Wealth & Money Quote by Ajay Devgan

Ethics, for Ajay Devgan, isn’t a halo you wear to awards season; it’s supply-chain management. He frames morality as an economic obligation: one hit film doesn’t just enrich a star or a studio, it keeps a whole ecosystem employed. That’s a canny move in an industry where “ethics” often gets invoked around plagiarism, remakes, credit disputes, and cutthroat release strategies. He’s not pretending Bollywood is a monastery. He’s arguing it’s a labor market with consequences.

The line “if one film does well, then thousands get work” widens the moral frame from individual ambition to collective livelihood. It’s also a subtle defense mechanism. When an actor-producer is accused of playing hardball (or riding someone else’s idea), the cleanest counter is: you’re not judging my choices, you’re judging the jobs they sustain. Ethics becomes less about purity and more about responsibility to the payroll.

Then comes the pragmatic shrug: “I guess the bottomline is...” That casual phrasing undercuts any sermonizing and signals a market-first realism. His closing claim - “if there are two versions, then the better one will click” - leans on a comforting myth: meritocracy. Audiences, he implies, will sort it out. It’s reassuring, but strategically convenient, too. It sidesteps structural advantages (marketing budgets, screens, timing, influence) that often decide what “clicks” before viewers even choose.

Devgan’s intent is to normalize competition while still sounding principled: ethics matter, but the box office is the final judge.