The actor says interestingly both his director and his father the legendary Tiger Pataudi, are both cricketers who lost one eye but it did not deter them from making their mark in their respective fields. Actor Saif Ali Khan is all excited for his next, directed by Priyadarshan and co-starring Akshay Kumar, Haiwaan, where he plays a visually impaired musician and martial arts coach.
I remember we had a 40 day shoot in Shimla and his Nepalese spot boy would sing Khiladi songs at 6am outside my room. I’ve been in the profession for 35 years so I was a very different person at 21-22 years old, when I made statements that are going viral now. Ask him if this realisation happened after the 2025 home invasion and stabbing incident and he says, “That could be true but it also comes with age. The actor just turned a year older on August 16.
Both cricketers and both lost an eye but great in their professional space. Because i just wanted to sleep, i wanted to throw things at him. Because he would fall down a lot as a child, the actor goes on to say that both Akshay and Priyadarshan believe Haiwaan is Saif’s best work, “There is an interesting backstory to the character, his mother wanted him to learn music so he wouldn’t get bored and his father made him learn martial arts.
He reminds me of my dad. Priyadarshan gives you just one take so you have to make quick decisions as an actor and he wraps up shoot in time every single day. It’s the first time I’m playing a strong author backed role in a film with him. He played my elder brother in our first movie together Yeh Dillagi and that set the tone for our relationship. We were new, weren’t encroaching on each other and became good friends. He adds, “I too believe this is my best in a long time and cant wait for the audience to see it. memes often refer to him as Gen Z before Gen Z was a thing While Saif isn’t on social media. Be it clips of his old interviews or his humourous acts. A clip where Netizens thought he is seeking his own blessings went viral. I am childlike and a little mad. The actor goes on to say he has been trying to be present in every moment and live life completely. Back then there was buzz that he has hired high profile security, but the actor continues to be his carefree self. The truth is I don’t even like to share the car with my spotboy, I like sitting alone. I’m from the 90s where we would sit alone doing nothing in between shots. There are a lot of people on sets these days and sometimes you just need it to be quiet. Things get crowded very quickly in Mumbai. He adds, “I’ve never liked security but sometimes its necessary. Saif recalls, “We celebrated at a close friend’s house, where we cooked an Indian meal and had a glass of wine. The kids were playing around and it was a lovely time. Speaking of kids the internet can’t get enough of Taimur, the mini Saif- the elder quieter one and Jeh, mini Kareena – the excited, expressive one. Ofcourse Sara and Ibrahim are older and then there are these two. Tamiur seems quiet but not necessarily is that. I’m aware the internet is full of jokes about Jeh, the firecracker younger brother. We are just very blessed to have all this.”
Saif says, “Priyadarshan is like Clint Eastwood, senior and calm. This is also his seventh film with Akshay, ask him what makes them a great team and he says, ” Akshay playing the villain elevated the project. The actor says with a laugh, “It was a huge poster of myself so I was just wishing the film and me good luck. Saif says, “I’m very lucky, that incident was quite close. Speaking about the celebrations he says he rung in the special occasion in England. The actor says, “All the four kids have very different personalities.
