Celebrities should not lose their temper: Saif

Saif Ali Khan, a week after his fight, admits that celebrities should control their temper and spews venom at uninformed gossipmongers

Saif Ali Khan has never been as popular for his films as he has been over the past one week for his brawl at a restaurant. So, when we were informed that the actor would call at a particular time, we did not want to miss it. But then Virat Kohli started hammering the Sri Lankan bowlers. We prayed silently, for Saif to be late. Our prayers were answered. Saif called an hour later. India was home. And we were bursting with questions.

"Hasn't enough been said about the fight already?" asks Saif. But then he starts talking. "I have another side to me as well. And who is this Ritu Trivedi (referring to an aricle in Mumbai Mirror, dated February 22)? Can someone please tell me what she means by saying: "Why are we not surprised about the brouhaha over Saif Ali Khan's fit of Agent Vinodish rage? Simply because although he would like to establish his image as a Renaissance Man - who reads tomes." Can't a man who reads books get wild?" says Saif irritably and adds, "Is Julius Caesar a Renaissance man? Who is a Renaissance man? Can you give me one example?"

But then, Saif launches into his own explanation of the Renaissance man. "Subhash Chandra Bose wasn't a renaissance man. It's not that he didn't do anything violent in life. One needs to understand that there is a sophisticated and polite side to me. But there is also a side that gets into arguments if provoked.

"It seems as if some high ranking member of the Church has been raped. That's the way people are reacting," says Saif who believes that other stars may not have evoked such public ire.

The actor shrugs off reports about the entire fiasco being just another publicity stunt for his upcoming home production Agent Vinod. "Agent Vinod is reminiscent of a genre that was popular in the 1970s. Moreover, the title cuts across all kinds of audience - single screen and multiplexes," reveals Saif about the one thing that is going right in his life at the moment.

He agrees to creative differences with his director but adds, "Sriram Raghavan and I like the same kind of cinema. It was natural for me to have him direct my film. The cosmetic aspect of the project was left to me. He brought a lot of subplots into the story," reveals Saif and brushes off any queries about Kareena's item number being his brainchild. As for his girl being worried about him doing daredevil stunts in the project, Saif simply feels that "Worrying is a part of every relationship."

Back to the Taj episode, Saif in hindsight believes that celebrities need to set and example. "I agree that celebrities need to be more responsible and should not lose their temper," says Saif and ends the interview with his last lines still ringing in our ears - "We should all try to be a Gandhian. Few people can really achieve that. But try zaroor karna chahiye."
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