Saif Ali Khan: Freedom of speech is great, but the talk about pulling

Saif Ali Khan has chosen a different track
than all the A-Listers. He opted for a web-
series and has nailed his character of Sartaj
Singh in Sacred Games. The show is in the
news for its profane language, political
stances, sex scenes and strong
performances by the lead cast. The show
also stars Nawazzudin Siddiqui and Radhika
Apte in the lead roles.
Viewers are loving the content of the show.
Saif told Mid-Day, "I wasn't expecting such
an overwhelming response. The web does
enjoy a certain type of censorship-free
space but last week the show ran into legal
trouble and the director Anurag Kashyap
has been asked to remove some sections
from the series.
On this, Saif said, "Some people try and gain
mileage. They watch like hawks for anyone
to say anything that can be politically
manipulated. For me, as an actor, it's
important to be part of the creative journey
without worrying too much about this. If
the intention is correct that of making
entertaining content then the idea of
offending someone becomes secondary. If it
has genuinely hurt people's sentiments,
that's another story. But if a situation is
motivated by someone trying to get mileage,
that's lamentable. People are always looking
for attention, and the easiest way to get that
is to attack a movie or a movie star.
Some people have raised issues on the use
of cuss words and the idea of freedom of
speech. The actor said that it is one's
approach towards exercising it that makes
all the difference. "People are demonstrating
against [Donald] Trump in London, and all
the mayor has asked of them is that they do
it politely. Freedom of speech is great, but
the talk about pulling a show off air is
destructive. You can't make a movie
adhering to the guidelines of how not to
offend anyone, added Saif.
Saif's act was surely a praise-worthy one but
the actor is impressed with what Nawaz has
put up in the show. Praising Nawaz, he said,
"Mafia is always more dramatic, more
romantic. Nawaz has done a fabulous job.
But Sartaj is not monotoned. His addictions,
his broken relationship, the lack of success
there was a lot to keep me happily
occupied as an actor. I knew that Ganesh
Gaitonde had more of the drama to play out.
But it didn't stop me from wanting to be
Sartaj."
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