Ajay Devgn has a bizarre fetish that is now bordering on an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

The actor cannot eat, rather will not eat anything with his hands. He insists on using a fork and a knife to eat just about everything on his plate; be it chicken, bhajjiyas or even a dosa!

It gets better. The actor, who played a rustic in his much acclaimed film Omkara would ask for a fork and a knife if you served him a roti smeared with ghee. His OCD stems from his utter disgust for smelly fingers.

Food, especially Indian, (imagine prawn curry) when eaten with the hands leave some amount of smell on the hands, no matter how wellscented the handwash is. And at restaurants, they dilute even that with water!

Ajay Devgn has a phobia of that reminiscent odour. According to a reliable source in the industry, on the sets of his films, he makes it a point to use a fork and a knife to eat almost everything. And he is paranoid about cleaning his hands even after using them. So much so, that he would even avoid shaking hands with a person who he knows has not used a knife and a fork; God help a woman with long nails!

If at a bar, Ajay would not touch the complimentary peanuts, firstly because they need to be picked with his fingers, and secondly, because they would be picked by multiple hands, if he were sharing a table.

Obviously, the actor is most comfortable eating at home, non-smelly food that is. So, what’s definitely off the menu is Bombil, anda bhurji, kadhai paneer amongst others.

When asked about the fetish, a disgruntled Ajay said, “How on earth do you get to know such things about me? It’s something so personal. But yes, I do admit I suffer from this phobia.” And what of idioms Ajay? How would you say, ‘They lived a hand to mouth life’?