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Actor Ajith Kumar, who was recently honoured with the Padma Bhushan—India's third-highest civilian award—opened up about his future in cinema and addressed speculation around his retirement plans.

During an interview with India Today, the Good Bad Ugly actor candidly spoke about life being unpredictable and his desire to live it to the fullest.

When asked about his retirement, he said, “You never know! It’s not about me planning when to retire, I could be forced into retirement. I don’t want to take anything for granted. People complain about life. To wake up and feel alive itself is a blessing."

Ajith further emphasised that his perspective on life comes from personal experiences, including undergoing surgeries and injuries, as well as having close friends and family who are cancer survivors. Emphasizing that he wasn't trying to be philosophical, he expressed a deep appreciation for the value of simply being alive and said he intends to make the most of every moment.

He then shed light on his usual approach to life and said, "When my time comes, I want my maker to think, ‘I gave this soul a life and he sucked the juice of it, used every second of it in a positive way.’ That’s how I want to live life, passionately, and not waste time at all."

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Ajith made his acting debut in 1990 with En Veedu En Kanavar, has starred in numerous hit films over a span of more than 30 years in the film industry. Speaking about 'accidently' pursuing acting as a career, Ajith said, "Acting was never on my radar. I am an accidental actor. After school, I started working in an auto manufacturing company for about six months. I was 18 when I started racing motorcycles… Then, before I started realising, I started doing print ads and TV commercials."

Ajith is also a driver and a team owner of the F1 team, Ajith Kumar Racing. On the acting front, Ajith was recently seen in Vidaamuyarchi and Good Bad Ugly, both of which performed descent on the box office after their releases in 2025.

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