Saif Ali Khan talks to Eshita Bhargava about his recent and forthcoming releases, his keeping away from social media, his journey as an actor and much more. Excerpts:
"I바카라m not on social media because it is distracting. We바카라re anyway addicted to our phones. Also, I find it very disingenuous to share my life with people. You get trapped in it," says Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan talks to Eshita Bhargava about his recent and forthcoming releases, his keeping away from social media, his journey as an actor and much more. Excerpts:
Playing Vibhooti in Bhoot Police: Bhoot Police is a film about a couple of conmen who don바카라t agree with each other. During one of their escapades, they get the fright of their lives, and realise there바카라s more to it than what they thought. It바카라s a comedy where things are not as they look. It바카라s a story about belief, and is one of the best scripts I바카라ve read. My character is a quiet and good guy who turns opportunist and evil at times, a bit of a swine, but also a hero. Exploring a character with so many shades was a good experience.
Memorable moments on set: The first day바카라s shoot was a mess because inexplicably, I got tongue tied. Then, at Dharamshala, I got sick every day while driving to location. One night, Taimur threw up and got us worried. If it wasn바카라t for the love of cinema, I바카라d have stopped.
Tell us about Adipurush, and if it바카라s not too early, about Vikram Vedha: Adipurush is the most famous antagonist in the history of Indian literature and religion. It feels wonderful to be part of the story that I바카라ve read as a kid. I바카라ve never portrayed such a role before. In Vikram Vedha, I play a tough, heroic, idealistic cop who is intelligent and knows his drill. I바카라m excited to work with Hrithik Roshan.
Bunty Aur Babli 2 and your association with Rani and Yashraj: Working with Rani [Mukherjee] again is nostalgic and sweet. I wanted to play a small-town guy as I바카라ve never done that, and it reunited me with Yashraj Films, where I started my career.
I바카라m not on social media because it is distracting. We바카라re anyway addicted to our phones. Also, I find it very disingenuous to share my life with people. You get trapped in it.
Your journey so far바카라 Ever wanted to give up?: I never wanted to give up. There have been tough times, a lot of ups and downs but you have to find the strength to keep going and give your best. Somewhere, that has been rewarding.
It gives me great satisfaction to prove people wrong. I바카라m still curious and excited to learn new things, including acting.
How do you choose scripts nowadays?: I try to find if there바카라s drama in a new script I바카라m reading. If there바카라s an interesting situation바카라what the character is doing, the problems he바카라s facing바카라I say yes.
How important is the box office?: It바카라s very important. This is ultimately a business. I like doing both OTT and theatrical releases, which are very different. Ideally, you바카라d do something specifically for OTT, like Sacred Games. However, the effort is the same.
As Sean Penn said, 바카라Both are a pain in the arse.바카라 You get more time to work up a theme on a web series. Also, you can show certain things on the web, but not in films.
People don바카라t mention you when they talk about the Khans of Bollywood: Not bothered at all. And why should it? My outlook is different. I don바카라t think like any of them. I바카라m happy being me. It바카라s just a common last name. We바카라re different people with different priorities, perspectives, ideas about cinema.
(This appeared in the print edition as "Not Quite a Khan")