Saif Ali Khan: Darkness has always intrigued me a little more than light

Saif Ali Khan will soon be seen in Baazaar.

Some know what they want. From the beginning, Saif Ali Khan thinks he has found his place late in life. For someone who spent his childhood with one leg in the hills of Himachal Pradesh and another in the British countryside of Hertfordshire, the actor says that he spent a lot of time in introspection rather than focusing on the outside world.

m end of flowering in some respects. My game is getting better and better today. And I think playing is something that grows with time, as understanding and maturity. To know what to do, do not do, "Saif told PTI during a recent interview.

The eldest of a high-profile interreligious marriage, the actor remembers having spent his formative years with Westerners, whose laid-back lifestyle and outdoor he it identifies with.

But, living in Bombay, the actor says that introspection has become a way of life.

"When I'm abroad, I spend all my time running around Taimur or going out Lunch and dinner are not very touristy, but rather relaxing," said Saif.

"Living in Bombay, I do not go out much. In Mumbai, no matter how much money you have, it's better to be inside, at least for me. I spent a lot of time looking inward rather than looking outside. So I read, I think and I read more. And I'm listening to music, "he added.

Saif, who later enrolled at Winchester College, declared that it was only now that" the old halls of "Education" had finally clicked on something in him and that he was trying to understand what the teacher meant, speaks of the "Ring Cycle" of the German composer Richard Wagner.

"I was listening to Wagner's Ring and thought of letting me read the translation while I was listening to it as well as ridiculous things like this, which I would never do normally." I became more and more academic for some reason

"I look at these things now and I read about them and I have a curious mind.I often have the habit of reading, thinking and answering. to questions such as what I feel, which gives me at least an illusion of understanding, "he said.

The actor will then seen in Baazaar. which revolves around the stock market with a mentor-protected relationship as a backbone. He qualifies the rising film of the anti-hero.

Saif plays a veteran trader, Shakun Kothari, who, unlike his previous suave-oozing roles, is a little 'dirty in places'.

"There might be some grace for the character. I think when I was a kid, I was watching Alain Delon movies. He was the most beautiful guy of all time. This French actor used to play these roles a little darker, but it gave him a little style and in my head I thought it was cool. Darkness has always been a little more intriguing than light.

"I find the light misleading or boring. But when you get older, even the light needs strength to reflect, to play Ram or to play a hero properly. You have to exploit different things. It's just something I appreciate. In fact, it would not bother me to take the turn of the market (the anti-hero). It would be great fun to be known like that. Whereas earlier, people were like, "Oh, you play negative roles". Now it becomes grayer. "

Besides Baazaar, the actor will also be featured in the Tanaaji: The Unsung Hero drama alongside Ajay Devgn, who starred.

Saif would be supposed to play Udaybhan Rathod, the officer and fortress warden of Rajput appointed by Jai Singh, head of the Mughul army led by Aurangzeb.

He claims that the types of roles he found are negative roles, but he thinks that they are actually anti-heroes.

"The director of Tanaaji said:" You are like Imran Khan or Shahid Afridi, it's as if you were the captain of the Cricket in Pakistan, you are incredible but you are on the wrong side. "

And yet, his filmography leaves room for a good cop in trouble, Sartaj Singh, in Sacred Games.The actor is impressed by the critics of the show and is excited about the second release of the original Netflix India.

The publ ic ate ​​just after Ganesh Gaitonde of Nawazuddin Siddiqui for channeling the badurance and notoriety of the character, as well as Saif remembers having had an argument with director Vikramaditya Motwane about why his Sartaj was "so pbadive" ?

"I felt like he was being slapped by everyone. What is happening? A second-rate thug, Bunty, jhaape. I got angry. But it takes time. And if you see the show and I see it a lot later … I asked him, "Are you sure you want me to play this role because this other guy has such a fun color?" And it was said that these things are true but I have already seen it.

"So I thought I just had to be confident. Sartaj is a fascinating character. He moves the show forward. Technically, the show does not go on without him. He is the soul and the base. And then, we have to believe in something, otherwise everyone can be immoral, "he said.

The actor believes that his role in accountability is different.

"The idea was not to be tender the other guy seems to have all the attention. And on a deeper level, and enough reporters told me to justify myself – this is Sartaj's show.

"He could easily have been this armed cop but he is not. He is baded at every level of his personal life. He tries to commit suicide, perhaps by drinking the vacuum cleaner. Everyone hits him and hits him, he is so down. That may have made us feel that he was different. I think doing it and ready to get slapped made a difference.

Saif also has projects such as Navdeep Singh's Hunter in which he plays the role of Naga sadhu and the family comedy Jawaani Jaaneman. that he will co-produce as well.

Also performed by beginners Rohan Mehra, Chintrangda Singh and Radhika Apte, Baazaar is published this Friday.

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