Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan appeared on the latest episode of the streaming chat show ‘Koffee With Karan’ with his mom Sharmila Tagore, and opened up on his separation from actress Amrita Singh.
The actor spoke about the emotional complexities that surrounded the separation and how his mother was always supportive to him.
Talking about the same, Saif Ali Khan said, “Unfortunately, doing it (the marriage) at 20 is young and things change, but she was a great support, she was wonderful to me and she is the mother of two of my kids. I share a good relationship with her and it’s all respectful now. It’s very bad when these things don’t work out. Especially for children, you don’t want that for kids.”
Karan Johar asked, “At that point of time, I think your mother has seen so much of life, with her experience that even when it didn’t work out, I am sure she was immensely supportive of you.”
Responding to that, Saif shared, “You know, she was supportive when I did it, she has told a very nice version of this. She told me, I believe you are living with somebody and you are doing something, so I said, yes. She said, Just don’t get married. And I said, I got married yesterday. And a big tear fell out of her eye and she started crying. She said, “You have really hurt me, why didn’t you tell me?”
Saif further mentioned, “Also, with the separation, the first person I spoke to before the separation was my mother who took a deep breath and there was another pause on the phone and said that I am with you if that’s what you want.”
Sharmila said: “When you are together for so long and you have two lovely children, then no break up is easy. And then if it isn’t a harmonious break up; I mean I know it is difficult to have harmony at that stage, everybody is hurt, so that stage was not nice.”
Karan asked, “Did you continue your relationship with Amrita?”
Sharmila said, “Yes yes, I did. But that’s water under the bridge, she needed time to cool down and they worked it out together, it is just not staying away, there are a lot of things and it wasn’t a happy time for us because Ibrahim was just three and we were very fond of the children. Tiger was especially fond of Ibrahim. And he would say, well that’s a good lad. He didn’t get that time, and we felt deprived to lose Amrita and lose the two kids. So, it’s not just him, we also had to adjust to all that.” Source: IANS
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Saif opens up on separation with Amrita Singh
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When Saif Ali Khan advised ‘all men to marry younger, beautiful women’
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor tied the knot with in 2012. In an interview in 2014, Saif was asked if marrying Kareena was the ‘best thing’ that had happened to him. Saif was also asked about their age gap. While Saif Ali Khan was born in August 1970, Kareena was born in September 1980. Speaking about their 10-year-age gap, Saif had said he would advise all men to ‘marry much younger and beautiful women’. Saif added it was ‘fairly obvious’ why that was a ‘great thing’.
In the old interview, Saif also said that ‘men mature a little later and women age faster’. Saif, who was earlier married to actor Amrita Singh, also admitted that marriage with Kareena was ‘the best thing that has happened’ to him. It’s been more than 14 years since they fell in love on the sets of their 2008 film Tashan, 10 years since they tied the knot and six years since they became parents to son Taimur Ali Khan in 2016. Their younger son Jehangir Ali Khan was born in 2021.
When asked if marriage to Kareena Kapoor was the best thing that had happened to him, Saif told Filmfare in a 2014 interview, “Of course I can say that. No, it’s not the best thing; it’s a good thing that has happened to me. Okay, it is the best thing that has happened to me.” In the same interview, Saif was asked if age gap affects a relationship, when the actor said, “I’d advise all men to marry much younger and beautiful women. How is it a great thing? It’s fairly obvious.”
In an old interview, Kareena had said that she would not want to ‘fall in love’ with an ‘older man’ on screen, as her 10-year age gap with Saif in real life was enough. Kareena had made the comment during a chat with filmmaker Karan Johar in 2010, while promoting her film We Are Family. Karan had asked Kareena, “If you get a role as a young girl, who falls in love with an older man, who would you like to cast in that role?” Kareena had then replied, “No, no. I don’t want to fall in love with any older man.” Karan had then asked, “Why? Aren’t you in love with one right now?” To which Kareena had replied, “Saif is anyway 10 years older than me. Now older than that I can’t handle. Older than that I’m not interested.”
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More trouble for Adipurush, case filed against Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan and 3 more
A complaint filed in Jaunpur court against 5 including Saif Ali Khan. The court fixed the date of October 27 for the statement of the complainant, who has alleged ‘indecent depiction of Lord Ram, Sita, Hanuman, Ravana in the film’s teaser, which was unveiled on October 2. Jaunpur’s Judicial Magistrate Ashutosh Singh has filed a complaint against five, including the producer of the film Adipurush Om Raut and actors Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan, on the complaint of advocate Himanshu Srivastava. The court has fixed October 27 for the statement of the complainant. Srivastava alleged indecent portrayal of Lord Rama, Sita, Hanuman and Ravana in the film’s teaser that has hurt religious sentiments. Earlier, a plea was filed in a court in Delhi seeking injunction against the upcoming movie Adipurush, alleging it has depicted Hindu gods in an “unwarranted” and “inaccurate” way in its promotional video. The matter has been listed for hearing before senior civil judge Abhishek Kumar on Monday, October 10.
Adipurush is a mythological film based on the epic, Ramayana. Directed by Om Raut,the film will see Prabhas playing the role of Lord Rama and Saif Ali Khan as Ravana. Made on a mammoth budget of nearly Rs 500 crore, Adipurush is all set for a grand release on January 12, 2023, ahead of Sankranti. The release date of Adipurush was postponed multiple times due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Adipurush is one of the most anticipated films of 2023. The storyline of the film follows Ayodhya’s king Raghava who travelled to the island of Lanka 7000 years ago. He had one aim – to rescue his wife Janaki, who has been abducted by Lankesh, the king of Lanka. Kriti Sanon will be seen playing the role of Janaki. Source: India Today
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Supreme Court refuses interim protection from arrest to makers of ‘Tandav’
A total of three separate petitions were heard by a three-bench judges
NEW DELHI (TIP): ‘Tandav’, released on January 15, is a nine-episode political thriller. The web series landed in controversaries on allegedly hurting religious sentiments, The Supreme Court on Wednesday, January 27, has refused to provide interim protection from arrest to Tandav’s director Ali Abbas Zafar and others who are seeking quashing of issued notices and FIRs against them by Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and other states for allegedly hurting Hindu’s religious sentiments. A total of three separate petitions of Zafar, Amazon Prime India head Aparna Purohit, producer Himanshu Mehra, the show’s writer Gaurav Solanki and actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub was heard by a bench including justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah.
Besides seeking quashing of the FIRs, the pleas have requested clubbing of FIRs, reported PTI.
The bench of three has asked responses from states including UP, MP, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Bihar and Delhi on the pleas. “Tandav”, released on January 15, is a political thriller, featuring Bollywood stars like Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, Sunil Grover and Gauahar Khan.
The nine-episode web series, since its release on Amazon Prime Video, has landed itself into a political controversy on their two scenes. In one scene, actor Zeeshan Ayyub’s character plays Lord Shiva in a college play. However, he doesn’t don Lord Shiva’s traditional look and speaks about issues plaguing the society.
Another scene shows actor Sandhya Mridul’s character who tells her boyfriend and the father of her child, a Dalit political leader played by actor Anup Soni, that a man from the lower caste always takes advantage when he is involved with a woman from the upper caste. Several leaders, including members of the ruling party BJP, have demanded the streaming platform to remove the show as it allegedly hurts religious sentiments and ridicules Hindu gods. ‘Tandav’ makers had already issued an apology after complaints were registered with Police in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
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Saif allows shooting inside Pataudi Palace exclusively for ‘Tandav’
Saif Ali Khan will be next seen in the Amazon Prime Video’s Tandav. The actor shot for the series at his own ancestral palace in Pataudi. While the actor allows film crews to shoot outside Pataudi Palace, he had never allowed shooting inside his property before Tandav. Saif said that he made an exception for Tandav. Tandav is an upcoming political drama web series directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. In the show, Saif will be seen as an ambitious politician with his eyes at the Prime Minister’s chair. Since he belongs to a family of powerful leaders, a palace-like house was required for which Saif Ali Khan’s ancestral palace in Pataudi, Haryana, was chosen. While Saif Ali Khan has rented out the Pataudi Palace a couple of times, he says that it still makes him nervous. Speaking to Mid-day, Saif said, “I don’t mind giving it for shoots sometimes because it remains unused 340 days of the year. These days, film crews have become responsible and look after the venues, but [the idea of a shoot] still makes me nervous. Usually, I am more comfortable if they are filming around the exterior of the palace. But for Tandav, I made an exception [by shooting inside.”