Actor has been offered the role. The actor is in talks with the director Rakesh Roshan

THE BIG QUESTION: Will Ajay Devgn end up playing the villain in Rakesh Roshan's Krrish 2?

THE HISTORY: Rakesh Roshan and Ajay have been wanting to work together for some time now. The director had approached Ajay during Karan Arjun but that didn't work out.

THE ROLE: An insider reveals that the role offered to Devgn is "an ultra cool, stylish persona with gray shades intelligent, edgy, witty, smart and evil something along the lines of the Joker's character in Batman series" and is "in complete contrast to anything he has done before."

WILL HE? WON'T HE? Roshan Jr (Hrithik) is also keen to have Ajay on board the superhero sequel. "AJ is giving it serious thought, " says our source.

Apparently Ajay is quite keen to work with Rakesh and feels he is one of the best commercial directors today. "It's a fabulous role and in films like this one and the Dhoom series, the grey roles get more buzz and interest than the hero's role. A few details are being worked out."

THE TWIST: Rakesh Roshan met Salman Khan in Bangkok last month when the actor was shooting for Ready. That said, the casting for the negative role in Krrish 2 might still be up in the air.