Ajay is playing Abhishek Bachchan's brother in the movie. "As you must be aware, confidentiality clauses prohibit me from disclosing anything further about the role, but let me tell you that it is quite unique and different from the roles viewers have seen me in till now," says Ajay who has just finished few shooting schedules. "We have shot in a number of locations across the country, including some very exotic places. There is some work still left to be done and few more locales to be finalised. Once that is completed -- expected date being June -- the film will be completed. It was a great experience for me working with Mani Sir and Abhishek," says an excited Ajay. "The story, contrary to what people feel, is not an adaptation of Ramayana. It is a very interesting and unique topic, like everything else that Mani Ratnam does," says Ajay.

Abhishek, true to his prankful nature, played some practical jokes on Ajay as well. "For a particular schedule outside Mumbai, we used to have early morning shoots daily. We also got used to it and used to be ready for the shoot really early. One day while I was asleep, Abhishek called me on my phone and asked me why I had not come down for the shot. I really got scared and thought I had forgotten my schedule. I apologised to him and somehow got ready and rushed to the shot. Only to realise that he played a prank on me and I did not have a early morning schedule that day!" Ajay fondly remembers.

Ajay has been completely off the radar for quite some time now. What happened to him? "Actually, I had to work a lot on my look and you will see me in a completely different avatar in this film. Since we wanted this to be a surprise, I have been off all parties and functions. I have also avoided the media completely. This is the first time I am speaking to the media, ever since Ravana started," explains Ajay. Ajay is glad that he waited so long for this and thankful to almighty to give him this second chance after Maqbool.