Daily Times

Actress and host Kubbra Sait will next be seen in the film ‘Jawaani Jaaneman‘ and she is clearly in awe of actor and producer Saif Ali Khan.

“Working with him (Saif) was a great learning experience. His years of experience in the cinema business just comes alive on the sets. He knows exactly which take and which shot will make it to the final. He knows this is the best take and that is called being aware of the craft. I have learned so much from him,” Kubbra told IANS.

Incidentally, Kubbra Sait was offered a role in the film on Saif Ali Khan’s recommendation.

“I was excited when I was offered the role in ‘Jawaani Jaaneman’, but when I got to know that Saif sir recommended me for a part, I became a little pressurised. I felt now I had to do my best. I could not let go of this opportunity and I have tried my best to give my 100 percent,” Sait said.

‘Jawaani Jaaneman’ is a romantic-comedy starring Saif along with Tabu and the film introduces Pooja Bedi’s daughter Alaya F. Directed by Nitin Kakkar, the film is scheduled to release on January 31. Sait plays Kuckoo in Netflix India’s first original show ‘Sacred Games.’

The son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Saif made his acting debut in Yash Chopra’s unsuccessful drama Parampara, but achieved success with his roles in the romantic drama Yeh Dillagi and the action film Main Khiladi Tu Anari. Khan’s career prospect declined through much of the 1990s, and his biggest commercial success of the decade came with the ensemble drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999). He rose to prominence with roles in two ensemble comedy-dramas-Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003).

Incidentally, Kubbra Sait was offered a role in the film on Saif Ali Khan’s recommendation

The 2004 romantic comedy Hum Tum proved to be Khan’s first success in which he played the sole male lead, earning him the National Film Award for Best Actor, and starring roles in the drama Parineeta and the romantic comedy Salaam Namaste (both 2005) established him as a leading actor in Bollywood. He earned wide critical praise for his portrayal of a manipulative businessman in the 2004 thriller Ek Hasina Thi, an apprentice in the 2006 English film Being Cyrus, a character based on William Shakespeare’s antagonist Iago in the 2006 crime film Omkara, and a terrorist in the 2009 thriller Kurbaan. Khan’s greatest commercial success came with the 2008 thriller Race and its 2013 sequel, the 2009 romance Love Aaj Kal, and the 2012 romantic comedy Cocktail. He followed it by starring in a series of films that under-performed at the box office, but received praise in 2018 for playing a troubled policeman in the Netflix thriller series Sacred Games.

Khan is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards, and received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award, in 2010. He has been noted for his performances in a range of film genres-from crime dramas to thrillers and occasional romances-and his film roles have been credited with contributing to a change in the concept of a Hindi film hero. Khan was married to his first wife, Amrita Singh, for thirteen years, after which he married the actress Kareena Kapoor. He has three children-two with Singh and one with Kapoor. In addition to film acting, Khan is a frequent television presenter, stage show performer and the owner of the production company Illuminati Films.