It had been reported a few weeks back that actor Saif Ali Khan, who has mostly played urbane roles (with the exception of his Langda Tyagi character in Omkara) would be teaming up with acclaimed director Tigmanshu Dhulia for a rustic action flick named Bullet Raja.
Sources now claim that actor Irrfan, who had worked with Dhulia in films like Haasil and Paan Singh Tomar will also be joining the cast of the film. It is being said that while Saif will be seen playing the role of a UP based gangster, Irrfan will don the uniform of a tough cop for the role. Incidentally, actor Jimmy Sheirgill, who had worked with Dhulia in Haasil and Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster is also part of the cast.
Set against the backdrop of the Uttar Pradesh mafia, Bullet Raja is slated to go on floors in November this year. Dhulia also rubbished rumours that Saif's character in the film will be similar to his Langda Tyagi persona in Omkara.
And it's official now! Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor will be tying the knot, this October. The confirmation has been given by Saif's mother Sharmila Tagore.
Though the yesteryear actress has affirmed that the wedding will happen in October, she hasn't disclosed the date of the D-day. The wedding reportedly will happen in New Delhi, and not in Pataudi's ancestral palace, and will be followed by a lavish reception in Mumbai.
Saifeena, however are still mum on the topic and have given no statement on their impending marriage. Mediavine has it, that Saif's younger sister Saba Ali Khan, has taken the charge of all preparations and decorations.
Now we are just waiting for the celebrity couple to declare the wedding date…
Saif Ali Khan's production company will launch Kareena Kapoor's cousin Armaan Jain, who is in his early 20s, in their next film.
Armaan is the son of Reema Jain, Randhir Kapoor's youngest sister, and Manoj Jain. Reema Jain is very close to her nieces Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.
Armaan has assisted director Shakun Batra for his film Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu. Armaan has always wanted to act once he finished his stint as an assistant director.
Apparently, acting opposite Armaan will be Athiya Shetty, Suniel Shetty's daughter, who has studied in a film school in the US. Athiya is being considered for the leading role in a film by Saif's office. Although, there has been no official confirmation, it looks like another member from the Kapoor family is set to make a big mark.
Mediavine was recently abuzz with news that Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh's daughter Sara Ali Khan, is all set to mark her Bollywood debut with Yash Raj Films' next. However, her mother refuted all such rumours and said that her daughter needs to complete her studies before joining the industry.
Though there's still time for her acting career to start, the 16-year-old marked her ramp debut recently. Khan strutted the ramp for designer duo Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla, at a party hosted by the Ambani's in honour of the couturiers, for completing their 25 years in the fashion industry. Sara walked the runway in a multi-coloured lehanga by the designers and looked resplendent.
Sara, who is presently in high school, has received many film offers from prominent filmmakers however, presently she wants to focus on her studies.
One of the most stylish actors of Bollywood, Saif Ali Khan, the son of the Nawab of Pataudi Mansoor Ali Khan, made his Bollywood debut with Aashiq Awara, followed by films like Parampara and Yeh Dillagi.
Khan however shot to fame two years later with action comedy Main Khiladi Tu Anari, where he played the role of a film star, who wants to hang out with a cop to prepare for a macho role. Over the years, Saif Ali Khan mostly played romantic chocolate boy roles till his anti-hero role in Sriram Raghavan thriller Ek Hasina Thi. Khan's portrayal of the sophisticated criminal Karan Rathod won him major acclaim. Khan's another different role was in Being Cyrus, a film by Homi Adajania, which was not a commercial hit but was appreciated for its dark tone and grim plot.
However, Saif's best role till date remains that of 'Langda Tyagi' in Vishal Bhardwaj's Omkara, a film which was the desi adaptation of Shakespeare's play Othello. Khan played a role based on the evil Iago and his look and performance earned him the awards for Best Actor in a Negative Role at the Filmfare, Star Screen, Zee Cine and IIFA ceremonies; his performance was also included in the 2010 issue of the 'Top 80 Iconic Performances' by Filmfare magazine.
Khan turned producer with Illuminati Films in 2009 and his first home production was Love Aaj Kal, a film about how the idea of soulmates changes over generations. Khan was recently seen playing the role of a slick spy in Agent Vinod and the charismatic lover boy in Cocktail, which also starred Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty. Saif will be next seen playing the role of a Russian mobster turned vampire hunter in Go Goa Gone. On the personal front, Saif is gearing up to tie the knot with beau Kareena Kapoor soon.
On the occasion of his birthday, here's wishing the stylish and talented actor a prosperous professional and personal life.
After the success of Cocktail, Saif Ali Khan is trying a shift in image. He is going to be working with Tigmanshu Dhulia on an action film titled Bullet Raja, which will be set against the backdrop of Uttar Pradesh-based mafia and will deal with the underworld.
The film is set to go on floors in November this year and will be shot in and around Lucknow. This is the second time that Saif is going to play a rustic character after his 'Langda Tyagi' act in Omkara.
Ever since lovebirds Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor announced that they would marry each other, there has been speculations galore about the venue and date of the wedding, with every source coming up with new information at regular intervals.
However, now it seems that the two have been told by Saif's mum Sharmila Tagore to stick to October 16, 2012 as the wedding date and not delay it further. Recently, there had been reports that Bebo, as she is popularly known, might delay the October date too as she is busy with film projects but now, it seems that the actress will be the obedient 'bahu' as Sharmila has put her foot down about not wanting any more delays. It is being said that Sharmila has started the necessary arrangements about organizing the guest list and other details.
Kareena Kapoor will be next seen in Madhur Bhandarkar's magnum opus 'Heroine', where she will star opposite Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hooda.
It was widely reported that actor Saif Ali Khan will be seen playing a double role in Judwaa 2, which is being produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and now, it seems that the Agent Vinod star will be seen playing a double role for another film, which will be helmed by The Dirty Picture director Milan Luthria.
Luthria and Khan are going to team up for a film and a source was quoted saying that it will be a regular film with a lot of humour and a twist, which is completely new and is being kept under wraps. Confirming the news, producer Bhushan Kumar was quoted saying that it is a sort of a double role but he did not want to reveal anything beyond that.
Saif Ali Khan was last seen in Cocktail, where he was paired opposite Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty.
A day after it was reported that representatives of Hollywood actress Natalie Portman had sent a legal notice to actor Saif Ali Khan for allegedly spreading rumours that he is working with Portman in a rom-com next, the Cocktail actor rubbished the reports.
Khan was quoted saying that he did not receive any legal notice from Portman and that he later clarified his statement about working with Portman only because the speculations were getting out of hand and not because of any notice sent to him.
Saif also added that he had made the joke about working with Portman because he was irritated with the media constantly questioning him about his future projects and wanted to play a prank on them.
Saif Ali Khan was last seen paired opposite Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty in Homi Adajania's Cocktail.
A few days back, actor Saif Ali Khan had reportedly revealed in an interview that he will be working with Black Swan actress Natalie Portman in a romantic comedy soon and needless to say, the news went viral, with every industry insider adding to the speculations. However, a few days later, Khan again revealed that he had just been joking about it and having fun at the expense of the journalist.
Now, it seems that this joke on the Nawab's part has failed to amuse Portman and it is being said that her representatives issued a legal notice to the actor to ensure that a clarification of his statement was carried out. However, Saif did conveniently forget to mention the legal notice when clarifying his stance on the weekend.
The actor had also landed in trouble a few months back when he allegedly assaulted a fellow diner at a plush South Mumbai restaurant after the latter objected to the din that Saif and his party were making during dinner.
Expect Saif Ali Khan to bring on humour off the screen as well. Just when one thought that the actor was taking his lover boy image to the West as well, what with a film with none less than Natalie Portman being on the cards, here is the latest. The 'news' was nothing but a joke from Saif who chose to crack it after finding himself in the middle of all the speculations, assumptions and rumours.
The fact that he was obviously 'high' (no pun intended) on Cocktail further made him loosen up all the more that made him 'reveal' this 'information' which was nothing but his way to 'entertain' himself for a change.
"Saif is plain amused to see so much being said and written about his personal life as well as certain career decisions. Right from being married off to Kareena every second month to the newer dates being announced to the questions coming his way about playing a lover boy to actually getting some of the biggest successes whenever he has wooed his girls on screen, Saif is finding himself in the thick of things. It was one such moment when a journalist asked him about his future plans and Saif decided to have some fun", says a close associate of the actor.
It was then when instead of coming with the denials or evasive answers, he built up a story around a film with Natalie. After all, he pretty much knew that a quote stated by him in jest would actually make headlines and to some extent, this was also his own way to have some good time while being on the other side of the table.
"He was obviously grinning from ear to ear when everyone picked the news about Natalie and there was a new round of speculations that started making the rounds. The biggest question was around how did he actually make this Bollywood-Hollywood collaboration happen, especially when so many other actors are said to be planning it without fail for years", the associate continues, "Saif's phone was ringing day in and night out for the last couple of days but he chose to keep mum as this time around the amusement level took a different proportion."
However, Saif has now decided to break his silence otherwise the entire weekend would have gone into further media overdrive about the film, something that he felt was avoidable.
"It was a joke, I am sorry", smiles Saif, "It's just that I am very annoyed with speculations on all the aspects of my life. If this goes on, I might just start making up stories like these to entertain myself. Hope people will understand that."
Wishful thinking, shall we say?
After oozing charm and wooing pretty ladies Diana Penty and Deepika Padukone in the recently released Cocktail, it seems that actor Saif Ali Khan is all set to broaden his horizons as far as romancing is concerned.
Sources claim that the Nawab recently let it slip in an interview that he might be seen opposite actress Natalie Portman (of Black Swan fame) in a romantic film. However, when pressed for details, Khan chose to keep mum and did not even confirm if the project is a Hollywood production or under his own banner, Illuminati Films.
Saif will be next seen in Race 2 and also in Go Goa Gone, where he will be seen playing a Russian mobster, who also moonlights as a zombie hunter.
Saif Ali Khan has all the reasons to break into a wide grin. His Cocktail has managed to net 55 crores in it's first week, hence turning out to be his biggest week ever, either in a solo or multi starrer. After a 36 crores weekend, the film held on well in the weekdays as well and though there was a slight decline in collections from Tuesday onwards, it wasn't scary enough to lead to any alarms. In fact the collections were pretty much as per industry norm of 50%-60% fall in collections over the weekdays, hence resulting in the kind of total that now marks Cocktail as a definite hit at the least.
It's eventual fate depends upon the second weekend though. The Dark Knight Rises is the major release of the weekend and since that too is expected to create havoc at the box office on it's first couple of days at the least, Cocktail should ideally come back on track from Sunday onwards. Hollywood euphoria is expected to settle down by then and family audience should be favouring the desi daaru of Saif Ali Khan-Deepika Padukone-Diana Penty all over again.
All of this means that while 75 crores is most definitely achievable from here, it would be interesting to see if the film crosses the 80 crores mark. There is competition in store week after week (Kya Super Kool Hain Hum and Jism 2) which means Cocktail would have to hold on ground quite firmly. However, given the fact that Saif didn't quite have a happy outing with Agent Vinod just a few weeks back, one can be rest assured that he would happy with anything between 75-80 crores for Cocktail.
Saif Ali Khan has all the reasons to break into a wide grin. His Cocktail has managed to net 55 crores in it's first week, hence turning out to be his biggest week ever, either in a solo or multi starrer. After a 36 crores weekend, the film held on well in the weekdays as well and though there was a slight decline in collections from Tuesday onwards, it wasn't scary enough to lead to any alarms. In fact the collections were pretty much as per industry norm of 50%-60% fall in collections over the weekdays, hence resulting in the kind of total that now marks Cocktail as a definite hit at the least.
It's eventual fate depends upon the second weekend though. The Dark Knight Rises is the major release of the weekend and since that too is expected to create havoc at the box office on it's first couple of days at the least, Cocktail should ideally come back on track from Sunday onwards. Hollywood euphoria is expected to settle down by then and family audience should be favouring the desi daaru of Saif Ali Khan-Deepika Padukone-Diana Penty all over again.
All of this means that while 75 crores is most definitely achievable from here, it would be interesting to see if the film crosses the 80 crores mark. There is competition in store week after week (Kya Super Kool Hain Hum and Jism 2) which means Cocktail would have to hold on ground quite firmly. However, given the fact that Saif didn't quite have a happy outing with Agent Vinod just a few weeks back, one can be rest assured that he would happy with anything between 75-80 crores for Cocktail.
Recently, mediavine was abuzz with news that Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor will tie the knot in London, as they want a quiet wedding, however the Nawab of Pataudi has refuted all such rumors.
Khan recently stated that his wedding is definitely not happening in London. He also revealed that their wedding will happen towards the end of the year.
Saif is also tight-lipped about the other details of his marriage and has refused to reveal whether the wedding will be solemnised as per Hindu or Islamic tradition. He says that it's a very private thing and therefore doesn't want to talk about it.
The 41-year-old actor is currently on cloud nine because of the success of his recently released film Cocktail, which has garnered rave reviews from audiences and critics alike.
Cocktail is the only Hindi film to release this Friday and it should manage a good opening for itself. There are quite a few things going in its favour. First and foremost the young, modern and contemporary look and feel has managed to catch one's attention. Secondly, the music has picked on well as well. Thirdly, there hasn't been any negativity around the film with all around positive vibes been generated. Fourthly, Saif Ali Khan looks at ease with the genre that has helped him gain maximum commercial success over the years. Last but not the least, his pairing with Deepika Padukone is reminding of Love Aaj Kal days.
With such factors going in its favour, the film should open better than Agent Vinod that had accumulated around 30 crores in it's opening weekend. Moreover, the film finds itself in a space where it has in it to grow further with word of mouth and enjoy sustained collections than merely rely upon the first weekend collections. With a 60%-70% start expected, especially in multiplexes which are its target audience, Cocktail should be a safe project for Saif. However in single screens the film may open much lesser since the very title is so urban centric while the promotion so far hasn't tried to convey anything else.
The film is quite important for Saif since his last commercial success was Love Aaj Kal and post that there have been commercial disappointments like Kurbaan, Aarakshan and Agent Vinod. Even Deepika Padukone would want a much bigger success in her kitty than a Desi Boyz. Moreover since she enjoys an author backed part here, she has all the more expectations for it to do good.
Overall the film is finding a best possible release since it arrives solo, has the cream of multiplexes and screens available for itself and doesn't have any competition in week to follow. If it manages to sustain itself, it has all in it to grow just the way Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara when released around the same time last year.
A few weeks back, it had been reported in the media that 'Dirty' director Milan Luthria, Bhushan Kumar and actor Saif Ali Khan might be teaming up for a super-hero flick. However, Luthria recently informed that there are no such plans.
In a recent interview, Luthria was quoted saying that neither he nor Bhushan Kumar are contemplating anything of the sort and that he has no idea where this piece of news came from. Luthria also added that Bollywood has made enough superhero films lately.
Milan Luthria, who became a much sought after director after delivering hits like Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai and The Dirty Picture, is currently busy with Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2, which stars Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and Imran Khan.
That Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor will get married this year is already a well-known fact. The couple is set to tie the knot in October. Saif was recently quoted saying in an interview that the wedding may be pushed back to the end of 2012.
However, latest buzz is that the wedding may take place in London. The reason is that the family does not want any media frenzy which is usually associated with high-profile weddings in India. The entire Pataudi family is expected to meet at Bhopal next week and then the exact venue will be decided.
Even Saif prefers a quiet wedding and wants it to be a hush-hush affair. Let us see how this mystery unfolds.
Actor Saif Ali Khan might have turned producer in 2009 with Illuminati Films and co-produced many films like Love Aaj Kal, Agent Vinod and Cocktail, but the actor is the first to admit that actors don't make the perfect producers as they tend to 'get carried away'.
In a recent interview, when talking about Cocktail, which releases today, Saif agreed that actors don't make great producers because actors are in danger of becoming self-indulgent. He admitted that when actors are given a lot of money to make the kind of films they want, they tend to get carried away and this is where the actual producer has to step in as he is the voice of reason and tends to make the movie as commercial as possible as he knows the best decisions to take as far as actors and directors are concerned.
Saif Ali Khan, who is seen playing a Casanova type character in Cocktail, will be seen playing a Russian mobster in his next production Go Goa Gone.
Cocktail is the only Hindi film to release this Friday and it should manage a good opening for itself. There are quite a few things going in its favour. First and foremost the young, modern and contemporary look and feel has managed to catch one's attention. Secondly, the music has picked on well as well. Thirdly, there hasn't been any negativity around the film with all around positive vibes been generated. Fourthly, Saif Ali Khan looks at ease with the genre that has helped him gain maximum commercial success over the years. Last but not the least, his pairing with Deepika Padukone is reminding of Love Aaj Kal days.
With such factors going in its favour, the film should open better than Agent Vinod that had accumulated around 30 crores in it's opening weekend. Moreover, the film finds itself in a space where it has in it to grow further with word of mouth and enjoy sustained collections than merely rely upon the first weekend collections. With a 60%-70% start expected, especially in multiplexes which are its target audience, Cocktail should be a safe project for Saif. However in single screens the film may open much lesser since the very title is so urban centric while the promotion so far hasn't tried to convey anything else.
The film is quite important for Saif since his last commercial success was Love Aaj Kal and post that there have been commercial disappointments like Kurbaan, Aarakshan and Agent Vinod. Even Deepika Padukone would want a much bigger success in her kitty than a Desi Boyz. Moreover since she enjoys an author backed part here, she has all the more expectations for it to do good.
Overall the film is finding a best possible release since it arrives solo, has the cream of multiplexes and screens available for itself and doesn't have any competition in week to follow. If it manages to sustain itself, it has all in it to grow just the way Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara when released around the same time last year.
