With a career spanning over 30 years, Saif Ali Khan has been a major force in the Bollywood industry. From films like Hum Tum to more diverse roles in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, the actor has incorporated almost every genre into his work and is known for his acting skills on the big screen. In a recent interview, the artist opened up about his life as an actor, the philosophy he followed to achieve success in life, and even looked back at some of the most iconic films of Indian cinema.
Saif Ali sweat Looking back on his careerOmkara ‘, ‘Dil Chata Hai’
Celebrating 20th and 25th anniversaries Vishal Bhardwaj“Omkara” and Farhan AkhtarIn Dil Chahta Hai, Saif Ali Khan looks back at his career spanning more than three decades and everything that has happened recently. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, the actor shared how much Dil Chahta Hai, a film that changed his life, means to him.He shared with Farhan Akhtar that the film explores many new concepts in filmmaking, including dubbing. Experiencing this feeling for the first time was a life-changing moment for him. The “Hawiwaan” actor added, “We’re used to dubbing. He [Akhtar] Let me hear how Nakul Kamte [sound designer] is dealing with sound and how it travels over the headphones. It was an incredible experience. “In addition, he also revealed another part of the film that he found very interesting, which was the silence on the set during the filming. “For the first time because of this incredible lockdown, there is so much silence,” he said. “Some of our movie sets were so crowded that pin-drop silence became rare. But that happened in this movie.” The actor also shared that 25 years ago, people were very naive. film industry He missed a lot. “A new attitude towards everything. For filmmaking, for life,” the actor further commented.As for ‘Omkara’, Khan said, “There was a very creative atmosphere on the sets of ‘Omkara’. Vishal [Bhardwaj] It’s amazing, having the opportunity to speak a new language in a new way and dress up as someone so different is really a liberating and exciting feeling. “The film is inspired by Shakespeare’s “Othello” and stars Saif Ali Khan as the main villain Ishwar “Langda” Tyagi.The star said Omkar gave him the opportunity to explore a new side of himself, a new and daunting experience that he absolutely loved at the time. Recalling his time on the set, he added: “I got to create something that we would never have in other cute, fun romantic comedy-type movies we make.”Specifically, his character has a monologue in the movie that he has in front of a mirror. Talking about the same, he revealed that director Vishal asked him if he could shoot the scene without clothes. Recalling the memory, he added with a laugh, “I remember Vishalji asking, ‘Do you mind getting naked?'” prompting him to respond at the time, “Listen, if you instruct me to get naked, I’m going to do it!”
Saif Ali Khan on one of the main reasons actors survive in the industry
During the interview, the actor also revealed that audience is one of the most important aspects of surviving in the industry. He shared that the people you make movies for need to like you in order for you to survive in the film industry. The actor further mentioned, “You can survive only if the audience likes you. That’s it. I don’t know what is such a thing as a great performance; you have to give them a good vibe so that they don’t mind watching you again, even after a bad movie.” That’s all you really need. He also shared in another part of the interview, “People will be more excited or more interested in seeing something that’s been made with great passion and is a little bit different and is about something out there.”Talking about films and the projects he wants to do now, he said he sees the era of films before and after Ranveer Singh’s Durandhar and further added, “So it depends on whether we catch up and wake up.”Furthermore, he added that one of the main aspects that he would like to work more on is music, further praising ‘Dhurandhar’ for his more creative choices. He also added, “It seemed like an obvious idea to make amazing music, rather than creating a new album for every film, to draw on a variety of things from around the world and not be too afraid of the English language and not think of it as an alienator.”Saif Ali Khan will next be seen in his new film Haiwaan, which is slated to release on September 11.
