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Being refined as a person can make it difficult to play crude characters on screen. At least Saif Ali Khan feels that way. Apparently, even though he's received good reviews from friends about his new look for the role of Iago (called Langda Tyagi in the film) in Vishal Bharadwaj's adaptation of Othello, the actor didn't find it easy to fit into the character, especially since it is very different from his real life personality. He not only had trouble with the dialogues due to the dialect, but it was quite a challenge altogether to get into that kind of a character. Saif reveals, "The character is not at all refined. It's a very crude kind of character. It was not something that would come naturally to me. So it's a very academically challenging role. The character is extremely removed from my own personality - the way he walks, talks, etc., is totally against my own behavior." And to think he looks so convincing!
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