{"id":1921,"date":"2016-06-13T00:34:05","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T19:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/kaalakaandi-sacred-games-saif-ali-khan\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T19:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:20:12","slug":"kaalakaandi-sacred-games-saif-ali-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=1921","title":{"rendered":"Sacred Games: Where Saif Ali Khan Finally Found His Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">K<\/span><\/p><em>aalakaandi <\/em>and <em>Sacred Games\u2019<\/em> star, Saif Ali Khan is a wondrous oddity in the Bollywood Khan-iverse. The actor who turns 48 today doesn\u2019t hold the larger-than-life romantic promise that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/series\/fitoor-mishra\/happy-birthday-shahrukh-khan-srk-52nd-birthday-karan-johar-suhana-khan-mannat\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shah Rukh Khan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been milking forever. He doesn\u2019t command the frenzied fandom that comes naturally to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/series\/fitoor-mishra\/tubelight-review-salman-khan-trailer-bollywood-fitoor-mishra\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Saif can\u2019t inculcate the \u201cserious actor\u201d niche either, because <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/jo-jeeta-wohi-sikandar-25-years-aamir-khan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aamir<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> got there first. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also why Saif, who flits across genres effortlessly, is considered a lightweight and non-mainstream hero, despite starting his career only a few years after the other three. He is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/taimur-ali-khan-saif-ali-khan-kareena-kapoor-childrens-day-gift-jeep-reporting-page3-glamour\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rare A-lister<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who is almost impossible to bracket. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the other three Khans, accompanied by box office bae <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/people\/akshay-kumar-bollywood-50th-birthday\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akshay Kumar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, are legit \u201cstars\u201d, Saif is understood to still be finding his way and his voice. His eclectic films choices, bold as they might be, haven\u2019t really paid off. Take the last ten years for instance, where the only three memorable films that the actor has been a part of have been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/jab-harry-met-sejal-review-shah-rukh-khan-anushka-sharma-imtiaz-ali\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imtiaz Ali\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> semi-competent <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love Aaj Kal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2009), a problematic <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cocktail <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2012), and India\u2019s first zombie-comedy <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go Goa Gone<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2013), a film that he produced as well. In between, the actor has remained a starry addition to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Race 2 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humshakals<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a move he later admittedly regretted), faced failure as the forgettable <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agent Vinod<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and participated in abject jingoism in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/people\/salman-khan-tubelight-kabir-khan-bajrangi-bhaijaan-bollywood\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kabir Khan\u2019s<\/span><\/a> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phantom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1515999685.jpg\" alt=\"Kaalakaandi\" width=\"611\" height=\"407\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30091\" \/>\n<figcaption>\n<p><em>Kaalakaandi<\/em> starts off with meeting a transvestite (Nyari Singh) on the corner of the road, where Saif is at his comedic best.<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Ashi Dua<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These films, despite their varying levels of success added nothing to Saif\u2019s progress as an actor, and save for the occasional brilliance of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/dil-chahta-hai-akshaye-khanna-dimple-kapadia\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dil Chahta Hai<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being Cyrus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omkara<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, he <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">still<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wasn\u2019t considered a performer.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve awaited Saif\u2019s second coming for a while now. To his credit, the actor\u2019s self-awareness made him realise this, and ensured a year-long absence from films.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaalakaandi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Saif\u2019s 60th film in his 24 years in the industry, this self-awareness seems to have finally paid off. Akshat Verma\u2019s directorial debut gets its distinct flavour only from the madcap performance that Saif, its nameless lead, gifts the film.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the bizarrely uneven film, Saif plays an uptight man who sticks by the rules of life: He doesn\u2019t drink, smoke, take drugs or indulge in any frivolous behaviour that can be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/satire\/snapchat-india-evan-spiegel-controversy-boycott-snapchat-twitter-gordon-ramsay\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snapchatted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and circulated for laughs. On a visit to the doctor, he is diagnosed with stomach cancer and informed that he only has a few months left. Unable to deal with the burden of his premature mortality, while putting up an act of liveliness at his decked-up house bustling with guests celebrating his brother\u2019s impending wedding, he decides to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finally <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">let go. He revels in taking a puff of the cigarette for the first time in years despite ending up coughing, and proceeds to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/vice\/ayahuasca-mumbai-india-psychedelics-drugs-dmt\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cdrop acid\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via a magical red pill.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As he is entrusted with the task of driving around his brother, the groom-to-be (Akshay Oberoi) for a haircut through the city, his trip kicks in. Saif\u2019s character then enters a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/vice\/not-buy-drugs-online-dark-net-acid\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">psychedelic world<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where he doesn\u2019t let his habit of overthinking simple encounters ruin the pleasure of impromptu experiences. <\/span>\n\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\">&#8220;Saif\u2019s effortless jump between the slapstick, and the outrightly bizarre is possible because of how comfortable he appears in the universe of <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaalakaandi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/blockquote>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It starts off with meeting a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nplu7KveQ3Q&#038;list=FLUOt64UKUcPBRm1bBGPKAlw&#038;index=279\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transvestite<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Nyari Singh) on the corner of the road, where Saif is at his comedic best. \u201cHumko bahut curiosity hai aapke saaman ke baare mein,\u201d he tells her, before referring it to as \u201cCape of Good Hope\u201d, \u201cSouthern Hemisphere\u201d, and \u201cAustralia\u201d eliciting chuckles that don\u2019t go down the sleazy route. There\u2019s another scene in the bathroom where Singh and Khan\u2019s chemistry shines, aided by the fact that Verma treats his portrayal of transvestites with a kind of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/series\/sexuality-and-the-city\/world-aids-day-pansexual-sexuality-lgbt\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exhilarating maturity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Bollywood is yet to see. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saif\u2019s effortless jump between the slapstick, and the outrightly bizarre, between sombre and downright existential, is possible because of how comfortable he appears in the universe of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaalakaandi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Where he can slip between English and Hindi without it being at odds with the plot. It\u2019s a subtle craziness that Saif usually excels at, and one that hits a crescendo in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaalakaandi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film\u2019s inconsistent narrative, however, lets him down. It is packed to the rafters with too many things, which shortchanges Saif\u2019s dying man on a foolish high. Yet, Saif\u2019s uninhibited performance is heightened by the fact that it\u2019s devoid of any star baggage or the sacrosanct need to protect an image. \u00a0<\/span>\n\nA few months after <em>Kaalakaandi<\/em>, Saif took to the small screen to start a new innings as an actor. As Sartaj Singh in <em>Sacred Games<\/em>, India&#8217;s first Netflix original, he brought a kind of gravitas to his role that wouldn&#8217;t have necessarily been expected out of him. For someone who is known to be an animated actor, Saif effortlessly blended in the background in the terrific show as the troubled cop who&#8217;s fighting a daily war with his conscience.\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s almost as if the saddening realisation that he\u2019s on the clock, has dawned on Saif, the actor, the same way it dawns on his character in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaalakaandi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in <em>Sacred Games<\/em>. In 2017, he might have been closer to being taken seriously with notches of brilliance in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/rangoon-kangana-ranaut-shahid-kapoor-saif-ali-khan-vishal-bhardwaj-haider-hamlet-kaminey-bollywood\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rangoon<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/grub\/food-grub-women-chefs-kitchen-cooking-sexism-workplace\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chef<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But it is in 2018, that he might have found his voice. <\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2017, Saif Ali Khan might have come closer to being taken seriously as an actor with notches of brilliance in Rangoon and Chef. 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