Ajay Devgn ate raw fish to beat food phobia on Bear Grylls
A resurfaced clip from Ajay Devgn's 2021 Into The Wild episode shows him eating raw fish with his bare hands despite a phobia of touching food.
Ajay Devgn is rarely the uncomfortable one on screen. But a throwback clip from his 2021 appearance on Into The Wild With Bear Grylls is making the rounds for exactly that reason: it shows the actor forced to eat raw fish with his bare hands, the one thing he says he tries to avoid at the dinner table.
Bear Grylls shared the clip on Instagram, and the unscripted moment has found a second life online. It arrives just days after Devgn’s latest film, Drishyam: The Conclusion, opened in theatres on October 2, 2026, putting the actor back at the centre of fan conversations.
The phobia behind the fork and knife
In the clip, Devgn explains that eating with his hands is not about etiquette but about a genuine discomfort. He admits that he usually eats with a fork and knife because he fears that food smells will stay on his hands all day.
“When I eat, I really can’t touch food,” he says, explaining why he reaches for cutlery.
On the island, cutlery is not an option. Grylls hands him a fresh catch and reminds him that survival is about doing the difficult. The host’s point is simple: when staying alive is the task, you eat what is in front of you.
Why a survival show clip still lands
Into The Wild With Bear Grylls is a Discovery India franchise built on taking top Indian celebrities into unscripted wilderness adventures. The format has welcomed several big names, including:
- Rajinikanth
- Akshay Kumar
- Ajay Devgn
- Vicky Kaushal
The Devgn clip works because it flips his usual screen image. This is not the action hero; it is a person genuinely hesitating over a small but real fear. That makes the eventual bite feel satisfying rather than staged.
The timing with his new release
Devgn’s latest on-screen outing is director Abhishek Pathak’s Drishyam: The Conclusion, which released theatrically on October 2, 2026. The crime thriller features Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Jaideep Ahlawat, Kamlesh Sawant, Ishita Dutta and Mrunal Jadhav.
If there is a takeaway for fans, it is that the most watchable celebrity moments are often the ones with no script. Devgn’s hesitation, the look to camera, and the personal message to Kajol turn a survival task into a story audiences still remember five years later.
Source: India Today
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