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IN SAIF' HANDS
By Ankur Pathak, Mumbai Mirror | Apr 2, 2015, 01.09 AM IST
Ekta Kapoor has signed the actor for a three-film deal.
After several back-to-back flops like Humshakals, Bulett Raja and more recently, Raj and Krishna DK's Happy Ending, actor Saif Ali Khan has put himself in the 'safe' hands of producer Ekta Kapoor who is strategising his future moves.
The actor-producer who has been signed on for Sujoy Ghosh's Bollywood adaptation of the Japanese thriller, The Devotion of Suspect X, being produced by Ekta, recently had a meeting with her in the course of which they discussed two more films which will go on floors once he's finished with the thriller, co-starring Kangana Ranaut and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
It must be recalled that Saif recently walked out of Reema Kagti's romantic drama, being bankrolled by his Dil Chahta Hai producers Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, over several creative and financial differences. Since then, he's turned down quite a few offers by other filmmakers.
"He's being extremely selective about the projects that he greenlights. His discussion with Ekta revolved around his career and she's given him some sharp insights. One of her suggestions was to do conceptdriven films that suit his age and justify his talent. He's done with playing the urban Casanova and is now looking for more serious roles," says a source close to the actor.
Saif is currently training in kickboxing for Sujoy's film in which he has quite a few actionsequences. Adds the source, "He's working hard on his physique too. The film starts in May after which he will shoot Sameer Sharma's Jugalbandi, the only other film he has given the nod to."
After several back-to-back flops like Humshakals, Bulett Raja and more recently, Raj and Krishna DK's Happy Ending, actor Saif Ali Khan has put himself in the 'safe' hands of producer Ekta Kapoor who is strategising his future moves.
The actor-producer who has been signed on for Sujoy Ghosh's Bollywood adaptation of the Japanese thriller, The Devotion of Suspect X, being produced by Ekta, recently had a meeting with her in the course of which they discussed two more films which will go on floors once he's finished with the thriller, co-starring Kangana Ranaut and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
It must be recalled that Saif recently walked out of Reema Kagti's romantic drama, being bankrolled by his Dil Chahta Hai producers Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, over several creative and financial differences. Since then, he's turned down quite a few offers by other filmmakers.
"He's being extremely selective about the projects that he greenlights. His discussion with Ekta revolved around his career and she's given him some sharp insights. One of her suggestions was to do conceptdriven films that suit his age and justify his talent. He's done with playing the urban Casanova and is now looking for more serious roles," says a source close to the actor.
Saif is currently training in kickboxing for Sujoy's film in which he has quite a few actionsequences. Adds the source, "He's working hard on his physique too. The film starts in May after which he will shoot Sameer Sharma's Jugalbandi, the only other film he has given the nod to."
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