I think Barfii and Wake up Sid were meaty, substantial roles fulfilled by a so called boy. Ishaan in Taare Zameen Par was a substantial role, the hero of the movie, and he was a wee lil boy. I think there are some young boys like Arjun Kapoor or Ranveer Singh who can do some manly type roles.
I don't think age is a criteria for good roles. A heroic character can be an eight year old kid or an eighty year old feeble man.
I think Ajay is confusing meaty role with masala role. Only the likes of Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan etc can pull of these Rowdy Rathore, Dabangg and Singham â type roles because their fans enjoy such films, they have been in the industry long enough to take the risks.
The youngsters cannot risk stupid movies, nor can they risk alienating the new youth who want identifiable stories or something unique in their central characters.
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