20 Unknown Facts About Bollywood Star Saif Ali Khan

The Nawab of Pataudi has been in the news several times. Being a part of the film industry obviously means constantly being a part of the gossip, and apart from a few strategies by your PR team, there is nothing really that can be done about it. He got married to a woman many years his senior, got divorced after have two children together and then married a woman many years his junior and is expecting his first child with her. This is enough to keep the actor constantly in the news, without even doing anything.

1. The Consequences Of Phantom

Phantom was a wonderful movie and it awoke the patriotic streak in a lot of us. However, the Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif is a prominent and very popular Briti >> Read More... starrer was also pushed under the radar and called anti Pakistani. Saif maintained that what the people from across the border are accusing him of is a political problem, which he does not want to get involved in. For him, people all over the world are same, irrespective of whether they are from India or Pakistan.

2. His Relationship With Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor also identifies as the name Shahid K >> Read More...

It is generally believed that Shahid and Saif are hostile towards each other, because of their relationship with Kareena Kapoor Khan Kareena Kapoor is a super hit actress working in I >> Read More... . But the actors proved everyone wrong when last time Saif visited the set of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, where Shahid was a judge and both of them danced together. Later Saif stated that he had met Shahid many times before and believed him to be a pretty decent guy.

3. He Is Honest

It is generally known that Vishal Bhardwaj The most outstanding of a successful film producer >> Read More... and Shahid Kapoor share a good equation. Is such a case, Saif was asked if he feels insecure, since he will be working with the duo in ‘ Rangoon Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. Rather than deflating or avoiding the question, Saif stated that it is never harmful to be slightly competitive, as it pushes him to go to the gym, and forces him to do his best.

4. He Is Embarrassed Of Flaunting His Padma Shri

The actor has received the Padma Sri, which is a huge honour. The actor stated that he had initially thought of refusing the award as he did not think he deserved it. However, his father convinced him not to do so. He said that despite the two cases pending against him and the people’s appeal to withdraw the honour, the government sent him a letter stating that the positives outweighed the negatives. However, he still wishes he had gone with his first instinct.

5. His Pet Dogs

Saif and Kareena have two dogs who they are absolutely in love with. The first one of them to come home was Elvis, and Kareena has gone on record to state that she did not think she would become such a huge dog lover until Saif brought home Elvis, who has changed a lot in their lives, for the better.

6. His First Taste Of Success

The actor entered Bollywood with the film ‘ Parampara Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ by Yash Chopra Film maker Yash Chopra is recognized as the ‘king >> Read More... , but did not taste success until 1994, when his two films in the year, ‘ Yeh Dillagi Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ and ‘ Main Khiladi Tu Anari Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ became the biggest blockbusters of the year. In both the films he had starred alongside Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar was born on 9th September 1967 and hi >> Read More... . He further proved his acting finesse with films like ‘ Parineeta Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, ‘ Omkara Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ and ‘ Dil Chahta Hai Click to look into! >> Read More... ’.

7. He Had Initially Rejected The Role Of Sameer

His character Sameer in his film Dil Chahta Hai is one of the best roles in the whole of his life. He played a chilled out guy who really wanted to be in a relationship. The actor had initially said no to the role, but was persuaded by Dimple Kapadia Regarded as the wife of the first superstar of Hin >> Read More... to take it up. Further, the first choice for this character was not Saif, but rather, it was Shiney Ahuja Shiney Ahuja was born on May 15, 1975, to Suraj Pr >> Read More... .

8. His Chemistry With Akshay Kumar

Since Saif’s first two hits had been with Akshay Kumar, directors started to cast them together. These became the most bankable actors when they were cast together, as the audience clearly loved the magic that they created when they went together on screen. They were then signed for films like ‘Keemat’ and ‘Aarzoo’, which were again hits.

9. He Was Not The First Choice To Play Shekhar

Vidhu Vinod Chopra Vidhu Vinod Chopra is a classic filmmaker, who has >> Read More... ’s Parineeta is one of the most brilliant performances that Saif has given till date. However, initially, Vidhu was not sure that Saif could play the role and was unsure of casting him in the lead role. However, with the passing of time, his doubts disappeared and he signed on Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is a film celebrity born to actress  >> Read More... .

10. His Conditions For Shooting A Nude Scene

Omkara’s Langda Tyagi remains one of his best roles till date. He played a villain and even bagged several awards for the role. Aamir Khan Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bolly >> Read More... had wanted to play the role, but it was Saif who ultimately took it. If reports are to be believed, Vishal Bhardwaj had wanted Saif to give a nude scene in the film, to which he agreed, but put up a condition that he would shoot naked only if Vidhu would direct naked.

11. His Role In kal Ho Naa Ho

The movie was pretty iconic and it won a lot of Best Supporting Actor awards for Saif, but he was not the first one to be offered the role. The role had first been given to Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan, or Abhishek Srivastava, is a ve >> Read More... , who declined it. Then Vivek Oberoi was considered for the role, but it was ultimately Saif who took the role and the subsequent awards.

12. His Marital Status

Saif was extremely young when he first got married. Amrita Singh Amrita Singh is an Indian film and TV actress. She >> Read More... too was a Bollywood actress, and a successful one at that, but was much older than him, because of which the ceremony was kept a secret. The duo had two children together and 12 years later they decided to go their separate ways, after which Saif continued to look for the perfect partner for himself.

13. His Marriage To Kareena

Kareena’s break up with Shahid was quite an elaborate affair and she was trying to piece together a broken heart while shooting for ‘ Tashan Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. The film had Saif Ali Khan opposite her and even though it could not do well, the actors walked away with each other. They married each other on the 16th of October and the two became Nawab and Begum as Saif’s father passed away.

14. The Swiss Affair

After his first marriage ended, Saif was in a relationship for three years with Rosa Catalano Rosa Catalano (also known Rozza) is a well known S >> Read More... , who is a Swiss model. The model later revealed that Saif had kept her in the dark about his previous marriage and children. All of this was revealed to her only after she visited India.

15. His Messy Affairs

Over the years, the actor has been involved in a lot of cases that do not go well with his image. The blackbuck poaching case just happens to be the first and most well-known of many such cases. In a 7 star hotel, the actor had assaulted a South African businessman. During the shoot of his film Love Aaj Kal Click to look into! >> Read More... , he was again accused of assaulting a photographer. Moreover, one of his many luxury cars is said to have been a result of illegal dealings with Hawala.

16. His First Meeting With Amrita

The first time that Saif and Amrita met was on the sets of a Rahul Ruwail film. Saif was immediately mesmerized by her beauty. The two later went on a date, and hit it off right then. They were deemed an unlikely pair because of the huge age gap of 12 years but they persisted, stayed together and eventually got married.

17. The First Marriage

Just like Saif’s second marriage to Kareena Kapoor, his first marriage too had been the talk of the town. It took the entire industry by storm. They got divorced in 2004 after 13 years of living together. The reason for the divorce was stated by Amrita to be Saif being disloyal and Saif stated that he had just fallen out of love with Amrita.

18. The Effects Of His Marriage To Kareena

After her marriage to Saif, Amrita left the industry and started to take care of the home and kids. However, after the divorce, she started to try and return, doing a few roles here and there in order to maintain a good lifestyle for herself and her kids. However, after Saif announced his marriage to Kareena, the actress delved deeper into anonymity.

19. The Actors Today

Both Saif and Amrita live separately and lead separate lives, and both are happy in their own worlds. Their two children together, Ibrahim Ali Khan Yet another B-Town star kid whose face is quite fa >> Read More... and Sara Ali Khan Sara Ali Khan is the daughter of the Bollywood act >> Read More... are also happy in their own lives and are close to Saif and their step mother, Kareena.

20. The Worst Actor Award

There is an award function by the name of the Golden Kela Awards, conducted by Hindustan Times that is given to actors who perform pathetically in the given year. In the year 2014, Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor, Daughter of Anil Kapoor and model Su >> Read More... was declared the worst actress, while Saif was declared the worst actor due to his film ‘ Humshakals Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, where he played a triple role.