Recently, Saif Ali Khan, Bollywood’s beloved Chhote Nawab, has been making headlines. Fortunately, the actor has now been discharged from the hospital and is resting at home. However, the shocking incident where an intruder attempted a robbery and attacked Saif Ali Khan has raised concerns about city security, serving as a serious warning to the authorities. Now, let’s revisit a flashback interview with Saif Ali Khan, where he opens up about his early career, his experiences with two-hero films, role in the 2000 film Kya Kehna and thoughts on the legendary director, Kundan Shah. #saifalikhan #kyakehna #kundanshah #lehrenretro #flashback
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00:00Saif, from your early days, you had long hair in your first film, now you have short hair.
00:10From Suraj Bajjatiya to Kundan Shah's film, how do you see your journey?
00:17I think I have always worked with known directors and not so known directors.
00:28My first couple of films were with Umesh Mehra and Yash Chopra.
00:35After that, I don't know, I am prepared to work with anybody, obviously the better the better.
00:43So sometimes you are lucky and you get good films and sometimes you are not.
00:50This is a conscious decision to work with people like Kundan Shah?
00:54It's not an unconscious decision. Most of my decisions are conscious.
01:01I was offered the films and I obviously accepted them.
01:08You don't say no to such great makers, obviously. One is here to work.
01:16Kundan Shah is known for serious cinema. What do you have to say about this?
01:21I don't think Kundan ji is known for serious cinema. He is known for comedy.
01:26Comedy?
01:27In serious cinema. So yeah, certainly, of course, I would like to.
01:33I mean it gets a bit boring doing the same thing. But let's see.
01:39Yeah, definitely I would like to do something more serious.
01:42Before this, you have done many successful films with two heroes. What would you say about this?
01:48Especially how was your experience working with Akshay Kumar?
01:53You see, I don't really think about anything much apart from what the story is and what the script is like and who the director is.
02:02So it doesn't really make a difference if it's a two hero film or a solo hero film.
02:08Obviously it's important to people in the trade and in terms of market and things like this.
02:15But for me, it's been mainly what kind of role. And in the past, there's been some good roles with films with Akshay.
02:22And that's been great fun. And I mean, I actually don't understand the question. What do you mean?
02:31You have done many successful films with two heroes.
02:35Yeah.
02:36Would you like to do similar films in the future or would you like to make some changes in your plan?
02:42I'm not actually that concerned about changing it also. I mean, I would just like to do the best work that I can do whenever.
02:48I'm an actor and anybody wants to hire my services, if the role is interesting, I'll be very excited to work with them.
02:58Before this, we spoke to Kundan Shahji. He told us that this is an issue-based film in which Preeti is the lead role.
03:06What kind of role do you play in this film?
03:10Well, I'm playing a boy in college who has got many problems, it seems.
03:20And he likes to have lots of girls in his life but not very seriously.
03:30And our heroine also comes across this boy and is very attracted to him.
03:37But he's not necessarily a very good boy for her and her family.
03:42But he's very interesting for her.
03:47And I suppose part of the story is based on how her relationship with him develops, whether it works out or not.
03:57Because he's a dangerous person to have a relationship with emotionally.
04:03So I'm playing that sort of dangerous element in terms of...
04:09He's slightly mentally disturbed.
04:12Not like a special person or like an underprivileged person.
04:22But he's slightly evil. He has many problems.
04:27And he seems he wants to hurt women.
04:32So that's interesting for me because normally you're playing a Casanova type character who is a nice person.
04:40So this is a Casanova role who is not a very nice person.
04:45But he doesn't care.
04:48And he's very honest, which is what makes him heroic in my eyes.
04:55That he does what he wants to do.
04:57And most of us are a bit scared to do what we want to do.
05:06Well, it's not such a complicated role that requires that much preparation.
05:11I suppose not much preparation at all because it's something I've never done before.
05:17But it's inside everybody, I think, to behave like this.
05:24He has problems with his mother, this character.
05:27And because of that he has problems with other women.
05:30So it's a very simple thing to understand.
05:32And everybody has a slightly dark side to their nature.
05:36Not everybody is always smiling and always...
05:39So in that sense it was easy to understand.
05:43And obviously with Kundanji's direction it was much easier.
05:47But again, like I say, an interesting role for me.
05:57Well, yeah, it depends.
05:59Obviously a bit of preparation in the sense that I try to understand what the character is like.
06:04You know, the last time I prepared something was in Kacche Dhaage really.
06:10Where I was supposed to be an ad executive.
06:14So I know a few of those people.
06:17So I tried to imagine how they would react in these situations.
06:21And the kind of upcoming upwardly mobile Indian young businessman.
06:28So generally I think of people that I know who I like this character.
06:34Sometimes it's me only.
06:36Sometimes it's somebody else.
06:41The story of the film was based on mountains.
06:44So more hill station type music has been used in the film.
06:49How much did you like the music of the film?
06:52I liked the first song the most.
06:54In Kadmo Ke Niche.
06:57Pahadi music is okay.
07:00But I mean, this film has got...
07:03I wouldn't say it's Pahadi music.
07:05I'd just say it's simple.
07:07And melodious kind of music.
07:10It's not a rock kind of based.
07:13Like Jaanam Samjha Karo or something.
07:16Neither is it Kacche Dhaage which is more Rajasthani and folk based.
07:20So it's a little hill station-y.
07:22But what is hill station music?
07:25There's no such thing as hill station music.
07:27It's very pleasant listening.
07:31And uplifting kind of music.
07:34And tips are so good that they know exactly what kind of film to give what kind of music.
07:42Like Kacche Dhaage had different music.
07:45Another film, some of Salman's films which he's done with Rameshji have got different music.
07:53And this picture has got music that's suited to the characters.
07:57Because the characters are basically quite simple.
08:00Apart from my character.
08:03So the music is also quite simple and about the simple values of life.
08:09Family songs, there are some family songs about a nice quiet well-to-do family.
08:15And even the college song is not like a...
08:18There are dancing songs in the film, of course.
08:21And each character's songs are based on their personality.
08:25So some of the songs that I've done are a little more aggressive.
08:30And some of Preeti's songs are very soft and things like that.
08:36And Chandrachul's songs are very romantic.
08:40Hi, I'm Saif. You're watching Lehre.
08:42And it's been with us forever, as long as I can remember.
08:46And a great channel.
08:48And keep it up, guys.