Ajay Devgan isn`t half as mild-mannered as he is made out to be. His public image suggests that he is a doting husband and dutiful son. In reality, fight master Veeru Devgan`s son is pugnacious as they come.

Query him about his in-laws, the actor is all candour. He not only feigns ignorance but shows total indifference too. "I would rather talk about my work than my relationships," Devgan retorts irascibly.All those who have witnessed the volatile Mukherjees spitting fire swear they have never seen more "disturbingly violent and genuinely magnanimous" people in their lives.

That presumably includes elder daughter Kajol, too. It is to Devgan`s credit that he always manages to hold his own in the animated disagreements he has with Kajol and her volatile family. Says something about the guy`s cool!