Saif Ali Khan recently spoke about his long professional connection with Shah Rukh Khan while discussing their upcoming collaboration in Kartavya. During an interview, Saif shared that Shah Rukh had once approached him for a role in Main Hoon Na, but the casting did not move forward later.
Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Saif said, “He once called me for a movie that didn’t happen. Shah Rukh once called me for Main Hoon Na; he said there is a great part. Then Farah called me later and said, ‘No, no, no.’”
Although Saif did not reveal which role he was being considered for, many fans believe it may have been the character Lucky, which was eventually played by Zayed Khan. Saif further added, “I shouldn’t say these things, but I am too honest. This will get highlighted somewhere. But yes, Red Chillies is a wonderful production; they pick up really exciting and interesting ideas. It was very cool to get an offer like that.”
Earlier, while speaking to SCREEN, Saif had also praised Shah Rukh Khan as a producer. He said, “As a producer, SRK has not made his presence felt in the movie. One of the nice things that many producers do is give a lot of space and scope to the production. This film has kind of been run by Pulkit, and he has been given the space by Red Chillies to do that, which is really generous of them.”
Saif also spoke positively about Red Chillies Entertainment and the kind of projects the company supports. He said, “As a production company, the subjects they choose, the people they put together, are very interesting. SRK has a huge love of cinema, and we can feel that in his production.”
At the trailer launch of Kartavya, Saif once again spoke about his respect for Shah Rukh Khan. He shared, “Shah Rukh Khan is someone I look up to in many ways. He told me there is a lovely script that he wanted me to hear and read, so we went through the process of listening to it and meeting the director. Once the film was complete, he said it had come out as a lovely movie, and he was very happy with it.”
Kartavya is scheduled to release on May 15 and also stars Rasika Dugal, Zakir Hussain, Sanjay Mishra, and Manish Chaudhari in important roles.