Saif Ali Khan Says Working With Priyadarshan on Haiwaan Made him Feel Complete
Saif Ali Khan says working with filmmaker Priyadarshan on Haiwaan gave him a rare sense of creative fulfilment. From meaningful scenes to daily performance challenges, the actor describes the film as one of those special projects that truly excite an artiste.
For an actor who has moved effortlessly between charming romances to playing a menacing rogue, Saif Ali Khan says saying yes to a film has never been about a single reason. Sometimes it’s the director, sometimes the complexity of the role and sometimes it’s the simplest question of all: am I going to have a good time? Also Read: “Something Was Watching Us”: Karan Tacker on the Most Unsettling Experience While Filming Bhay - The Gaurav Tiwari Mystery Saif admits reality doesn’t always match intention. Not every project becomes what it promises. Which is why his experience working with Priyadarshan on Haiwaan stands out so sharply. Talking about it in an interview recently, he said, "I shot with Priyadarshan and I felt amazing, because there was something to perform every day. There was something in the scene. You could feel it — this is a Priyadarshan film. Haiwaan is the film with Akshay Kumar playing a scary bad guy and me having a very responsible part. I’m playing a visually impaired music teacher, who is the only person who can save this little girl. So it’s a David–Goliath story. There’s action, there’s drama, but every day was something amazing to perform. That feeling of completeness was incredible. When you go to bed the night before and you’re excited about the script and you say, ‘Oh, tomorrow is that scene, and tomorrow is that scene,’ that’s really something special to feel. Once in a while it becomes a job, and you have to be professional about that as well."