Saif Ali Khan recently shot for Saavn’s upcoming show “Take 2 with Anupama and Rajeev” and during his interaction with the hosts, he shared that he will be a better actor in English as it is his primary language.
The Nawab of Pataudi also spoke about his career choice and revealed why he got into acting.
“One of the reasons why I got into films unfortunately, I’m being honest, is because I wasn’t interested in my exams and academics and I just ran away from home and said ‘Oh movies sound great’. But I didn’t really know what I was talking about,” said Saif.
“So, this desire and this understanding of acting came a bit late for me if it had always been there. If it had been there earlier maybe I might have chosen to struggle in the US, I don’t know.”
“But I think being sensible about it, you have more opportunities and again it’s that nepotism thing again. Being mum’s son (veteran actress Sharmila Tagore) would give me a more chance here to meet people than in America. But I think in English I speak in English as a primary language, unless I’m speaking to someone who is working for me usually.
“There’s a difference there, so I think I will be a better actor in English because I’ll know when I’m lying whereas in Hindi I’ve never said to a girl ‘aapki aakhein itni khoobsoorat hai’ (your eyes are so beautiful) so I don’t know whether that sounds genuine or not, I’m not used to saying that,” he added.