{"id":57905,"date":"2018-10-30T18:18:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T01:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=57905"},"modified":"2018-10-30T18:18:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T01:18:57","slug":"successful-actors-can-work-on-their-own-terms-says-saif-ali-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/successful-actors-can-work-on-their-own-terms-says-saif-ali-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful Actors Can Work on Their Own Terms, Says Saif Ali Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"

(L-r) Radhika Apte, Rohan Mehra, Saif Ali Khan and Chitrangada Singh promote their film ‘Baazaar’ in New Delhi, Oct. 22. (Press Trust of India)<\/em><\/p>\n

Fresh off from the success of \u201cSacred Games,\u201d actor Saif Ali Khan is enjoying this phase in his career as he is getting to invest more into his characters, writes Komal Panchamatia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAs you grow older and become successful, you can afford to work more on your own terms. Whatever I have earned for myself, I am proud of that,\u201d Saif told PTI<\/p>\n

The actor, who is gearing for the release of \u201cBaazaar,\u201d believes success affords one the independence to work on one\u2019s own terms.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am enjoying acting a lot today. I am investing a lot in my character, which I wasn\u2019t doing earlier. I feel like an artist, I am thinking and trying out new things.<\/p>\n

In \u201cBaazaar,\u201d set against the backdrop of the stock market, the actor plays the role of a ruthless money-minded Gujarati businessman, Shakun Kothari.<\/p>\n

Saif said his director Gauravv Chawla had already done all the research, leaving him only to work on his character.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe director created the world of \u2018Baazaar.\u2019 There were lots of pages of dialogs, it was tough and then getting the accent was challenging. It required hard work, but it was satisfying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saif, 48, said there was more fun in playing parts that fall into the grey zone or are amoral.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is easier to play the nice guy as there is more audience support. You don\u2019t have to do much, but still this is hard. The bad guy has to be interesting, attractive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The film faced some delay in its journey to theatres, which left Saif disheartened.<\/p>\n

The actor said he feels nervous on every Friday when his films hit the theatres and their box-office numbers do matter to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is tension-based in life. If there is no tension, then there is nothing to it. If it doesn\u2019t work, it is disappointing as somebody has put money and they should earn money. It would be wrong to say it doesn\u2019t bother me,\u201d Saif said.<\/p>\n

He is grateful to the audience who wants to see more of him on-screen, despite his recent films not doing well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel I have something interesting to offer and I have to make sure I give them something nice and different every time. I feel privileged to be in films. I love the job and hope I can look like Anil Kapoor at the age of 60 and work as long as Amitabh Bachchan.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(L-r) Radhika Apte, Rohan Mehra, Saif Ali Khan and Chitrangada Singh promote their film ‘Baazaar’ in New Delhi, Oct. 22. (Press Trust of India) Fresh off from the success of \u201cSacred Games,\u201d actor Saif Ali Khan is enjoying this phase in his career as he is getting to invest more into his characters, writes Komal…<\/p>\n

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