When Saif Ali Khan entered Bollywood in 1993 as a 23-year-old, his claim to fame was being veteran actress Sharmila Tagore and legendary cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi's son. It didn't help matters that his debut film "Parampara" failed to ignite the screens despite the presence of Aamir Khan along with stalwarts Vinod Khanna and Sunil Dutt, and despite being directed by Yash Chopra. To make matters worse, when he tried going solo as a hero in his second release with Umesh Mehra's "Aashik Aawara", the outcome was a disaster. The audience wrote him off as a misfit in Bollywood, who could neither act nor fight nor dance on screen.
The turning point came when he took to comedy, after as many as four releases failed to have any impact for him. His fifth release, the 1994 rom-com "Yeh Dillagi" co-starring Akshay Kumar and Kajol, wasn't exactly a blockbuster, but...
The turning point came when he took to comedy, after as many as four releases failed to have any impact for him. His fifth release, the 1994 rom-com "Yeh Dillagi" co-starring Akshay Kumar and Kajol, wasn't exactly a blockbuster, but...
- 2/27/2020
- GlamSham
Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore loves watching her son's films as any mother does and feels his acting has improved phenomenally over the years. At the same time she says Saif Ali Khan is not the easiest of actors to work with.'As an actor, Saif has grown by leaps and bounds. I think in 'Love Aaj Kal', his monologues are really good. And over time, he has become a very sensitive actor. I am really proud of him,' Sharmila told Ians in an interview.Talking about some of her favourite Saif-starrers, the 62-year-old actress named films like 'Love Aaj Kal', 'Omkara', 'Parineeta', 'Ek Hasina Thi', 'Hum Tum', 'Being Cyrus', 'Kal Ho Na Ho' and 'Dil Chahta Hai'.'They are all such different roles that he has played and in such a variety of films.
- 9/9/2009
- Filmicafe
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